Goethe and Schiller Archives, Literary archive in Weimar, Germany.

The Goethe and Schiller Archives is a literary repository in Weimar that collects manuscripts, letters, and personal papers from major German writers, philosophers, and artists. The collection spans materials from hundreds of authors and covers a time range extending from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Grand Duchess Sophie founded the Goethe-Archiv in 1885, the year Goethe's last grandson Walther died and left her his grandfather's manuscripts. In 1889 Schiller's descendants donated his estate, and the archive took its present name. The building, modelled on the Petit Trianon, was commissioned in 1892, built by Otto Minckert from 1893 and inaugurated on 28 June 1896.

The archive's name changed in 1889 when Schiller's descendants donated his estate, and today it holds over 150 personal archives, including Franz Liszt's and Friedrich Nietzsche's papers. Among its most valued pieces are the original manuscripts of Goethe's "Faust" and Schiller's "Demetrius". The Goethe-Gesellschaft, founded in 1885, helped fund acquisitions.

The collections are housed in a purpose-built building where visitors can view original manuscripts and letters. Most materials are made available on request, so planning ahead about what you want to see is helpful.

The archive's most prized holdings are the original manuscripts of Goethe's "Faust" and Schiller's "Demetrius". Goethe's estate, kept here since 1885, was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2001.