The Haus der Musik explains the world of sound and classical music to adults and children alike (in English and German) in a multisensory, interactive way. Exhibits are spread over four floors, covering the Wiener Philharmoniker, rooms dedicated to the six Great Master composers, and the science of sounds in the interactive Sonotopia laboratory. Start at the melodic-staircase ground-floor entrance and end on the top floor testing your skills on the Virtual Conductor as you cue the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Floor 1 hosts the Museum of the Vienna Philharmonic. Find out about the history of the orchestra's famous New Year's concerts and listen to recent concert highlights. You can even compose your own waltz by rolling dice. Floor 2, called the Sonosphere, has plenty of engaging instruments, interactive toys and touch screens.
Floor 3 covers Vienna’s classical composers and is polished off with an amusing interactive video in which you conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Floor 4 has the so-called Virtostage in which your own body language and movements shape the music to create an opera.
