Memorial House of J. N. Hummel
A Renaissance garden house in an Old Town courtyard with Hummel's piano, spinet, manuscripts and personal items, with his music playing.
Why visit
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, composer, pianist and pupil of Mozart, was born in Bratislava. The small museum dedicated to him is part of the Bratislava City Museum.
It occupies a Renaissance garden house tucked into a courtyard behind a music shop, a quiet corner a minute from the Main Square.
What to see
- Instruments: an Erard piano and a spinet from Hummel’s estate.
- Manuscripts and documents: original scores and papers tracing his career from Bratislava to Vienna and Weimar.
- Personal items: his writing desk, his death mask and a model of his monument in Weimar.
- Hummel’s music: recordings of his works play throughout the rooms.
Plan your visit
Allow about an hour. Look for the courtyard entrance behind the music shop.
The Old Town Hall, the city museum’s main building, is a few minutes’ walk away.
Memorial House of J. N. Hummel
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Monday
Closed
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Tuesday – Friday
10:00 – 18:00
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Saturday – Sunday
11:00 – 18:00
Address
Klobučnícka 442/2, 814 28 Bratislava, Slovakia
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