Nestled at the foot of the Karwendel Mountains, Mittenwald has been a vibrant center of violin-making for nearly four centuries. Mittenwald’s high forest mountains yield beautiful tonewood, and its location along prominent trade routes connected to Venice allowed the alpine luthiers to become internationally recognized.

Economic history gives us more plausible reasons as to why Mittenwald as Germany's second violin making centre (along with Markneukirchen) emerged in a Bavarian outpost that was quite literally “mitten im Wald,” in the midst of the forest.

The Violin Making Museum was founded in 1930 and has been housed in one of the most beautiful and oldest houses in Mittenwald since 1960. The exhibition shows the craft of violin making and its development, now over three hundred years old, linked to local history.

The Geigenbaumuseum in the heart of Mittenwald sheds light on the long tradition of this craft and shows how strongly violin making is connected with the local history. About 200 violins and plucking instruments are displayed, from a high-quality master violin to a simple dealer instrument (“Mittenwalder Verlegergeige”).

The displays highlight the craft of violin making and its development over more than three-hundred years, as well as its links with the history of the local community. The emphasis in the extensive collection of high-quality instruments is on Mittenwald violins made in …

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The violin making museum was founded in 1930 and has been housed in one of the most beautiful and oldest houses in Mittenwald since 1960. The exhibition shows the craft of violin making and its three-hundred-year development, linked to local history.