Exhibition opening | Faust. An exhibition

Goethe wrote Faust for over sixty years, and for over 200 years it has been read, researched and interpreted, staged, illustrated, rewritten and set to music. He is often revered, sometimes feared, sometimes loved and sometimes hated. But what does Faust still have to do with us today? Is it worth reading? Would it be better to move on to something newer? Or does it perhaps even have a lot to say to us today?

The Klassik Stiftung Weimar invites you to the opening of "Faust. An Exhibition" in the rooms of the Schiller Museum to explore these and many other questions about Goethe's main work. With a rich spectrum of specially produced media - films, animations, comics, video interviews, audio installations - the exhibition opens up access for all those who are not yet familiar with the work or want to rediscover it. It offers connoisseurs unusual perspectives.

For the first time in a Faust exhibition, objects from Goethe's collections will also be on display, illustrating how his lifelong exploration of nature and art have been incorporated into this work.

The Director of Museums, Dr Annette Ludwig and the curatorial team led by Petra Lutz, invite you to open Goethe's ‘Message in a bottle into the 21st century’ together on Walpurgis Night 2025 on 30 April at 7 pm.

The ‘Faust’ theme year will be opened by the Thuringian Minister for Education, Science and Culture Christian Tischner, the President of the Klassik Stiftung Ulrike Lorenz and curator Petra Lutz at 6 pm at the Co-Laboratory in front of Weimar Palace. Afterwards, accompanied by fantastic hybrid creatures from the classic Walpurgis Night, guests can march together to the Schiller Museum.