AUTOGRAPH VAULT

The most valuable holding of the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg is without doubt the collection of original letters and documents as well as autograph music manuscripts from the family Mozart which have been gathered since the mid 19th century. The collection comprises more than half of all the known documents pertaining to the Mozart family, including some 200 original letters (roughly 150 with Mozart as primary author, 50 as secondary author), around 300 letters by father, Leopold Mozart, and over 100 autograph music manuscripts, mainly sketches and short drafts of works by W. A. Mozart and also autographs from his son, Franz Xaver Mozart.

The collection is exhibited in the archive cellar of the Mozart residence, under the guardianship of the Bibliotheca Mozartiana, and may be viewed by the general public by special, prearranged tour.   

Registration and Tour Information:

Prof. Geneviève Geffray
Tel.: +43-662-88 940-13 or -14
Mobile: +43-650-88 940-14
Fax: +43-662-88 24 19
Email: geffray@mozartiana.at