Why are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's and Friedrich Schiller's homes museums in Weimar?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller’s homes in Weimar are museums because both writers lived and died in the city during a period when it served as the intellectual centre of Germany.1

During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Weimar became a hub of cultural significance, and the preservation of these residences honors the profound impact these figures had on German literature and thought. Their homes, along with other sites associated with this era, were designated as part of a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1998 to protect their historical and cultural legacy. The Goethe National Museum, for instance, occupies the house where the poet lived, serving as a tangible reminder of the time when Weimar was the heart of German intellectual life.1