Villa Bertramka

Villa Bertramka - Exhibition of W.A.Mozart and the Dušeks

W. A. Mozart and Prague – those are two words that just belong together. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited Prague three times in his short life, and it was in Prague where Mozart and his music found inspirational acceptance, friendship and admiration.

During the 18th century, Villa Bertramka (today Mozart Museum) was the country home of the Dusek family. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stayed in this villa on his visits to Prague in 1787 and 1791.

There you can see valuable composer’s manuscripts and his harpsichord and a lock of his hair. In the summer at villa’s lovely garden many concerts are held.

The permanent exhibition brings together the most valuable documents, period news reports, engravings, manuscripts, letters, pictures, musical sketches, musical instruments and other mementa of Mozart's time at Bertramka and in Prague. It also contains interesting documents on the history of the estate and Mozart's contacts with eminent Czech musicians, including his Bertramka hosts and long-time friends, the Dušeks. The so-called Mozart rooms, where Mozart and his wife probably lived at Bertramka, have still preserved parts of the original wall decorations and the baroque wooden ceiling, decorated with a floral motif. Among the unique objects on display are a lock of Mozart's hair and two keyboard insturments on which Mozart personally performed in Prague. A charming enamel-decorated box holding opera glasses is a cherished memento of Josefína Dušková. In the garden you will find a bust of Mozart and a stone table, at which according to tradition Mozart wrote the concert aria and scene "Bella mia fiamma, addio!" for Josefína Dušková.
Descriptions of the items on display are in Czech and English. Groups have at their disposal audio guide in Czech, English, French, German and Japanese, along with musical examples. By special arrangement we can provide live guided tours.
Also available in the exhibition is a richly illustrated brochure on the history of Bertramka and Mozart's visits in Prague, offered in Czech, English, German, French, and Japanese. A CD ROM in Czech, English, French and German provides a much more detailed history of the memorial and Mozart's visits in Prague.

It contains a filmed visit of Bertramka, a virtual tour through the exhibition, with 80 key words, 140 illustrations, and musical works created by Mozart in and for Prague.

Open: every day throughout the whole year.
Opening hours: April to October from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm, November to March from 9.30 am to 4:00 pm.
Museum admission: 110 CZK, groups 80 CZK, students 50 CZK, student groups 40 CZK, elementary school students 30 CZK
Brochure: 100 CZK, Japanese version 180 CZK, CD-ROM: 390 CZK

How to get to Bertramka
You will get to Bertramka by tram no. 4, 6, 9, 12, 14 (get off at station Bertramka) or by subway, line B (station Anděl). From the center of Prague (Národní třída) you will go by subway 3 stations, by tram 5 stations. Cars and busses can come to the entrance of Bertramka at Mozartova Street.

Villa Bertramka
Mozartova 169
Praha 5 - Smíchov
Tel: 257 317 465
E-mail: mozart@bertramka.cz
Web: http://www.bertramka.com