The smart way to visit Handel House
For groups large and small, from specialists to kindergarten tots. Exciting tours adapted to suit the age of your group and the time you have. Also, we’re glad to cater to special requests – so don’t be shy.
If you’d like to book a guided tour of Handel House, it’s best to contact us beforehand – that way, we can take time to discuss the tour with you. For example, from a certain number of people, we reserve the right to split groups into two: that makes it much more enjoyable for you and for us.
During the tours, we take you through the two permanent exhibitions, “Handel – The European” and the “Historical Musical Instruments” exhibition.
Choose what type of tour suits you best – you’ll find the person to contact for the tour of your choice in the respective drop-down menus.
Just imagine a pleasant voice coming out of the wall and weaving a web of history and stories around you – for 40 wonderful minutes.
“Handel – The European” audio tour: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
“Historical Musical Instruments” audio tour: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Please book your audio tour, stating which language you want, at the museum ticket desk. You can also get full information about museum admission prices there.
“Handel – The European” beckons you for a trip back through time to the life and work of George Frideric Handel. By contrast, the “Historical Musical Instruments” exhibition teaches you curious and worthwhile facts about musical instruments – from the Baroque period to the present day.
To make the tour more enjoyable for you and for us, we reserve the right to split groups into two from a certain number of people.
Duration: 1 to 1 ½ hours
Number of people: up to 25
Cost: €65 per group plus admission to the museum; tour guides are admitted free of charge
Contact:
Karl Altenburg
karl.altenburg@haendelhaus.de
49 (0) 345 / 500 90 219
Logically, young children and teenagers don’t look and listen in the same way as adults, as our museum educator and staff well know. That is why, when they visit the exhibitions, kids always find out the kind of information about George Frideric Handel, music and musical instruments that suits and interests them.
For schools and day nurseries:
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Number of people: up to 25 children
Cost: €3.50 per pupil and €1 per pupil of the city of Halle (Saale), admission free for one accompanying person
Kindergartengroups:
Cost: Free, admission free for one accompanying person, second accompanying person: 4,50 Euro
Contact:
Hagen Jahn
E-Mail
49 (0)345 / 500 90 216
Do you want emphasis to be placed on any specific aspect during your tour? Or do you have an idea of your own?
We’ll be happy to oblige.
Contact us:
Karl Altenburg
karl.altenburg@haendelhaus.de
49 (0) 345 / 500 90 219
Tip: You can also book tours of 500 year-old Wilhelm Friedemann Bach House. Johann Sebastian Bach’s eldest son lived and worked there. Today, the house invites you in to learn about the rich musical history of this city on the River Saale. Well worth a visit, the exhibition is entitled: “Halle, The City of Music”.
Museum guide
In the exhibitions of the Handel-House we offer our visitors a mobile information system based on WLAN/WiFi.
At more than 50 locations of the exhibitions "Handel - the European" and "Historical Musical Instruments", you can get additional information with your smartphone, tablet and similar devices by means of NFC tags or QR codes. No app or additional storage is required. This service is free for visitors.
Here you can get a preview of the Handel House:
Virtueller Rundgang
Tip: You can also book tours of 500 year-old Wilhelm Friedemann Bach House. Johann Sebastian Bach’s eldest son lived and worked there. Today, the house invites you in to learn about the rich musical history of this city on the River Saale. Well worth a visit, the exhibition is entitled: “Halle, The City of Music”.
The Handel House is a "Talking Point of Interest" of the Freiwilligen-Agentur Halle-Saalekreis e.V.
Here you can find information about the Handel House in sign language (video) and in simple language (audio file):