Language & literature museums in Dresden

The Book Museum (Buchmuseum) of the Saxon State Library is a traditional literature museum in Dresden. The museum emerged from the Zimelienzimmer of the Royal Saxon Library. The exhibition of the Book Museum is located in the SLUB building and is divided into a permanent exhibition in the so-called

The Erich Kästner Museum is a museum in Dresden that is dedicated to the German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist Erich Kästner. Kästner was known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. The museum focuses on Kästner's early

Kuegelgenhaus - Museum of Dresden Romanticism is an art, literature and music museum in Dresden that is housed in the former home of the painter Gerhard von Kügelgen. The museum is dedicated to artists from the Romantic era and their works. The museum's exhibition covers nine rooms that cover the ti

The Kraszewski Museum is a literary museum in Dresden that is dedicated to the Polish writer, painter, historian and composer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812-1887). The exhibitions in the museum feature both the German and the Polish language (as well as English). The permanent exhibition illustrates

The Schillerhäuschen (Schiller Pavillion) is a literary museum in Dresden that is dedicated to the important German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright Friedrich Schiller. The museum is housed in a small building in which Schiller is said to have lived. The Schillerhäuschen (Sch