E.T.A Hoffmann Haus

The E.T.A. Hoffmann House, in Bamberg

The E.T.A. Hoffmann House is the former residence of the famous German Romantic writer and composer, in Bamberg. The Bamberg audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this house-museum, dedicated to one of the great storytellers of Romanticism.

The residence of the great Romantic storyteller

To each country its great storyteller: France has Charles Perrault, Denmark Hans Christian Andersen, and Germany, among others, E.T.A. Hoffmann. A writer, composer and draughtsman of the beginning of the nineteenth century, a major figure of German Romanticism, he is famous for his fantastic tales, peopled with strange characters and disturbing atmospheres, which inspired notably ballets and operas. Hoffmann lived several years in Bamberg, where he worked at the theatre, and the town keeps his house, transformed into a museum. There you discover his living environment and his creative universe. The E.T.A. Hoffmann House is a place of literary memory dear to Bamberg.

What to see

Here you discover the house-museum of the great Romantic writer and composer E.T.A. Hoffmann, famous for his fantastic tales, who lived several years in Bamberg, and you explore his living environment and his creative universe. The E.T.A. Hoffmann House is a place of literary memory of Bamberg. It is a stop for lovers of culture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The E.T.A. Hoffmann House lies in the historic centre of Bamberg, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary with the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

Who was E.T.A. Hoffmann?

A writer, composer and draughtsman of the beginning of the nineteenth century, a major figure of German Romanticism, famous for his fantastic tales; he lived several years in Bamberg, where his house-museum is located.

Where is the E.T.A. Hoffmann House?

In the historic centre of Bamberg, in Germany.