literaturforum Schillerhaus
How to find us:
- Street
- B 5
- Zip, City
- 68159 Mannheim
- Country
- Germany
- Phone
- 0621 - 293 37 71
- Web
- https://www.rem-mannheim.de/
Description
As a place of remembrance for Friedrich Schiller’s early years, the Museum Schillerhaus in Mannheim presents an original, preserved Baroque residence and stages the connection to his time in Mannheim.
During his stay in Mannheim from 1783 to 1785 Schiller lived in several apartments. His final lodging was probably in the so‑called Hölzelschen Haus (B 5, 8), which no longer exists. Directly beside it stands the house B 5, 7; it is one of the few surviving examples in Mannheim that still retain their Baroque character, including a garden house, and thus illustrate the young poet’s surroundings.
The property consists of a three‑storey residential block with an attached side wing. Behind the main building lies a courtyard to which a small, two‑storey rear house adjoins.
Since 2005 the ensemble has been used as the Museum Schillerhaus within the Reiss‑Engelhorn‑Museen. The presentation is devoted to Schiller’s Mannheim years with an audiovisual exhibition and also provides space for literary events that connect the house’s historical profile with contemporary interpretation.