Birth house of Arturo Toscanini, History museum in Parma, Italy.

The Birth House of Arturo Toscanini stands at Borgo Rodolfo Tanzi 13 in Parma's Oltretorrente district, where the conductor was born on 25 March 1867. The building, once part of a ducal property, became a museum after the Toscanini family donated it to the city in 1967; its structure and displays were renewed in 2007. Rooms on the upper floor hold family photographs, letters from Verdi and Ravel, Wagner's spectacles and death mask, and a Bechstein piano from tenor Aureliano Pertile.

The house, in Borgo San Giacomo (now Borgo Rodolfo Tanzi 13), belonged to the Serventi brothers in 1858, when it was home to the Montali family, including Toscanini's mother Paolina. The conductor's sons bought it from the Serventi heirs in the early 1960s, and in 1967 the Toscanini family donated it to the city, which restored it and opened a museum; the structure and displays were renewed in 2007.

The house displays personal items and correspondence that show Toscanini's relationships with other musical figures of his era. You can see how this place was part of Parma's musical life and what influence the city had on his artistic development.

The museum is located in central Parma and is accessible for visitors with mobility challenges. You should allow enough time to explore the rooms at a relaxed pace and study the exhibits.

Toscanini feared the number 13, avoiding rehearsals or performances starting on that day. He abandoned the superstition after discovering his birth house at Borgo San Giacomo carried the number 13. The house also holds objects once belonging to Richard Wagner, including his spectacles, a death mask and a tankard with a swan-shaped handle, given to Toscanini by Wagner's daughter Eva.