Lindenmuseum Clara Schumann is a small museum in , in the municipality of
Müglitztal
Müglitztal is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany
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, near
Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
in
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
, Germany. It is dedicated to the pianist and composer
Clara Schumann
Clara Josephine Schumann (; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a ...
, wife of the composer
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
.
Description
Schloss Maxen, in the nearby village of , was the home of Friedrich Anton Serre (1789–1863), a retired major, and his wife. They were friends of Clara's father
Friedrich Wieck
Johann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and author of essays and music reviews. He is remembered as the teacher of his daughter, Clara, a child ...
.
"Serre, Friedrich Anton (1789–1863)"
''Schumann Network''. Retrieved 27 May 2023. When Clara stayed with the Serres, she used to visit a famous centuries-old linden tree
''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Britain and Ireland they ...
, known as the .["Lindenmuseum Clara Schumann"]
kunst-und-kultur.de. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
The museum, built next to the tree, was opened in May 2006. Its area is . There are displays about linden trees and in particular the Schmorsdorfer Linde; and about Schloss Maxen and Clara Schumann's relation with the village.[
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See also
* Schumann House, Leipzig
The Schumann House is a cultural site in Leipzig in Germany. The musicians Robert Schumann and his wife Clara lived here for their first four years of marriage; there are now exhibition rooms in their former apartment, about their life and work.
...
* Robert Schumann House
Robert Schumann House is a museum in Zwickau in Germany. The composer Robert Schumann was born here in 1810; it now houses a large collection relating to the composer.
Background
Three years before the composer was born, Schumann's family moved ...
* List of music museums
This worldwide list of music museums encompasses past and present museums that focus on musicians, musical instruments or other musical subjects.
Argentina
* – Mina Clavero
* Academia Nacional del Tango de la República Argentina – Buenos ...
References
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Biographical museums in Germany
Music museums in Germany
Museums in Saxony