Mörike-Museum

About the museum

The poet Eduard Mörike lived as a pastor in Cleversulzbach from 1834. For many years his memory was kept alive by a Mörike room in the inn “Zum alten Turmhahn,” lovingly looked after by the landlady Margarete Seebold. After her death, Mörike friends from the village worked to keep the collection together and show it appropriately again.

The town of Neuenstadt acquired the items from her estate with the support of a local bank. The Office for Literary Museums at the German Literature Archive in Marbach designed the exhibition, which opened on September 6, 1996, in a former schoolhouse next to St. Jost Church. The museum is looked after by a circle of friends who volunteer on Sundays and public holidays.

In 2004 two more rooms in the front part of the old school were added, likewise furnished by designers from the Marbach archive. On display are writings, poems, and drawings as well as everyday objects of the poet, plus a copy of the famous Turmhahn (tower rooster). Since 2013 there has also been an exhibition of restored boundary stones from local history in the basement.

Highlights

• Writing quill, candle snuffers, and drinking mug of the poet
• Replica of the historic Turmhahn (tower rooster)
• Restored boundary stones in the basement
• Tours also covering the church and the graves of the “Dichtermütter” (poets’ mothers)
• Mörike Trail through the village

Permanent exhibitions

• Mörike in Cleversulzbach – Writings, poems, drawings, and everyday objects of the poet from his time as village pastor, plus a copy of the tower rooster.
• Grenzsteine – Restored boundary stones from Cleversulzbach’s history, in the basement.

Founded

1996

Operated by

Stadt Neuenstadt am Kocher (betreut vom Freundeskreis Mörike-Museum Cleversulzbach e. V.)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free for members of the friends’ circle, including one accompanying person. The guidebook to the Mörike Trail costs €0.50.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is on Turmhahnstraße in the district of Cleversulzbach, next to St. Jost Church.

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