Overview
- The museum was officially inaugurated at Ziegelstadel 1 and opens to the public on November 2 with published visiting hours.
- The €11–11.2 million project by Meck Architekten adds roughly 400 square meters of interactive exhibition space, a design the architect described as “raw, simple and beautiful.”
- The visitor route culminates with a view into Orff’s untouched workroom, supplemented by a faithful replica that allows close inspection of books, documents and personal items.
- A dedicated Klang. Spiel. Raum promotes the Orff Schulwerk through hands-on instruments and largely barrier-free activities designed for school groups, older visitors and people with disabilities.
- The displays set Carmina Burana’s global impact in context—highlighting ongoing royalties—and address Orff’s contested wartime-era role, with a found tape of Michael Jackson’s 1992 ‘O Fortuna’ request and the subsequent rights settlement.