Projects of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar are funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Free State of Thuringia, represented by the State Chancellery of Thuringia, Department of Culture and the Arts.
Events and exhibitions
Lectures · Discussions · Presentations · Concerts
The Study Centre is not only a place for reading and research, but also a place for exchange. The Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek presents its collections in various event formats and engages in dialogue with experts and the interested public in lectures and colloquia.
Event formats
Constellations. New perspectives on the library
The series is dedicated to the topics and problems of an archive and research library. It focuses on central questions of archiving, cataloguing, researching and communicating collections and thus constantly opens up new constellations and perspectives.
Some of the talks are available on YouTube:
Interview with Golo Maurer on „Heimreisen. Goethe, Italien und die Suche der Deutschen nach sich selbst“ (2022)
Dominic Olariu on „Codex Kentmanus. Eine herausragende Bilderhandschrift zur Naturkunde des 16. Jahrhunderts“ (2021)
Interviews in connection with further presentations
Translate! The ‚Schreiber-Sofa‘ in the Book Cube
The series of talks is dedicated to the literary and cultural challenge of translation in changing dialogue constellations. On the red 'Schreiber-Sofa', a wide variety of actors meet to discuss perspectives from East and West, literature, language and other arts.
Some of the talks are available on YouTube:
„Dante übersetzen“ with Elena Polledri and Edoardo Costadura (2023)
„Celan übersetzen“ with Katharina Raabe and Klaus Reichert (2023)
„Klassisch durch übersetzen?“ with Renata Makarska, Alexander Kratochvil and Ernest Wichner (2023)
Colloquia
As part of our colloquia, we engage in dialogue with academics from various disciplines on topics relevant to libraries.
From 8 to 10 October 2025, the Research Centre for European Classicism, in collaboration with the Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, will host the interdisciplinary conference “Knowledge of War: Constellations of Weimar Classicism around 1800”. The conference will focus on Weimar´s military library as a unique space of knowledge that played a special role around 1800, especially in the context of the Napoleonic Wars.
Read! Book presentations in the Herzogin Anna Amalia Library
Authors as guests in the library: together with renowned publishers, we organise readings from newly published books on topics of relevance - for Weimar, the library and the current literary landscape.
Some readings are available on YouTube:
Das Schaltbild. Philosophie des Fernsehens - Reading with Lorenz Engell (2021)
Vom Gehen im Karst - Reading with Jan Röhnert (2021)
Musical events
The Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek not only keep an extensive musical collection , its rooms are also regularly used as a stage for a wide variety of musical performances.
Here we offer you an insight into previous music events: besides concerts in the series “After the Fire. Music from Weimar's Ashes” also chamber and charity concerts, solo performances and concert films.
Some concert recordings are available:
The Weimar Recital - Konstantin Krimmel and Daniel Heide (2023)
Exhibitions
Changing exhibitions in the modern Study Centre and the Historic Library Building offer insights into the diverse collections of the Herzogin Anna Amalia Library and provide space for artistic interventions.
Current exhibitions
Diabolical! Mephisto in the Library
Form May 2025 to October 2025 the exhibition "Diabolical! Mephisto in the Library" highlights the multifaceted figure of Mephistopheles and follows the iconic rise of Faust’s nemesis in the media. Discover highlights from the world's largest Faust collection!
Cranach´s Torrent of Images
An exhibition on “Cranach's Torrent of Images” has been on display in the Renaissance Hall of the Historic Building since June 2022. It focuses not only on the paintings, but also on the library's outstanding holdings on the Reformation and early modern period.
Previous exhibitions
Missed the exhibition?
A retrospective on the exhibitions of recent years.
Discover also our virtual exhibitions!