Collecting and Donating

Presentation of new acquisitions and donations from the holdings of the Graphic Collections

Thanks to the generous support of the Freundeskreis des Goethe-Nationalmuseums e. V. (Association of Friends of the Goethe National Museum), the Klassik Stiftung Weimar has acquired two drawings from Goethe’s private collection in 2022. These yet unknown pieces are displayed in the presentation for the first time.

One of the key tasks of every museum is to strategically expand its collection through purchases and donations. The educational activities of museums focus on gathering the intellectual and cultural-historic documents of the past, studying them for the benefit of visitors today, and preserving them for generations to come.

To this end, we are generously supported by our many sponsors and patrons. The presentation creates a broad arc spanning our most recent acquisitions to donations which the Goethe National Museum has received since its founding in 1885. The drawings from the Goethe estate offer insights into his collection and their history.