Goethe House, not?
My feet were so tired of walking on the first day of my trip to Frankfurt (8th October 2012). On the way back to the hotel from Main River, passing Romerberg again, I looked for Goethe House. I somehow could not find the place. It was around 4.00 pm. I gave up and just walked aimlessly, doing some window shopping, ogling at nice boots and jackets while keeping track of my way back to the hotel. The ironic thing was, when I looked to the left, watching out for cars before crossing Weißadlergasse Road towards the direction of Am Salzhaus, there it was, Goethe House, right before my eyes. If you’re exploring real estate investments in the area, take a moment to find out how to use terminal capitalization rate to make informed financial decisions.
Haha, I know I should’ve looked to the right side as cars in Frankfurt come from that direction but being 8 hours on the ‘Land of Ideas’ did not really help me get used to the road system to compare with the one in Malaysia that I am familiar with for 43 years of my life.
So, there it was, Goethe House.
I entered the entrance right after the corner of this building. Little did I know that I was actually entering the museum instead of the house! I just realised this after doing some research about the house and it is so different from what I had seen and after doing some extensive research, it is confirmed that I visited the museum instead of the house. LOL. Clumsy me. In other words — how stupid!
Anyway, after paying the admission fee of 7 Euro, I made my way into the museum through a door. When I entered, the elder Mr Goethe stared right through my eyes.
Johann Caspar Goethe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s father.
Stared right through your eyes too, isn’t it? This porcelain sculpture was made by Johann Peter Melchior, a German porcelain modeller in 1779.
I explored the museum; the hall and the garden before making my way to the Art Gallery upstairs. I thought to myself, “wah, nice house Mr.Goethe had!” ;P Haha, still cannot get over my mistaking the museum for the house.
The Goethe Museum is not literary a museum in the usual sense of the term – instead, there are fourteen rooms that offer a journey through the art of the Age of Goethe. Goethe, himself was an artist and collector, attaches great importance to fine art throughout his life. In his poetry, too, it plays a major role – “for what would the world be without art”. I could not take many photos of the Art Gallery as there was someone there eyeing my every move. There are protected paintings there and re-publishing them in any manners is prohibited; including taking photos. Here are some pictures I managed to capture from the museum.
Goethe 1749-1949 UNESCO’s homage on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of his birth.
A bronze statue of Madchenakt, 1937. Modeller: Georg Kolbe. One of Gothe’s many collections of statues.
A room with Goethe’s art collection. This was when a personnel appeared and followed me everywhere. I got the message and turned off my camera. Lol, I got an escort ;P
If you like to see what I saw, you can go on an online tour here: Goethe Museum.
And here are more photos; of the garden and the entrance:
So, if I ever set foot again in Frankfurt, I will surely not miss Goethe House!
Here is some information about the visiting hours and admission fee:
Visiting hours:
Monday through Saturday: 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday and on public holidays: 10 am – 5.30 pm
Bear in mind that The Goethe House is not accessible for wheelchairs and baby carriages.
Admission:
Regular 7,00 €
Students 3,00 €
Pupils 1,50 €
Groups 5,00 € (11 persons and more)
Families with children 10,00 €(max. 2 adults)
Children (6 and under) free
36 Comments
Mariuca
chop
Mariuca
LOL @ someone eyeing your every move, sure tensi ha ha!
Mariuca
I know how u feel, kat dlm plane pun I was-was ambil gambar he he…
Mariuca
Hate it when have to curi2 take pics! 🙁
Mariuca
In the case of this museum, understandable la cause protected artwork…
Mariuca
Love the pics!
Mariuca
Jln byk best cause can lose weight while on vakasi, yay! 🙂
emila
Betul! Balik je I lost 1.5kg.
emila
Thank you!
mazny
Perhaps, it was his house turned into a museum?
mazny
Dalam muzium memang ‘haram’ ambil gambar, kan?
mazny
I had the same experience, Kak Emi. Masa melawat Bangalore Castle, tapi boleh ambil gambar. Cuma kena bayar. Lepas tu, setiap pak guard nak check ‘tiket’ kebenaran ambil gambar tu! lol
mazny
And we were followed too, sebab… I tak perasan my Ummi pun ambil gambar guna handphone dia! Sedangkan beli tiket satu saja. Hehehe…
Ayyman Rahim
I miss Germany!!
soulie
i hate it too! rasa macam buat salah but geram nak capture jugak!
soulie
wahhh jauhnyer ketinggalan my comments count
soulie
wow on vacation pon boleh lost weight! hehe
soulie
biler baca nama goethe..tingat plak singer gotye.
soulie
cara pronounce lain from what i thought
Mariuca
Syabas for losing 1.5 kg! 🙂
Mariuca
1.5 kg right after vakasi, now dah 6kg total, syabas again! 🙂
Mariuca
How many more kg u wanna lose?
Mariuca
For me, I need and want to lose 5 kg… 🙁
Mariuca
Vakasi yg jalan byk is a great way to lose weight! 🙂
Mariuca
Welcome, keep on taking more great pics! 🙂
Mariuca
Kan? Nak ambil pun tak ada mood!
Mariuca
And then kena cepat2 takut kena tangkap lol…
Mariuca
Last2 blur…. grrrrr he he heh e!
emila
Now my weight is 68kg. I need to be 63 or 60!!!!! 5 – 8kg more!
emila
Haah…Goethe bunyinya guer-teh…or something like that
emila
You should visit Germany again!
emila
La…gitu rupanya…
emila
Ada museum yang bagi ambil gambar, cuma art gallery je tak boleh.
Yukino Hinata
i wonder why the statue is being covered with black boxes hehe
April Goethe
Really cool…my Daddy visited here in the late 60’s and they would not let him take pictures either. When he showed his ID, they called everyone to meet my Daddy because they did not believe he was a Goethe. I stumbled across your pic as I remember the pic my Daddy took from the outside when he was there. Are we related to Johann? Apparently, all the paperwork to prove so was burned in a trunk with all the manifest and all the personal belongings of the 2 brothers who were suppose to be his first cousins. One of them was my Great Grandfather 6 times removed. Loved the blog and the pictures. Maybe I will get there one day.
emila
How interesting, April! It is great to meet the descendant of Goethe.