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Goethe-Nationalmuseum
Frauenplan 1
Weimar
Thuringia
Germany
03643-545-300
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: $12
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Weimar
Thuringia
Germany
03643-545-300
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: $12
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Two blocks away is Weimar’s most popular attraction, the Goethe- Nationalmuseum which encompasses Goethe’s house and a permanent exhibition. Although Goethe preferred living in his small cotage in the Park an der Ilm, his stature and status grew to such an extent that Duke Carl August bought him a large Baroque house in town. In 1792, Goethe moved into the house Am Frauenplan and lived there until his death in 1832. It remained in the hands of the
Goethe family until it was opened as a permanent museum in 1885.
The Goethes Wohnhaus (Goethe’s Residence) is furnished almost exactly as it was in Goethe’s days – he kept meticulous records and described parts of the house in detail in letters to friends and family. Many pieces are original. Goethe left an art collection of 26,511 pieces, 5,400 books, and some 22,000 scientific specimens; only a very small part is on display.
The house is elegantly, although simply furnished. Bear Goethe’s observation in mind that excessively beautiful and over-decorated rooms are for people without their own thoughts or new ideas. Note the high desks – he preferred to write standing up.
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