Exhibitions of the Kleist-Museum in Frankfurt (Oder)

Exhibition room about the death of Heinrich von Kleist ©Gordon Welters

Permanent exhibition

Puzzles.
Conflicts.
Fractures.

The Kleist Exhibition.

Only until 12 December 2026.

A rough sketch of an exhibition space featuring a central figure in a red coat standing in front of a historical wall projection, with several framed pictures on the walls.

The new permanent exhibition

Heinrich von
Kleist

from 29 May 2027 in Frankfurt (Oder)

Sketch of an exhibition room with three long tables, each covered with a yellow sheet of paper labelled ‘SELF-EXPLORATION’, ‘IDEA MAGAZINE’ and ‘BUSINESS MAIL’. In the background there are several exhibition walls with texts and images and a colourful painted portrait of Heinrich von Kleist.

Preview exhibition

Who was
Kleist?
Drafts of
an author

from 9 March 2027 at the State Parliament in Potsdam

Exhibition room about the language of Heinrich von Kleist ©Gordon Welters

Only until 12 December 2026

Puzzles. Conflicts. Fractures.

The interactive permanent exhibition shows the life, work and impact of one of the most important German-speaking authors in the city where he was born and studied. In the former garrison school of the city of Frankfurt an der Oder and a new building flooded with light, you will get to know Heinrich von Kleist.

from May 2027

Permanent exhibition 2027

To mark the 250th anniversary of Heinrich von Kleist's birth in 2027, the Kleist-Museum Foundation is planning a new permanent exhibition on his life, work and impact.

A sketch of an exhibition space with three long tables, each bearing a yellow sheet of paper with the words ‘SELF-EXPLORATION’, ‘IDEAS MAGAZINE’ and ‘BUSINESS MAIL’; in the background, several exhibition walls featuring texts and images, along with a colourful painted portrait of Heinrich von Kleist

9 March – 29 April 2027 // Brandenburg State Parliament, Potsdam

Who was Kleist? Drafts of an author

From March 2027, the Kleist-Museum Foundation will be offering a first glimpse of the new permanent exhibition and its design process at the Potsdam State Parliament. The interactive exhibition invites visitors to discover Heinrich von Kleist as an author who continually reinvented himself in a world undergoing radical change.