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House museum · Frankfurt, Hesse
Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
The house where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749, rebuilt after the war with the original furniture, next to the Deutsches Romantik-Museum.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
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About Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the foremost name in German literature, was born in this house on Großer Hirschgraben in 1749 and lived here until he moved to Weimar. The family occupied the building until 1795. The house was destroyed in the 1944 bombings and rebuilt by 1951 using traditional techniques and materials.
The furniture, paintings and objects had been removed before the war and returned to the same rooms. The visit covers four floors: the kitchen; the reception rooms with period silk and wallpaper; the father's library; the astronomical clock; and the room where Goethe wrote his first works, such as The Sorrows of Young Werther.
Attached to the house is the Deutsches Romantik-Museum, opened in 2021, dedicated to German Romanticism, with manuscripts, paintings and the picture gallery from Goethe's era. The ticket is valid for both.
Group guided tours follow fixed times throughout the day, and tickets are sold only at the box office, on site.
Before you go
Practical information
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How much time to set aside
About 1 hour in the house; 2 hours including the Deutsches Romantik-Museum.
Best time
Right at opening, before the groups. On Thursdays the museum stays open into the evening.
How to get there
Großer Hirschgraben 21, about a 5-minute walk from the Hauptwache (S-Bahn and U-Bahn) and 7 minutes from the Römerberg. Dom/Römer station (U4, U5) is also nearby.
Tip
Tickets are not sold online, only at the box office. Public guided tours are included with admission, without reservation, and some are in English: ask at the desk.
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Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
Are the house's furniture original?
For the most part, yes. They were removed before the bombings and returned to the rooms after the house's reconstruction, completed in 1951.
Does the ticket include the Deutsches Romantik-Museum?
Yes. The basic admission covers Goethe's house and the adjacent Romanticism museum.
Can you buy tickets online?
No. Tickets are sold only at the museum's box office.