Excursion from Berlin to Leipzig City of Art and Music

An interactive virtual experience delivered via app and game allows families to discover Leipzig attractions while engaging with them. The city tour includes play street access as well as visits to many of Leipzig's highlights such as Gewandhaus orchestra and St Thomas Church.

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Johann Sebastian Bach made an indelible mark on Leipzig three centuries ago, creating an enviable musical culture. Today, Leipzig remains a haven for musicians like Andris Nelsons - Kapellmeister of Gewandhaus orchestra.

The Bach Archive

The Bach Archive (Bach-Archiv Leipzig) is an institution for documenting and researching Johann Sebastian Bach and his family life, located at Bose House in Leipzig.

The museum provides visitors of all ages an engaging musical experience through interactive stations such as its virtual orchestra and composing room, offering visitors of all ages an ideal chance to immerse themselves into 17th-century musical culture and architecture. Furthermore, paper laminating and printing workshops can be found within its workshop area.

The Archive offers daily family tours at 11 am and 4.30 pm for children of all ages; its museum also provides various musical experiences aimed at them (recommended for ages 3 years old or over), such as Meike Kreim's Paperlapapp musical puppet theatre performance (recommended for children aged 3 or above). American philanthropist William H. Scheide donated this year the original Bach portrait painted by Leipzig artist Elias Gottlob Haussmann and donated to the Bach Archive by American philanthropist William H. Scheide; consequently the Leipzig Bach Festival under its banner >>So glorious You Stand Dear City was an overwhelming success; over 200 concerts were sold out and high visitor numbers.

The Bose House

Georg Heinrich Bose was an Austrian gold and silver merchant who expanded the Renaissance building with Baroque touches, such as adding an impressive Summer Hall (Sommersaal). Additionally, this house now houses the Leipzig Bach Archive.

Visitors of the house can appreciate its garden with its variety of trees and the 16th-century Thomaskirchhof 16 building that houses the Bach Archive; originally used as a grainery.

Emmy, a resident of Bose City, can often be seen shopping at the Bose Market for bargains. She especially enjoys eating at Anterose Restaurant when she has enough savings saved up.

Caron, who patronises the Anterose restaurant, has noticed his business suffering as a result of Army disruptions. He does not agree with Shaque's suggestions on how best to address it.

The Christmas Oratorio

Bach Oratorio has long been a festive Christmastime classic among concert audiences and church congregations, delighting concert audiences and church congregations alike with its festive choral work. A testament to how composers can innovating within their genre, this work serves as an exceptional example. Whereas other pieces such as Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme or Jules Massenet's Werther use music for dramatic purposes only, Christmas Oratorio functions as its own narrative musical form.

Bach originally composed this Oratorio in 1734 for Leipzig's St Thomas Church during Christmastime; it consists of six cantatas that Bach expertly tailored to tell the story of Christ's birth. Drums and bright flutes announce the arrival of wise men while shepherds are informed through devotional pastoral music; finally in Part 6 there is pure joyful celebration as Jesus is worshiped with simple joy!

Tour participants ride peaceful and care-free bike lanes and streets in Leipzig's city center with an expert and trustworthy guide, exploring highlights like the Market with its Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus), St Thomas Church, Rosental-park and Zoo as well as trendy districts Plagwitz and Schleussig; Musikviertel with the Supreme Administration Court as well as New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) plus city parks along their journey.

The Museum of Applied Art

The Museum of Applied Art in Germany is one of the oldest decorative arts museums. Dedicated to collecting, protecting, studying, exhibiting and publishing works of applied arts. Alongside comprehensive study exhibitions, it also organizes contemporary artistic positions by exploring their interrelationships in its own exhibitions.

The MAK DESIGN LAB is committed to exploring contemporary aspects of museum collections with an aim of developing fresh perspectives and furthering discourse at the edges. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, new approaches are being taken towards this wide-ranging collection that spans across time periods and materials.

The Leipzig City Tour App provides an engaging digital way to experience Leipzig for families with young children, especially when traveling alone. Packed with family-oriented offers in terms of gamification and edutainment, its tour takes place along quiet side streets and carefree cycle lanes as well as through city parks - passing several highlights such as the market with Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus), St Thomas Church, Rosental-park Zoo Gohliser Schlosschen Plagwitz Schleussig Musikviertel with Bundesverwaltungsgericht and New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus).