The bilingual exhibition (German-English) was first shown in Leipzig's New Town Hall from November 6th–16th, 2017 and was on display in an expanded form in the Promenaden Hauptbahnhof Leipzig from March 13th–April 8th, 2018. From November 8th–11th, 2018, it was presented at "denkmal - Europe's Leading Trade Fair for Conservation, Restoration & Old Building Renovation" and from October 8th–17th, 2019 exhibited in Brussels at the Royal Museum of Art and History (including an accompanying brochure in French).

The exhibition is divided into four sections. First, it presents Leipzig's special historical situation at the intersection of Via Regia and Via Imperii as a European crossroads for goods, ideas and culture, which made possible its development into a civic city of music.

The second part is the main part of the exhibition and deals with the European interconnections of Leipzig's musical tradition, without which Leipzig could not have gained its importance as a European musical metropolis from the first half of the 19th century.

The third part deals with European values, which were actively shaped by musical developments and committed musical personalities in the past, and are still lived today, as well as with current issues that have played an important role in the history of persons and institutions. Keywords such as national and European identity, civic initiative and participation, and the power of music to overcome language barriers are addressed.

In the last part, the exhibition offers an outlook on the European cultural project "European Music Trails" carried out with several countries and further projects of the Notenspur Association in the European context.