Stoltze-Museum

This museum is devoted to Frankfurt's great poet and social critic Friedrich Stoltze (1816-1891). The exhibits of newspapers, documents and books not only show him as a great poet and patriot, but also as a man... More »

This museum is devoted to Frankfurt's great poet and social critic Friedrich Stoltze (1816-1891). The exhibits of newspapers, documents and books not only show him as a great poet and patriot, but also as a man who believed in freedom, a democrat, contemporary critic, journalist and satirist. Son of a local landlord, Stoltze lived through the most important political and social changes of the 19th Century: the Hambacher Fest, the storming of the Frankfurt police station and the summoning of a national assembly. His astute criticisms of events were feared as much as they were revered. Three times a year, different aspects of Stoltze's life are illuminated in special exhibitions.