Goethe and Schiller Archive
History
After the death of Goethe’s last grandchild Walther von Goethe on April 15, 1885, the poet’s estate passed to Grand Duchess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach as stipulated in Walther’s will. The Grand Duchess founded the Goethe Archive in the same year. In 1889, Schiller’s inheritance was donated to the archive by his grandson and great-grandson. The archive has borne the name »Goethe and Schiller Archive« ever since.
Grand Duchess Sophie had the current archive built between 1893 and 1896 to accommodate the rapidly growing collection; both the ducal family and the Goethe Society founded in 1885 contributed to this expansion. Until the beginning of World War I, the archive was home to 35 inheritance, together with the eponym further from the classic time (including Herder, Wieland, Knebel or Bertuch).
In the first decades of its existence, the Archive’s most important task was the creation of the Sophie or Weimar edition of Goethe’s works, which was initiated by Grand Duchess Sophie and which appeared between 1887 and 1919 in 4 parts comprising 143 volumes.
Visit
Three large rooms on the first floor comprise the centrepiece of the building. The middle room is used for temporary exhibitions featuring original manuscripts from the archive. The room on the right is the manuscript reading room and the room on the left is reserved for special events.
The gardens surrounding the building offer visitors an ideal place to walk and relax. And from the terrace, one can enjoy a wonderful view of Weimar’s historic downtown.
Individual visitors are welcome to see the archive anytime during opening hours. Advance registration is only necessary for larger tour groups.
Information
Opening hours
Monday - Friday
9.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday - Sunday, holidays
11.00am - 4.00pm
Parken: Hans-Wahl-Straße
1 Behindertenparkplatz am Gebäudeeingang
Menschen mit Sehbehinderungen / Hörbehinderungen: kontrastreiche Beschriftung und gute Beleuchtung, beleuchtetes Leitsystem für Fluchtwege, Veranstaltungssaal "Petersen-Bibliothek" mit Induktionsschleife und Kopfhörer
Menschen mit Mobilitätseinschränkung:
Eingang: über Rampe links und rechts unter 6% Neigung, Automatik-Sicherheitstüren ohne Schwellen, Türöffner
105 cm hoch
Information: Counter / Tresen 110 cm hoch
Treppe: Steinstufen ohne Markierung, Handlauf beidseitig
Aufzug / Lift: Taster 90 cm hoch, Tür 95 cm breit, Kabine 95x135 cm mit Handlauf 90 cm hoch, Schrift erhaben, Brailleschrift, Ansagetext
Behinderten-WC im EG: Tür 85 cm breit, Türgriff 100 cm hoch, Bewegungsfläche 150x150, WC 50 cm hoch und 70 cm tief, Haltegriffe beidseitig klappbar mit Zwischenabstand 67 cm, links Bewegungsfläche 70 cm, Waschbeckenhöhe
87 cm unterfahrbar, links Notrufklingel
Medienlesesaal und Handschriftenlesesaal im EG: Glastüren 95 cm breit, Tische unterfahrbar
Veranstaltungssaal im OG "Petersen-Bibliothek": Glastüren 95 cm breit, mobile Stuhlreihen, umfangreiche technische Ausstattung
Begriffserklärung:
EG-Erdgeschoss
OG-Obergeschoss
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