Struwwelpeter Museum is open from Tuesday – Sunday, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
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Special exhibitions:
Till May 26: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Illustrations by Sabine Wilharm
Sabine Wilharm, one of Germany’s most renowned illustrators, has created a magical world of images to accompany the classic ballad of Johann Wolfgang Goethe. The exhibition shows the originals for the picture book published by Kindermann Verlag in the « Poetry for Children » series. Sabine Wilharm is best known for her cover designs for the German-language Harry Potter editions.
Until June 9, 2024: Struwwelpeter as a radical. Political caricatures of 1848/49
In the revolutionary times of 1848/49 in Germany, the characters from “Struwwelpeter », published in 1845, appeared in a political context. The exhibition shows Struwwelpeter’s unknown revolutionary roots with caricatures and satires. Struwwelpeter author Heinrich Hoffmann himself presented his character in 1848 as « Peter Struwwel, Demagogue » in the satirical « Handbook for Revolutionaries ».