Faust-Museum

Over het museum

Knittlingen is regarded as the birthplace of the historical Johann Georg Faust, who was born around 1480 and died around 1540 in Staufen. A first small Faust exhibition was created in 1954 in the town's new town hall; the school principal Karl Weisert was the driving force behind the early exhibitions.

In 1980, on the 500th anniversary of Faust's birth, the museum moved into the converted old town hall, a half-timbered building in the town center. In 2002 the exhibition was completely redesigned; the Faust Archive with its library and collections moved into the neighboring former Latin school.

On three levels, the museum follows the Faust material from contemporary sources through alchemy, legends, the chapbook and puppet theater to Goethe and the adaptations in literature, music, theater and film. A special piece is a star-shaped cabinet from Faust's birthplace, which attests to the alchemical interests of its residents. The museum is run by the town of Knittlingen.

Hoogtepunten

• Contemporary sources on the historical Faust
• Star-shaped "poison cabinet" from Faust's birthplace
• Re-created Renaissance alchemy laboratory
• Goethe's Faust and its stage adaptations
• Play stations for children on all levels

Vaste collectie

• Der historische Faust – The first floor presents accounts by contemporaries of Faust's life as an astrologer, healer and scholar of the Renaissance.
• Alchemie, Legende und frühe Literatur – The second floor covers alchemy, the origin of the legend of the pact with the devil, the 1587 chapbook, Marlowe and puppet theater.
• Goethes Faust – The third floor is devoted to Goethe's drama and its visual and theatrical impact up to the present day.

Opgericht

1980

Beheerder

Stadt Knittlingen

Directie

Denise Roth

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The website offers information in Easy Language and a video in sign language.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Speeltuin / speelhoek
• Kinderfeestjes

On all three levels there are play stations for children, such as a wall memory game, a bridge-building kit, a play corner with hand puppets and puppet theater films. There is also a museum treasure hunt, tours for children and children's birthday parties.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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