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special exhibition

Art made of deadwood by Erich Friedrich Becker

Erich Friedrich Becker creates new artworks using the wood of dead trees. The exhibition in the north pavilion of the Belvedere Orangery introduces visitors to the subsequent theme-based exhibition on climate change in historical gardens.

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View of several historical letters

Between Order and Loss

UNESCO added Goethe’s literary estate to its Memory of the World Programme 25 years ago. To mark the occasion, this exhibition highlights Goethe’s impressive strategies to preserve his legacy for posterity.

Flood of Life – Storm of Deeds

The exhibition portrays Goethe as a witness to the dawn of modernism around 1800 and presents his fascinating life and work in contemporary contexts.

Cranach’s Torrent of Images

Today, Cranach’s legacy fascinates us more than ever and forges a connection to those who lived during the Reformation.

Ways to the Bauhaus

Paintings, sculptures and designs highlighting the dynamic forays into the modernist era.

Photograph of a Bauhaus-style house

History Meets the Present

In December 1996, UNESCO officially added the famous Bauhaus sites in Weimar and Dessau to its World Heritage List. To mark the 30th anniversary of this distinction, the exhibition presents selected historic postcards and photographs, as well as a projection of recently taken photos of these sites,…

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.