Brentanohaus
Historic residence of the Brentano family in the Rheingau with original preserved rooms, including Goethe's room from 1814; visits by guided tour only.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The long house with a mansard roof in Winkel was built in 1751 by the Ackermann family of Bingen. In 1804 the brothers Franz and Georg Brentano, half-brothers of the poets Clemens and Bettine, acquired the estate with its walled garden. From 1806 they used it as a summer residence; later it became the year-round home of Franz Brentano and his family.
The house became a meeting place of the Rhine Romantic movement. Its guests included Achim von Arnim, the Brothers Grimm, Freiherr vom Stein and Goethe, who spent eight days here in 1814 and lived in the two rooms on the upper floor. These rooms have kept their atmosphere for more than 200 years and give an impression of the domestic culture of the period.
The estate remained in the family's possession until 2014. Then the State of Hesse acquired the Brentanohaus together with its garden. A sponsoring company formed by the Town of Oestrich-Winkel and the Freies Deutsches Hochstift is to preserve the house as a place of German Romanticism and make it accessible to the public. Visits take place on open guided tours and by arrangement.
Highlights
- Original rooms showing domestic life around 1800
- The two Goethe rooms from 1814
- Rhine Romanticism hub with ties to Bettine and Clemens Brentano
- Tour led by the former lady of the house, Baroness von Brentano
- Walled historic garden
Permanent exhibition
- Historische Wohnräume mit den Goethe-Zimmern – Original preserved rooms show the domestic culture of the Brentano family; on the upper floor are the two rooms where Goethe lived in 1814.
Admission & discounts
| Groups (9+ people) | €9 per personGroup tour: small groups of up to 8 people pay a flat fee of €80; from 9 people the tour costs €9 per person. |
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| Group tour for up to 8 people (flat fee) | €80 |
Tickets for the open guided tours are sold from 14:00 at the museum shop/tourist information.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The historic rooms can only be reached by stairs; wheelchairs and rollators cannot be used. Assistance dogs are allowed.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
From the A66 toward Rüdesheim, take the Winkel West exit and turn right. After about 100 m, turn right again onto the Hauptstraße; after about 200 m the Brentanohaus is on the right.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| Good to know | Tour led by the former lady of the house, Baroness Angela von Brentano; readings for groups are possible by arrangement. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the rooms; food and drinks may not be taken in, and animals (other than assistance dogs) are not allowed. The rooms are not air-conditioned. |
