“In an unprecedented collaboration, the Morgan Library & Museum and the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg have partnered to organize Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Treasures from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg, an exhibition that traces the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). On view March 13 through May 31, 2026, this two-gallery exhibition combines the Morgan’s significant holdings in Mozart manuscripts and first editions with remarkable objects, on view in the United States for the first time, from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg. These include Mozart’s clavichord on which he composed The Magic Flute and his childhood violin, as well as famous portraits, letters, and personal objects of Mozart and his family.” — Morgan Library & Museum

“The Morgan is deeply grateful to the Mozarteum Foundation for its generous partnership and for opening its vaults so that we can present this comprehensive exhibition dedicated to one of the most significant figures in Western music,” said Colin B. Bailey, Katharine J. Rayner Director of the Morgan Library & Museum. “Mozart’s influence is still heard everywhere today, from piano lessons and concerts to children’s rhymes. Anchored around Mozart’s compositions, the exhibition will offer visitors an unprecedented opportunity to engage with the life and work of an artist whose music they recognize and hold dear.”

“The exhibition highlights the ways in which Mozart’s life and career were extraordinary even in his own time,” said Robinson McClellan, Mary Flagler Cary Curator of Music Manuscripts and Printed Music. “It gives insight into his environment and humanizes this great composer, illuminating his loves, passions, triumphs, and sorrows.” 

Title image: Attributed to Giambettino Cignaroli (1706–1770). Mozart in Verona [1770]. Oil on canvas. On loan to the Mozarteum from a private collection.International Mozarteum Foundation, Salzburg

Images courtesy Morgan Library & Museum.