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20.-30. Januar in Diessen, Prinz-Ludwig-Str. 2, hören-sehen-staunen.
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The time is almost here – the grand opening of the new COMU Carl Orff Museum is just around the corner!On 2 November 2025, we will welcome you with a special opening programme.More information about tickets, guided tours and workshops on this day will be available on our website from the beginning of October.With the COMU Carl Orff Museum, we are creating a new highlight in the world of music and culture. It will not only be a tribute to the life's work of the great composer Carl Orff, but also a place of encounter, learning and inspiration.On our website, you can:- Discover the world of Carl Orff now and learn more about his diverse work.- Immerse yourself in the educational ideas of the world-famous Orff Schulwerk and learn about the vision of elementary music.- Get a taste of the new museum with a first glimpse of the exhibition concept, the rooms and the beautiful open spaces.We are dedicated to making the COMU Carl Orff Museum a place where music comes alive and every visit is an unforgettable experience.We look forward to welcoming you personally to COMU soon!
Live at Comu:Konstantin Wecker
14. Aug 2025
One grand piano.Two artists. 150 guests.
Cake and museum testers wanted!
A roof for birthdayA topping-out ceremony
View of the construction site
Carl Orff returns to the Ziegelstadel
The studyof Carl Orff.
Foundation stone laid on1 December 2023.
Carl Orff led a fascinating and multifaceted life. In addition to his musical career as a composer, he was active as an educator, inventor of words and theatre practitioner. Orff was born on 10 July 1895 in Munich and grew up in an artistic family.
CARL ORFF –HIS LIFE
Carl Orff was born on 10 July 1895 in Munich and grew up in a musical family. He was eventually able to turn his passion for music into a career. As a teacher, he experimented with language, music and movement. He discovered early music and non-European musical instruments. He scored his breakthrough with Carmina Burana, a style he then continued to evolve throughout his career. After many years in Dießen am Ammersee, he passed away in Munich in 1982.
Carl Orff –Artistic work
Carl Orff, one of the most important composers of the 20th century, won the hearts of people around the globe with his extensive body of work. In addition to the world-famous masterpiece Carmina Burana, there are many other musical treasures to discover. At the COMU Carl Orff Museum, you have the unique opportunity to listen to his music and feel the power of his rhythms.
Schoolwork andmusic education
As innovative educators, Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman recognised that children possess an incredible wealth of creativity and musicality, a true treasure. In their school work, they encouraged this with simple instruments and elementary methods. Their method was designed to enable everyone to make music – without any prior knowledge.At COMU, we invite you to discover this special magic with family, friends or strangers and to become musically creative yourself.
The museum sees itself as a place of education and communication. Encountering Carl Orff makes a unique contribution to experiencing and understanding the composer's artistic and educational work and opens up new approaches to music.The museum's focus is interdisciplinary. Carl Orff's life, work and influence have many connections to the worlds of music, art and theatre, as well as to music education.
The authentic place where he lived and worked, with his home and studio as well as the park, conveys the composer's connection to the Ammersee region. The listed property is a place of relaxation. The insight into Carl Orff's life contributes significantly to the understanding of his artistic work and to the cultural profile of the region.
The museum sees itself as a service provider. As a cross-generational, cross-cultural and family-friendly institution, it engages in active dialogue with its visitors. Carl Orff's work, which is taught and practised worldwide, connects visitors and staff with the museum. Cosmopolitanism and tolerance are the guiding values of the museum's work.
The personal and artistic estate of Carl and Liselotte Orff forms the core of the collection. The museum is responsible for collecting, preserving and communicating the contents of the collection. The Carl Orff Foundation is making the estate on the composer's former estate accessible to the public and to science and research for the first time.
The Carl Orff Foundation, a non-profit private foundation under civil law, is currently the sole sponsor of the museum. It receives financial and advisory support from the State Office for Non-State Museums. During the implementation competition phase, funding is provided by the government of Upper Bavaria and the market town of Dießen. The foundation receives further funding from the Bavarian Culture Fund, from LEADER as part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), from the Bavarian State Foundation, the Bavarian Savings Bank Foundation and the Landsberg-Dießen Savings Bank Foundation.
The museum aims to develop a high degree of physical, intellectual and communicative accessibility for all visitor groups. Contemporary content is aimed at visitors from the region, those interested in culture and music, and the international Orff community. The museum is open to groups from schools and educational institutions, training centres, rehabilitation facilities and people with impairments and disabilities. Regular special exhibitions, activity areas within the permanent exhibition, and educational programmes for all age groups in the context of the Orff Schulwerk complement the museum's offerings. Regional and supraregional cooperation with related institutions in the fields of art, music, and science is a priority for the museum.
The museum attaches great importance to sustainability and social responsibility. The architectural plans currently comply with the guidelines for KfW and energy efficiency subsidies. A heat pump powered by a photovoltaic system will be installed as the heating system for the new building. Energy-saving LED lights in the building and exhibition lighting reduce energy consumption. The museum is surrounded by a landscape park and traditional farm meadows with unique plants. The organically grown produce from the kitchen garden is processed on site and sold directly in the café and museum shop. With the beehives on the estate, the museum supports the ‘Bündnis Artenvielfalt Bayern’ (Bavarian Biodiversity Alliance).
