Jünger-Haus Wilflingen

About the museum

The house is the Baroque head forester's lodge of the Schenk von Stauffenberg family, dating from 1728. The writer, officer and entomologist Ernst Jünger lived here for almost half a century until his death in February 1998. During that time his living environment changed several times, for instance when his secretary Armin Mohler moved out, with his second marriage and as his collections grew.

At the initiative of the district of Biberach, the Kreissparkasse Biberach savings bank established the Ernst-Jünger-Stiftung in 1997, which rents and runs the house. In 1999 it opened as a museum and memorial site in cooperation with the Arbeitsstelle für literarische Museen in Marbach. The library, art objects and personal documents belong to the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach (German Literature Archive), the furniture to the foundation, and the beetle collection is privately owned.

The house was cleared in 2009 for a comprehensive renovation, after every object had been carefully documented. Once the work was completed in 2010/2011, staff from the Literature Archive refurnished the rooms exactly as they had looked in 1998, the year of Jünger's death. Since June 2016 the permanent exhibition “Waldgang in Wilflingen” on the first floor has complemented the tour: eight media stations explore Jünger's life and work, each paired with an object from his household. In the attic, a room commemorates his brother, the poet Friedrich Georg Jünger.

Highlights

• Ernst Jünger's study and library as they were in 1998
• Beetle collection of the entomologist Jünger
• Permanent exhibition “Waldgang in Wilflingen” with eight media stations
• Room dedicated to Friedrich Georg Jünger in the attic
• Baroque forester's house from 1728 with ornamental and kitchen garden

Permanent exhibitions

• Wohn- und Arbeitsräume Ernst Jüngers – Study, library, living rooms, beetle collection and garden are arranged just as Jünger left them in 1998, the year of his death.
• Waldgang in Wilflingen – On the first floor since 2016: eight media stations by the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach on topics such as travel, collecting, war and friendships, each with text, audio and film documents and an object from Jünger's household.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Ernst-Jünger-Stiftung (Stiftung der Kreissparkasse Biberach)

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All admission prices include the guided tour.

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