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Location | Maximilianstraße. 85, Baden-Baden |
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Coordinates | 48°44′40″N 8°15′40″E / 48.74444°N 8.26111°E |
Type | Biographical museum |
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The Brahms House (Brahms-Haus), also known as Lichtental No. 8, is a biographical museum dedicated to Johannes Brahms in Baden-Baden, Germany. The museum is centered on the building's attic, where Brahms lived and worked on his music while in residence.
Johannes Brahms lived seasonally in Lichtental No. 8 from 1865 to 1874, [1] originally because of a tip from Clara Schumann. [2] His first stay at the house lasted from May to October 1865. [3] While residing here, Brahms worked on his first and second symphonies, the piano quintet, second string sextet, the Alto Rhapsody, and parts of A German Requiem. [2] [3]
By 1963, Lichtental No. 8 was in disrepair and was faced with demolition. To prevent this, the Brahms Society of Baden-Baden (Brahms Gesellschaft Baden-Baden) was formed in 1966 and began gathering donations. With those funds, the Society purchased the house in June 1967 and began renovating it. [4] [5] The house was opened to the public as the Brahms-Haus Museum a year later. [4]
Brahms's summer-time residence in the attic of Lichtental No. 8 is the center of the museum documenting the composer's life. [2]
Every two years, the Baden-Baden Brahms Society organizes and hosts the Brahms Days in the city's concert halls. [1]
A studio apartment is made available to qualifying guest musicians selected by the museum staff. [5] [6]