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The St Thomas's Churchyard in Leipzig (1749)

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Bach and Vienna.

Leipziger Beiträge zur Bachforschung, Bd. 13 (in German) – Edited by Christine Blanken and Marko Motnik, Olms-Verlag (Nomos Group) 2026

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Research on Bach’s life, works, and musical family at the Leipzig Bach Archive.

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The Library - A unique collection

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Forschungsportal BACH

Innovative documentation: Field research – Online edition – Digital archive

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»Bach digital« · Access to the works of the Thomaskantor

»Bach digital« offers access to the works of the Bach family to everyone interested – with information about the work’s origin and tradition as well as images of the manuscripts.

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At jsbach.de you can take a closer look at Bach's biography in a multimedia calendarium: Browse through important events in Bach's life, take a look at his manuscripts, and liste to his Cantatas and the audio series "Universum JSB".

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Mon 17.11.25

Newly discovered organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach

Two newly identified organ works expand Bach’s BWV catalogue.

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Concerts in the Summer Hall · 2026 Saison

Enjoy concerts with chamber music in a Baroque hall – the Summer Hall.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2026

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30	1 Termine, Tuesday, 1. December 2026	2	3 Termine, Thursday, 3. December 2026	4 Termine, Friday, 4. December 2026	5	6 Termine, Sunday, 6. December 2026
	1st December 2026 Freier Eintritt im Bach-Museum \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Publikumstag Mehr Info 1st December 2026 Führung durch die Sonderausstellung zum eintrittsfreien Dienstag \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Jüdisches Leben und die Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info		3rd December 2026 Ausstellungseröffnung mit Musik \| 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Johann Christian Bach. Der Kosmopolit Mehr Info	4th December 2026 Kuratorinnenführung in der Sonderausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Johann Christian Bach. Der Kosmopolit Mehr Info		6th December 2026 Kuratorinnenführung in der Sonderausstellung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Johann Christian Bach. Der Kosmopolit Mehr Info 6th December 2026 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Archiv, Sommersaal Aus dem Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach und weihnachtliche Gesänge Mehr Info
7	8	9	10	11 Termine, Friday, 11. December 2026	12	13 Termine, Sunday, 13. December 2026
				11th December 2026 Kuratorinnenführung in der Sonderausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Jüdisches Leben und die Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info		13th December 2026 Kuratorinnenführung in der Sonderausstellung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Jüdisches Leben und die Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info
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				18th December 2026 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info		20th December 2026 Thematische Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info
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			24th December 2026 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Bach-Museum Das Museum ist Heiligabend geschlossen. Mehr Info	25th December 2026 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Bach-Museum Das Museum ist am 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag geschlossen. Mehr Info
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			31st December 2026 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Bach-Museum Silvester ist das Museum geschlossen. Mehr Info

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Der Leipziger Thomaskirchhof - Bachs Lebensmittelpunkt
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Thomaskirchhof in Leipzig - the square at the centre of Bach's life