Shaping the future together.
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).
The mission statement was developed by the Carl Orff Foundation in collaboration with BK-Konzepte.As of 14 July 2023
