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Goethe-Museum, Literature museum in Schloss Jägerhof, Düsseldorf, Germany.

The Goethe Museum presents manuscripts, letters, publications, and personal items connected to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe across multiple exhibition spaces.

Established in 1956, the museum holds the extensive collection of publisher Anton Kippenberg, who gathered over 35,000 manuscripts related to Goethe.

The specialized academic research library contains 25,000 volumes and maintains an extensive collection of musical scores from Goethe and his contemporaries.

The museum offers guided tours, educational programs, and research facilities, making German literary heritage accessible to students and scholars.

Among the personal artifacts displayed in the museum, visitors can examine a preserved brown lock of Goethe's hair.

Location: Düsseldorf

Inception: 1956

GPS coordinates: 51.23093,6.78772

Latest update: March 13, 2025 10:34

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