Official review: Schubert Memorial Apartment (Vienna)
LIVING HERE. Schubert moved here to live with his brother in 1828. His health had long been deteriorating even before the move and in only two and a half months he passed away on typhoid fever.
EXHIBITION SPACE. This is a smaller flat than his birthplace and may reveal what has come to be of his later years. It’s flat 17 on the second floor – you can see the other tenants watching TV as you walk along the corridor.
(This truly is conservation in practice, where a museum blends in as the building continues to serve its original purposes.)
Upon entry the staffer will hand you a catalogue. It introduces every item in the exhibition and something more – the black-and-white booklet covers both attractions, his birthplace and here.
(And hence while my memory of a few hours ago is starting to fade, finally I’m given a sense of what the previous exhibition is about.)
The three rooms here go through his final months and the memorial services and arrangements following his death. Do check out the last letter he has written, which explains his illness and how he has been living in these difficult times.
(In the last room, you can find a drawing of the church that held his memorial service. This unlocks another place-to-go if you’re interested in memorial plagues and monuments.)
Time is asset: save it for better with 25-min museum tours. Or find yourself in my novel, check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize.
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EXHIBITION SPACE. This is a smaller flat than his birthplace and may reveal what has come to be of his later years. It’s flat 17 on the second floor – you can see the other tenants watching TV as you walk along the corridor.
(This truly is conservation in practice, where a museum blends in as the building continues to serve its original purposes.)
See: Schubert Memorial Apartment (Vienna)
Upon entry the staffer will hand you a catalogue. It introduces every item in the exhibition and something more – the black-and-white booklet covers both attractions, his birthplace and here.
(And hence while my memory of a few hours ago is starting to fade, finally I’m given a sense of what the previous exhibition is about.)
Clip: Schubert Memorial Apartment (Vienna)
The three rooms here go through his final months and the memorial services and arrangements following his death. Do check out the last letter he has written, which explains his illness and how he has been living in these difficult times.
(In the last room, you can find a drawing of the church that held his memorial service. This unlocks another place-to-go if you’re interested in memorial plagues and monuments.)
Time is asset: save it for better with 25-min museum tours. Or find yourself in my novel, check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize.
Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger
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