Every year, thousands of visitors are drawn to the Bach Church in Arnstadt, the former place of activity of the talented young man, where his world career began. Recently, Arnstadt has also been attracting lovers of baroque music with the new permanent exhibition, “Audible Faith: Johann Sebastian Bach in Arnstadt” in the Palace Museum. The exhibition focuses on Bach’s organ rehearsal, his service to the Neue Kirche and religious life around 1700. An outstanding exhibit is the original organ console of the Wender organ from 1703.
Also: The church of St. Bartholomäs in Dornheim, where Bach married his first wife Maria Barbara at the age of 22, is only a few kilometers from Arnstadt and always worth a short detour. Also when visiting Weimar, Eisenach, Erfurt, Jena, Altenburg, Gotha, Rudolstadt or Greiz, you can hear a very special side of Thuringia thanks to this year’s musical theme. (gro)
