Goethemuseum Stützerbach, museum

Goethemuseum Stützerbach occupies the two-storey house built around 1735 for glassworks owner Johann Niclaus Gundelach, with a high slate-covered mansard roof. Four ground-floor rooms cover the history of technical glassmaking in Stützerbach and its surroundings, while the upper floor is used as a museum, including the Goethe room with bright blue wallpaper and copper-coloured draperies from the early 19th century.

Goethe began visiting Stützerbach around 1776 and made thirteen trips to the town in total, showing his deep connection to the place. The house where he stayed was later turned into a museum to preserve this important chapter in both his life and the town's history.

The house where the museum is located holds deep connections to Goethe's repeated visits to the town. The rooms show how the writer spent his daily life here and what mattered to him during his stays.

The museum is easy to reach in the small town center and offers enough space to explore the historical rooms comfortably. Visitors should allow themselves time to look at the exhibits in peace, as the rooms have an intimate feel that invites quiet reflection.

The museum is the end point of the Goethe hiking trail that starts in Ilmenau. The house itself was built around 1735 and was considered one of the finest in the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The Goethe room keeps bright blue wallpaper and copper-coloured draperies from the early 19th century.