Johann Strauss – The Exhibition

4 December 2024 to 23 June 2025

In the Johann Strauss bicentennial year, the Theatermuseum, Vienna, is proud to present the official exhibition commemorating the King of the Waltz. The exhibition offers you the perfect opportunity to experience the glamour of the Strauss era in the city that made his music a global sensation.

Against the historic background of the magnificent Palais Lobkowitz, the Theatermuseum displays an impressive selection of objects that celebrate the life and work of Johann Strauss the Younger.

Whether it is your love of Strauss that has brought you to Vienna or you want to discover the city anew through his music – this exhibition is a must!

Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.	Information
Admission Fee from €16 / €12	Tickets
Combined Ticket €34  Theatermuseum & Johann Strauss – New Dimensions from 4 Dec 2024 to 23 Jun 2025	Combined Ticket
Location Lobkowitzplatz 2, 1010 Vienna	Google Maps
Programme of lectures and music	Events
Guide tours	Curator Tours
	Tours in German & English

Fan with the illustration of the playbill for the operetta Indigo and the 40 Robbers by Johann Strauss, Theater an der Wien, 1871. © KHM-Museumsverband, Theatermuseum

Johann Strauss – The first international superstar
For music lovers and anyone with an interest in culture

In their joint exhibition Johann Strauss, the Theatermuseum and the Vienna City Library guide visitors through the composer's eventful life. The exhibition sheds light on his strenuous life as well as his relationships with his parents, brothers, three wives and love affairs in Russia.

The exhibition at the Theatermuseum focuses on his artistic production, the dance and concert music that has always been popular all over the world, as well as his music theater works. Original objects from performances and exhibits from his written estate illustrate the theater-historical and political contexts of the time. The quintessence: the phenomenon of Johann Strauss is still relevant today!

A Musical Masterpiece
The Original Score of Strauss' Die Fledermaus

Original score of Die Fledermaus
© Wienbibliothek im Rathaus, Wien

Pocket watch with chain, prop for Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Theater an der Wien, first performance, 1874.
© KHM-Museumsverband, Theatermuseum

Experience the magic of the Strauss dynasty
Dance, listen and be amazed

Johann Strauss - The exhibition and the accompanying program allow you to dive into musical history and experience world-famous Viennese stage works, including Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus. Get carried away by buoyant Strauss sounds, follow Strauss' world tour to Boston and take a look at the original score of Die Fledermaus!

Johann Strauss himself was an open-minded musician: wherever he went, he integrated new ideas into his programs. As part of our accompanying program, you too can experience the melodies of the Waltz King in the mirror of contemporaries from other countries, mixed with the sounds of famous role models such as Mozart or in connection with journeys undertaken by the master himself.

Unique original objects
from the holdings of the Theatermuseum and the Vienna City Library

Piano Score Morgenblätter ('Morning Journals') front page.
© Wienbibliothek im Rathaus, Wien

Johann Strauss with facsimile of his name and autograph score Anonymous, undated
© KHM-Museumsverband, Theatermuseum

Die Fledermaus, stage design for the world premiere, design: Alfred Moser, Theater an der Wien, 1874.
© KHM-Museumsverband, Theatermuseum

Figurine for the costume of Dr Falke for Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. Design: Stella Junker-Weißenberg, 1937 © KHM-Museumsverband, Theatermuseum

200 years Johann Strauss
Festival Year 2025

During the Festival Year of Johann Strauss 2025 Vienna, Austria’s capital will be coming alive with dance, song, wonder, and celebration – on the city’s grand stages and in unexpected venues:

Accompanying programme of Johann Strauss Festival Year 2025

Exhibition Catalogue

The volume accompanying the anniversary exhibition for the 200th birthday of the artist. In fifteen contributions with numerous illustrations of original documents, not only the social, economic, and musical historical as well as the familial environment of the composer and his musical work are illuminated, but also his reception in film and television. His role as an orchestra conductor, operetta composer, and precursor of modern world music stars is also explored, as is the genesis of his work in collaboration with others.

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