Poet, philosopher, botanist and zoologist, scientist, who has achieved success in mineralogy, geology, optics, meteorology - all this is about the great genius of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe . A mother man and a lump for the whole German people that for us Pushkin with Lomonosov) was awarded just three worthy museums in his country . Worthy - this means with a stunning collection that can be studied more than one day and every time find something new . Dusseldorf was lucky enough to get one of such museums , which is now in and yaschnom Palace Egergof that the street Jacobi, just opposite the scenic Hofgarten Park .
The history of the museum's appearance in this pompous building is quite interesting. Initially, there is a hunting palace that has become unusable, and the so-called "pleasure" palace (a la Brenat) was erected in its place instead of it. The magnificent building appeared in 1772, the plan for this architectural miracle was created by a couple - originally by the Aachen master Couven, later finalized by Nicolas de Pigazhem.
It turns out that the writer was friendly with the Jacobi family, especially with Friedrich Heinrich, who was also fond of writing and philosophy. In 1774, Johann Wolfgang called in Düsseldorf for a couple of days, visiting his friend and staying at their house in Pempelfort, then the suburb of Düsseldorf. In November 1792 the poet again comes to the hospitable family of Jacobi, for four weeks already. During his stay, Goethe simply could not fail to see the building of his future museum, because his temporary shelter was in the immediate vicinity of the palace Yegerhof.
Alas, the original of the building that Goethe saw was no longer alive, the palace was destroyed during the bloody wars, then in 1811 it was restored thanks to the planned visit of Bonaparte. Later, during the Second World War, once again suffered and finally reborn in the second half of the 20th century. So where did the collection dedicated to the German genius come from in this house, if he did not even stop here? It turns out that the museum stores a private collection of Anton Kippenberg (1874-1950), the owner of the book publishing house Insel in Leipzig.
A fervent admirer of Goethe, he collected his collection for about fifty years, after his death donated to the city by the descendants of Kippenberg. I must say that he possessed persistence and scrupulousness, otherwise how could he collect more than 50 thousand units of storage? Manuscripts, paintings, graphics, busts, coins ... Only the library can boast 17 thousand books, as well as 3 thousand notes and musical works of the poet's lifetime.
What should I pay special attention to? Firstly, the collection of minerals that Goethe himself personally collected . And, of course, the book "Faust" - books, not the doctor . The work, over which the author worked for more than 60 years, of course deserves a separate room . @ Here you can trace the history of the story (starting with the tradition of folk puppet shows), learn about the rapid response, which caused the creation of Goethe in literature, to get acquainted with the pictures and musical works devoted to the great tragedy . Particularly noteworthy illustrations to "Faust", exhibited in the museum: it's rice APIS Peter Cornelius, miniature watercolors Ramberg, lithographs by Delacroix and colored etchings madman genius Salvador Dali .
Address: Jacobistraße, 2. Opening hours : Tues-Fri and Sun 11: 00-17: 00, Sat 13: 00-17: 00.
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| Goethe Museum |
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| Inside the Goethe Museum |
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| Goethe Museum at night |
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| One of the halls, Goethe Museum |
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| Letters, Goethe Museum |