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Description [EN]
The Faust Museum, established in 1980 in the old town hall—a 19th-century half-timbered building—is well known far beyond the region's borders. It is neither a Goethe museum nor a local history museum, but a comprehensive presentation of the Faust myth. Its documentation ranges from the myth's historical origin, which began around 1480 in Knittlingen as the birthplace of the historical Georg Johann Faust, through oral transmission (the "oral poetry"), chapbooks and puppet plays, to the various literary interpretations of the Faust myth from Goethe to Thomas Mann. All other media—music, theater and film—continue to take up the theme to this day. In the chronologically arranged exhibition, "Faust" proves endlessly adaptable: in a wide variety of contexts the Faustian dilemma of making a pact with evil has been placed—yet the core of the myth remains consistent across its many adaptations. That Faust had made a pact with the devil only emerged after the death of the historical Faust around 1540. The Knittlingen Faust was stylized as a devil's confederate, but according to scholarship, as documented by the Faust Museum's sources, he was a man far ahead of his time: a charismatic astrologer, healer, scientist and alchemist. The historical Faust probably died as the result of a failed alchemical experiment. What connects him with the Faust of legend, Goethe’s Faust and all the other interpretations are above all the desire and curiosity, and probably also the inner urge to transcend limits. In the old Latin school next to Faust's birthplace, the Faust Archive houses an extensive specialist library on the subject of Faust. Throughout the year lectures, cultural events, concerts and exhibitions are held here in the baroque classroom. Audio guides can be rented at the Faust Museum for a loan fee of €2 per device. Learn everything about Faust, Mephisto and Gretchen—from the Renaissance to the present day. An audio experience with the unique voice of film and television actor Florian Fitz. The use of the VR headset is only possible by prior reservation at tel. no. 07043/373-453 or by email at faustmuseum@knittlingen.de. If you have any further questions, we will be happy to assist you.
Services
Families with children
Mitmach-Stationen
Connection public transport
Bushaltestelle: Knittlingen ZOB/Schule
Lockers
ja
Loan Rollers & Rollers
Keine
Lendable baby carriages and baby carriers
Keine
Baby changing facilities
Keine
WiFi
ja
Audioguides
ja
Publicly accessible library / archive / study rooms
nur nach Anmeldung
Cafe/Restaurant
kein
Museumsshop
ja
Event room / lecture rooms (rentable)
Keine
Guided tours and group offers
ja
Accessibility
Access with ramp
No
Door width (in cm)
100
Entrance soil indicators
No
Access stairless
No
Access with ramp
No
Disabled toilet
No
Labeling in pictograms
No
Inscription in braille
No
Acoustically accessible exhibition objects
No
Tactile accessible exhibition objects
No
Print medium in braille inscription / large print
No
Tactile / audio tours
Yes
Guided tours in sign language
No
Tactile flooring system
No
Barrier-free Audioguides
No
Educational programs for visitors with learning difficulties
No