Goethe Museum
Studierende / Auszubildende EUR 7
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What's on here
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Tuesday · All day
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Saturday · All day
GRIMMS MÄRCHEN
Wednesday · All day
Weihnachtszeit um 1800
Saturday · All day
Why go
- Paintings from Goethe’s era fill the gallery.
- Explore the neighboring Goethe House, where Goethe wrote Götz von Berlichingen, the first version of Faust and Die Leiden des jungen Werther.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 12 Oct 2026
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Hüsgen astronomical clockBuilt in 1746 by the Kinzing brothers to Wilhelm Friedrich Hüsgen’s designs, the clock was later recalled by Goethe in his autobiography.Goethe House, second-floor stairwell
Know before you go
- Public tours of the Goethe House require no advance booking.
- Visitors aged 18 and under enter free when they join a family tour.
What's inside
- In the neighboring Goethe House, original furnishings remain in rooms that evoke the Goethe family’s life and 18th-century Frankfurt.
- Furniture, artworks, household objects, books and manuscripts returned to the Goethe House after the war.
With kids
- Look for the Hüsgen astronomical clock in the neighboring Goethe House.
Tips for your visit
- Arrange an appointment if you want to visit the Goethe-Haus library.
Interesting facts3
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The museum stands at Großer Hirschgraben 21 in Frankfurt am Main, on land west of the Goethe House.
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A single ticket covers the Goethe House and museum.
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Student and trainee admission is €7.
Goethe House - Wikipedia
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History
Franz von Hoven designed the Goethe Museum on land west of the Goethe House. It opened in 1897 with a library and exhibition space for the Hochstift’s collections. Allied bombing destroyed the museum.
- 1733Goethe’s grandmother Cornelia bought two connected half-timbered houses that became his childhood home.
- 1749Johann Wolfgang Goethe was born in the house.
- 1775Goethe left for Weimar after living in the house, apart from study years in Leipzig and Strasbourg.
- 1795After Goethe’s father died, his mother sold the house and its furnishings.
- 1863The Freies Deutsches Hochstift acquired the house, refurnished it using historical records and Goethe’s memoirs, and opened it as a writers’ memorial.
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- 22 March 1944An air raid destroyed the Goethe House; most contents had survived in storage.
- 1947–1951Theo Kellner began a faithful reconstruction in 1947, and the house reopened in 1951.
- 2016–2021The German Romantic Museum was built on the neighboring plot.
How to get there
- TrainS-Bahn lines 1–6, 8 and 9 stop at Hauptwache.
- TrainU-Bahn lines 4 and 5 stop at Dom/Römer.
- TramTram lines 11, 12 and 14 stop at Karmeliterkloster.
Accessibility
- New building, Goethe-Galerie and temporary exhibition area Accessible without barriers.
- Historic Goethe House Reachable only by stairs.
Sources: Goethe House - Wikipedia · Frankfurter Goethe-Haus · Besuch – Frankfurter Goethe-Haus · Maison de Goethe (Francfort-sur-le-Main) - Wiki… · Goethe-Haus - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026
- Phone
- +4969138800
Questions and answers
Is the Goethe House the original building?
No. Theo Kellner began a faithful reconstruction in 1947, and it reopened in 1951.
Did Goethe live in the house continuously until 1775?
No. He spent study years away in Leipzig and Strasbourg before leaving for Weimar in 1775.
How did the Goethe House become a writers’ memorial?
The Freies Deutsches Hochstift acquired it in 1863, then refurnished it using historical sources and Goethe’s memoirs before opening it to the public.
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