The house is beautifully restored and many of the rooms have been reconstructed exactly as they were when he lived here. There are building works just about to finish which will enlarge the museum significantly. Meanwhile you can just see the house and pretend that he has just popped out for a quick coffee. the audioguide was quite helpful and...
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Goethe National Museum
Am Frauenplan 1, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
03643/54-53-20
Ranked #3 of 24 attractions in Weimar
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Type: History Museums, Historic Sites
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If you visited the tourist/information center and picked up the free map of Weimar then the Goethe National Museum is stop number 1. It's exterior is painted a horrid shade of mustard and the area is full of tourists with cameras but it is possible to miss if you are not paying attention. If you travel anywhere in Germany you...
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At the time I visited it, the museum was being renovated and therefore, only the house was opened to the public. Goethe spent 50 years of his life in there ( 1782-1832) and walking through the rooms, you get a feeling of what a great mind he was. They hosts part of his impressive art collection, many pieces of which...
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Writers' homes can be a disappointment. Few mementoes, a lack of atmosphere, everything clinical. Not here. The Museum was established only fifty years after Goethe's death, so a great deal of the furniture and fittings date from the many years he spent there with his family. There's no electric light, no labels, the floors creak, and the rooms all feel...
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