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Permanent exhibition, Kleist-Museum ©Gordon Welters

Welcome 

...to the only Kleist-Museum in the world!

The exhibitions show the life and work of the poet Heinrich von Kleist in the city where he was born and studied.

Plan your visit

Current special exhibition 

One letter,
three works
– a lasting impact.

until 29 June 2025

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Campaign motif ©Stiftung Kleist-Museum

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Choir project

Are you interested in experimenting and do you enjoy singing? We invite music enthusiasts to take part in the free singing project.

Register by 1 June!

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Group on a guided tour of the permanent exhibition with Viviane Jasmin Meierdreeß

Events 

Family and Museum Sundays

On the 1st Sunday of the month, the Kleist Museum always offers a special programme for the whole family. On the 3rd Sunday, admission is free.

Cover Museumsmagazin Stiftung Kleist-Museum 2025 ©Foto: Gordon Welters, Design: Giraffe Werbeagentur GmbH

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Museum Magazine 2025

The new museum magazine gives you an insight into and outlook on the extensive work of the Kleist-Museum Foundation, which includes exhibitions and much more.

Browse through the online version now.

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Heinrich von Kleist

Captivity picture Heinrich von Kleist, 1807 ©Kleist-Museum

Heinrich von Kleist – one of the most important German-speaking writers.

Heinrich von Kleist – he was born in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1777 and ended his life at Kleiner Wannsee lake near Berlin in 1811.

Heinrich von Kleist – restless in life and radical in writing.

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The Kleist-Museum is supported by

Logo mit Bundesadler, daneben eine schwarz-rot-goldene Leiste: Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
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