Goethe House and Museum

Frankfurt is the birthplace of Germany's greatest writer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. His family home, Goethe House, at Großer Hirschgraben 23-25, D-60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany - where Goethe was born on 28 August 1749 and lived until 1765 - has always been an attractive destination for with tourists.

This was the house that meant a lot to him, where he played as a child and where he wrote many of his early works. The writer's youth was associated with this house until 1775, when he moved to Leipzig to study law, but he still returned to Frankfurt from time to time. The house was purchased by Goethe's grandmother in 1733. In 1755, Goethe's father, a lawyer, rebuilt them into a baroque luxury house. In 1795, the Goethe family sold the house. After that, this house passed through many hands, until Otto Volger bought it in 1863. He restored this house in memory of the famous poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Entering the Goethe house, visitors will admire the ancient architecture of the 18th century. Almost all the furniture in the house has been replaced and remodeled. Here, you will see Goethe's desk, where he wrote his first works, especially "The Sorrows of Young Werther", which made him famous since the year 1774.

Next to the Goethe house is the Goethe Museum, a 14-room gallery of artworks from the writer's time, including masterpieces of the late Baroque and Romantic periods. The museum also has an extensive library for visitors to visit. Besides the residences and museums, Goethestrasse, an upscale shopping district filled with upscale boutiques, art galleries and cafes, is another Frankfurt attraction that attests to its fame and importance. of the writer.

The museum is closed on Mondays, from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm, and on Thursdays from 10am to 9pm. The library is open from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. every day of the week.

Fare:

Adults: 10 € (250,000 VND)

Student/Internship: 6 € (150,000 VND)

Students: 2.50 € (60,000 VND)

Family (2 adults + 1 child under 18 years old):15 € (350,000 VND)

Children under 6 years old: Free

Group from 10 people: 7 €/person (170,000 VND)

Group from 20 people: 6 €/person (150,000 VND)