Engels-Haus

Engels-Haus is a museum in Wuppertal, Germany, located in the house where Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) grew up. The museum is a constituent member of the Museum of Industrial Culture network in Wuppertal.

Engels-Haus in 2017

The late baroque Berg house was built in 1775 by Eberhard Haarmann in what was then Barmen, Berg.[1] The father of Engels, Friedrich Engels Sr., was born in the house in 1796. Engels himself was born in a different house owned by the family approximately 100 m (330 ft) to the east that has since been destroyed, but spent his youth growing up at Engels-Haus.

The museum was opened in 1970 on the 150th anniversary of Engels' birth, and became a popular destination for socialist tourists.[2] The museum has been closed since 2016 as the house is undergoing refurbishment. The museum's planned re-opening in 2020 for the 200th anniversary of Engels' birth was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to re-open instead in 2021.[3]

See also

References
  1. Illner, Eberhard. "Engels-Haus". Rheinische Industriekultur (in German). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. Koch, Klaus (22 November 2010). "Die Internationale und Eintopf im Engels-Haus" (in German). Westdeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. Küpper, Moritz (24 November 2020). "Wie Corona den Wuppertalern ins Gedenkjahr grätschte" (in German). Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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