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The St Thomas's Churchyard in Leipzig (1749)

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Bach's legacy - A task for the future

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The St Thomas's Churchyard in Leipzig (1749)

Centre of Bach research

Most extensive stock of Bach specific publications in the world

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The research institute - Centre of Bach research

Research on Johann Sebastian Bach’s life and works and on the extended Bach family of musicians belongs among the central tasks of the Leipzig Bach Archive.

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The Library - A unique collection

As the most comprehensive Bach collection anywhere, the library features a matchless array of original Bach sources, manuscripts, rare books, and early editions.

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»The young Bach«

Conference »The young Johann Sebastian Bach and music culture in Thuringia in the early 19th century«. 21st–22nd November 2025 in the Bach Archive Leipzig (Summer Hall)

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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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Virtual Bach Experience

Bach is back! Are you ready for the augmented reality experience at the Bach Archive?

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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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Bach-Wettbewerb

Finale and Prize Winners’ Ceremony of the Bach Competition 2025

Listen to the finalists battling for the 1st Prize!

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Concerts in the Summer Hall · 2025 Saison

Enjoy chamber music in the intimate setting of the Bach Museum’s Summer Hall!

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Thu 4.5.23

New in Bach digital

We have recently made available in Bach digital the English translations of the libretti of all J. S. Bach's vocal works by Z. Ph. Ambrose

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Bach Bibliography

The Bach Bibliography records inter-national scholarly literature relating to J. S. Bach and comprises approximately 78,500 entries. If you believe something to be missing, please fill out our data entry form so we can continue to develop the Bach Bibliography.

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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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Forschungsportal BACH

Innovative Dokumentation der Lebens- und Wirkungsgeschichte der Musikerfamilie Bach von den Anfängen bis 1810. Feldforschung – Online-Edition – Digitales Archiv

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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31	1 Termine, Tuesday, 1. April 2025	2	3	4 Termine, Friday, 4. April 2025	5	6 Termine, Sunday, 6. April 2025
	1st April 2025 Freier Eintritt im Bach-Museum \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Publikumstag Mehr Info 1st April 2025 Führung durch die Sonderausstellung mit Museumsleiterin Kerstin Wiese \| 3:00 pm \| Meilensteine der Bach-Forschung Mehr Info			4th April 2025 Führung mit Museumsleiterin Kerstin Wiese \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Auf den Spuren Bachs und seiner Söhne Mehr Info 4th April 2025 Führungen \| 7:00 pm \| Bach-Archiv, Bibliothek Nacht der Bibliotheken Mehr Info		6th April 2025 Führung durch die Sonderausstellung mit Museumsleiterin Kerstin Wiese \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Meilensteine der Bach-Forschung Mehr Info
7	8	9	10	11 Termine, Friday, 11. April 2025	12	13 Termine, Sunday, 13. April 2025
				11th April 2025 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info		13th April 2025 Überblicksführung für Kinder, Familien und Interessierte \| 11:00 am \| Bach Orgelpfeifen und Federkiele Mehr Info
14	15	16	17	18 Termine, Friday, 18. April 2025	19	20 Termine, Sunday, 20. April 2025
				18th April 2025 Führung durch die Schatzkammer \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Auf den Spuren Bachs und seiner Söhne Mehr Info		20th April 2025 Führung durch die Schatzkammer \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Auf den Spuren Bachs und seiner Söhne Mehr Info
21 Termine, Monday, 21. April 2025	22	23	24	25 Termine, Friday, 25. April 2025	26	27 Termine, Sunday, 27. April 2025
21st April 2025 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Bach-Museum Museum extra zum Ostermontag Mehr Info				25th April 2025 Konzert \| 7:30 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Von Chemnitz in die Welt: Netzwerk Neefe Chemnitz, Kulturhauptstadt Europas 2025, grüßt Leipzig Mehr Info		27th April 2025 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Clavier-Übung IV – Mein lieber Goldberg Mehr Info
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