It is the birthplace of the composer, piano manufacturer and music publisher Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831), and is now dedicated to his life and work.

Ignaz Pleyel was born here on 18 June 1757; he was a son of Martin Pleyl, the village schoolmaster, and his wife Anna Theresia.

He showed musical talent early in life, and he studied with Johann Baptist Wanhal and Joseph Haydn.

[4] The building was acquired in 1996 by the Society; the Governor of Lower Austria, Erwin Pröll, agreed to provide immediate help.

Renovation work was completed in late 1998, and it was opened as a museum on 5 September of that year by Erwin Pröll.