Sound of Music museum opens where the von Trapp story met Hollywood
The exhibition displays nearly 450 film objects and a gazebo centerpiece while separating the real von Trapp family story from the Hollywood version.
- On Sunday, the Sound of Music Salzburg museum opened in Austria's 17th-century Hellbrunn Palace, a first-ever venue dedicated to the classic 1965 film starring Julie Andrews.
- The exhibition distinguishes the real-life story of the von Trapp family from the 1959 Broadway musical and Hollywood blockbuster, clarifying historical inaccuracies surrounding family patriarch Georg von Trapp.
- Visitors can view nearly 450 items including film costumes and props, while museum officials note Georg was a "considerate, albeit much-burdened, father" rather than the strict paternalist portrayed by Christopher Plummer.
- Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of Georg and Agathe von Trapp, attended the opening and praised the exhibit for providing a "beautiful sense of the storyline" regarding her relatives.
- The museum remains open daily until Nov. 1, then bids visitors "So long, farewell" before reopening next March in the city famed for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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‘Sound of Music’ museum opens where the von Trapp story met Hollywood
SALZBURG, Austria — An Austrian museum is alive with “The Sound of Music,” a first-ever venue devoted to the classic 1965 singalong movie starring Julie Andrews. The Sound of Music Salzburg museum, situated in an Austrian city famed for music and perhaps best known as the home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, opened Sunday. The attendees...
For tourists, the Austrian city of Salzburg has two things: Mozart and The Sound of Music. Mozart already had two museums in the city, and now there is also one dedicated to the legendary hit musical from 1965. Yesterday, the Sound of Music Salzburg museum opened. Featuring Captain Von Trapp's real whistle, a dress belonging to youngest daughter Gretl, and a huge collection of film posters and other memorabilia, the museum is dedicated to the hi…
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SALZBURG, Austria (AP) - An Austrian museum is alive with "The Sound of Music," a first-ever venue devoted to the classic 1965 singalong movie starring Julie Andrews. The Sound of Music Salzburg museum, situated in an Austrian city famed for music and perhaps best known [...]
An Austrian museum comes to life with "The Sound of Music", an unprecedented venue dedicated to the classic 1965 musical film starring Julie Andrews.
A museum dedicated to the musical and film "The Sound of Music" and the story of the Von Trapp family, which was its inspiration, has opened in Salzburg.
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