Goethe-Haus (Goethe House)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), Germany’s greatest writer, was born in this spacious, light-filled house and lived here until 1765, when he moved to Weimar. Reconstructed after wartime damage, the ocher-colored house still manages to convey the feeling of a prosperous, tranquil home life in bygone days. The interior decoration reflects the baroque, rococo, and neoclassical styles of the 18th century. Paintings of friends and family adorn the walls. The room where Goethe wrote is on the second floor; the room next door displays one of his most cherished childhood possessions, a puppet theater. Annexed to the house is the modern, glass-fronted Goethe-Museum. Of interest to Goethe specialists, the museum contains a library of books, manuscripts, graphic artworks, and paintings associated with Goethe and his works.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), Germany’s greatest writer, was born in this spacious, light-filled house and lived here until 1765, when he moved to Weimar. Reconstructed after wartime damage, the ocher-colored house still manages to convey the feeling of a prosperous, tranquil home life in bygone days. The interior decoration reflects the baroque, rococo, and neoclassical styles of the 18th century. Paintings of friends and family adorn the walls. The room where Goethe wrote is on the second floor; the room next door displays one of his most cherished childhood possessions, a puppet theater. Annexed to the house is the modern, glass-fronted Goethe-Museum. Of interest to Goethe specialists, the museum contains a library of books, manuscripts, graphic artworks, and paintings associated with Goethe and his works.
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