Schillerhaus Weimar, Writers' house museum in Weimar, Germany
The Schillerhaus at Schillerstraße 12 is a three-storey yellow building with a grey tiled roof, green-grey window frames and shutters, and a triangular gable with a round window. Schiller bought it in 1802 and lived on the first floor with his family, while his study and bedroom were in the attic. The house is the oldest building on the street and has belonged to the Klassisches Weimar UNESCO World Heritage ensemble since 1998.
The building was constructed as a residence in 1777 and Schiller purchased it in 1802 from English writer Charles Mellish. It remains one of the few places that preserves how this important German poet actually lived and worked.
The house is called "Münze" in reference to an old princely mint that once stood on the plot, and the rear building still carries that name. Schiller moved in on 29 April 1802 with his wife Charlotte and four children; he died here on the evening of 9 May 1805. The yellow facade with blue-green trim follows the original colour scheme.
Schiller's living and death rooms are on the first and second floors, reached by a staircase moved between front and rear buildings during his 1802 renovations. The connected Schiller-Museum, built 1984–1988, is entered from the Neugasse and shows changing exhibitions in three large rooms.
Behind the historic house stands a modern building from 1988 that hosts changing exhibitions connected to Schiller's literary works. This link between the old living space and the contemporary exhibition space creates an interesting contrast in how visitors experience the site.
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