'Beethoven: The Hero, The Man' at Mu Xin Art Museum

"Beethoven: The Hero, The Man" is on show at Mu Xin Art Museum from May 3 to August 3.

The exhibition is a collaboration between Wien Museum, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and Ernst Barlach Foundation.

Over fifty items on loan from these institutions vary from sculptures, prints, a death mask of Beethoven, to a series of thematic prints on "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9."

Visitors will also find engraved prints, illustrations and historical photographs depicting scenes related to Beethoven's life and legacy.

The exhibition will also feature more than twenty rare autograph manuscripts from private collections in China, among them important scores such as the "Song of Ophelia" and the "Emperor Concerto." Additional documents include Beethoven's autograph letters, his obituary notices, correspondence by Goethe, Schiller and Mendelssohn, and first editions of early nineteenth-century scores of Beethoven's most famous works, including the "Symphony No. 9."

Four statues of Beethoven, among which the modern-style bronze statue is a 20th-century work placed atop a small monument.

Exhibition Info

Date: May 3-August 3, 2025, 9am-5pm, (closed on Mondays)

Venue: Mu Xin Art Museum

Address: No.1, Yuanbaohulu, Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province

元宝湖路1号, 浙江乌镇

Admission: 20 yuan

How to get there

By train: Take a high-speed train from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station or Shanghai South Railway Station to Jiaxing or Tongxiang City, then take a bus or taxi to Wuzhen. The whole journey takes around 1-2 hours.

By bus: Take a long-distance bus from Shanghai East Bus Station to Wuzhen.

By car: Wuzhen is roughly 120 kilometers from Shanghai and takes approximately two hours to reach.