Silent Night! Holy Night! Museum in Salzburg

The museum is at the historical birthplace of Joseph Mohr, creator of the carol 'Silent night! Holy night!'. It's also a center of historic resarch about the carols origin.








Salzburg museums: Silent Night! Holy Night! Salzburg museums: Silent Night! Holy Night!
The birthplace, up to now a storage room, is dedicated to Joseph Mohr, who wrote the song in Mariapfarr in 1816. He is no longer mentioned in most church song books in the world.


History revealed: Joseph Mohr created 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' 1816 History revealed: Joseph Mohr created 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' 1816
The creator of 'Silent Night! Holy Night' was born on December 11. 1792 in Salzburg, in the Steingasse. The young priest wrote the carol in 1816 in Mariapfarr.


Christmas Story: 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' Christmas Story: 'Silent Night! Holy Night!'
In the small village of Mariapfarr, assistant priest Joseph Mohr shared the frugal life of the simple villagers. Here he was inspired to write 'Silent Night! Holy Night!'


The history of the carol 'Silent night, holy night' The history of the carol 'Silent night, holy night'
This book covers the story of this famous christmas carol according to evidence from a document discovered in 1995.


Sounds, CDs, tapes about 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' Sounds, CDs, tapes about 'Silent Night! Holy Night!'
Mickey Rooney, Hanno Schilf, Mariapfarrer church choir, Oberndorfer Liedertafel (singers), Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys Choir) and Lionel Richie. Lyrics with verses 4 and 5!


Movies and films about 'silent night! Holy night' Movies and films about 'silent night! Holy night'
From the first 'Silent night' movie from the year 1933 up to the last recent documentation about the creation of the carol.


Events around the silent night museum
To the 150 anniversary of Joseph Mohr's death: Commemoration ceremony at the grave, 'Wetten Das' German TV show, silent night tour and showing of the 1933 film.


Discoverer of the true history of silent night holy night Discoverer of the true history of silent night holy night
Hanno Schilf resarched the true story of the world famouse christmas carol. He founded the silent night museum in Salzburg to make the results of his resarch world wide known.




Joseph Mohr

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Documentation of Silent Night Mediaproject Activities
The Silent Night project began in 1993 when Hanno Schilf moved to Salzburg in the capacity of author and film producer, to write the film script and initiate the international film


A model of the silent night chapel is for sale A model of the silent night chapel is for sale
3 month working time, 2500 .. 3000 handcrafted shingles, 19 lamps. All together for only 1400.-EUR.




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