Leipzig comes up with a variety of museums and art scene. In addition to the municipal institutions further range of facilities exist in state, federal and independent agencies.
Some museums give once a month to all interested visitors free admission.
The City History Museum (Altes Rathaus, new construction, and Schiller House) as well as the museums in Grassi (Grassi Museum for Applied Arts, Grassi Museum for Musical Instruments and Grassi Museum of Ethnology) offer first Wednesday of every month, free admission, the Museum of Fine Arts every second Wednesday in the month.
The Bach Museum Leipzig opens every first Tuesday of the month and the Museum of Contemporary Art every Wednesday for free.
Leipzig as a city of music, a great tradition, living presence and international reputation. Important musicians such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Edvard Grieg, Gustav Mahler, Clara and Robert Schumann have worked here, Hanns Eisler and Richard Wagner were born here. In the city there are numerous authentic places the life and work of this important musical personalities.
Leipzig is home to internationally renowned ensembles such as the Gewandhaus Orchestra and St. Thomas Choir, here is also the seat of the orchestra of the Central German Radio. Every year the city hosts an International Bach Festival, every two years the International Bach Competition from. At the University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" studying musical talents from all over the world.
The current music scene in Leipzig is correspondingly wide-ranging - classical, new music, rock, pop, jazz, folk, and much more.
Numerous music festivals - of a capella jazz days and street music to Wave Gotik - enrich the musical life of the city.
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