 In 1990, the Hermann Hesse Museum was officially opened in the historic town palace 'Haus Schüz' (Schüz House) in close vicinity to the house where the writer was born in 1877. The museum hosts one of the most extensive collections on Hermann Hesse who is the most widely read German-language author and who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.
A comprehensive biographical exhibition on the life, work and influence of the poet and novelist is displayed in ten richly furnished rooms spread over two floors, ranging from his first attempts as a writer up to 'Steppenwolf' and 'The Glass Bead Game'. Hesse as a painter is also represented with impressive works.
The museum hosts first and reprinted editions of Hesse's writings, hand-made manuscripts, drawings and water-colour paintings, photos of the various stages of his life, with focus on Calw, as well as original drawings of Prof. Gunter Böhmer on Hesse's life and work.
The new themed exhibition 'WeltFlechtWerk oder: Die Einheit hinter den Gegensätzen' (Weltflechtwerk – The Unity behind the Contradictions) is on display on the second floor. With this museum Calw has an important centre for exhibitions and cultural events on Hesse which will attract a great variety of visitors.
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Address:
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Marktplatz 30, 75365 Calw,
Tel.: +49 (0) 70 51/75 22 (during opening hours) or +49 (0) 70 51/1 67-2 60, fax: +49 (0) 70 51/93 08 35, e-mail: Hermann-Hesse-Museum@calw.de
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Opening hours:
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April - October Tue. – Sun. 11:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.
November – March Tue. – Sun. 02:00 p.m. - 05:00 p. m.
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Admission:
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Persons 18 and older € 5.00
Students, pensioners, persons doing community
or military service € 3.00 Groups (ten persons and more): rate per person
during opening hours € 3.00
outside opening hours € 5.00
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Guided tours:
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Groups (ten persons and more) – advance booking required
during opening hours
adults € 6.00
Students, pensioners, persons doing community or military service
€ 4.00
outside opening hours
adults € 7.00
Students, pensioners, persons doing community or military service
€ 5.00
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