Weimarhaus, History museum in Weimar, Germany

Weimarhaus is a private museum of Weimar city history in Schillerstraße 16, covering the period from the Stone Age to Weimar Classicism. Each era is staged in dioramas with wax figures, elaborate lighting installations and matching sound effects.

The Weimar Haus is a private, commercial museum tracing the city's history from the Stone Age to the Weimar Classicism period. Its epochs are staged in dioramas with wax figures, elaborate lighting installations and matching sound effects. It occupies the building at Schillerstraße 16 in Weimar.

The museum's name, Weimar Haus, is also the title of a multimedia show on the city's history that visitors watch before touring the wax-figure dioramas. The figures and staged scenes carry the story from the Stone Age through the Weimar Classicism period, with lighting and sound effects setting each era apart.

The museum is at Schillerstraße 16 in Weimar. Visitors can rent a handheld computer that serves as an electronic guide with explanations for a walking tour of the city, so the visit can be combined with a route through the centre.

The museum is at Schillerstraße 16, a few steps from Schiller's house. Visitors can rent a handheld computer as an electronic guide with explanations for a walking tour of the city, so the visit continues outside the building.