Curator's tour of the exhibition "Franz von Gaudy aus/in Frankfurt an der Oder"

On Friday, 30 January 2026 at 3 p.m., there will be a curator's tour of the exhibition "Franz von Gaudy aus/in Frankfurt an der Oder – Zum 225. Geburtstag des Frankfurter Dichters" with Berlin literary historian Dr. Doris Fouquet-Plümacher at Museum Viadrina.

The exhibition presents the work of the poet Franz von Gaudy, who stood between late Romanticism and Vormärz, in words and pictures and with the help of numerous original prints. He was born on April 19, 1800 in Frankfurt's Große Oderstraße and died at the age of 39 on February 5, 1840 in Berlin.

Von Gaudy was one of the late Romantic, realistic, liberal writers of the Vormärz period. He became known for his poems, novellas, short stories, entertaining and amusing stage plays, satires and travelogues. Franz von Gaudy also worked as a translator for works in Polish and French.

In 1878, the Historical-Statistical Society erected a memorial plaque at von Gaudy's birthplace, which was destroyed at the end of the war. Last year, a new memorial plaque was inaugurated not far from his birthplace at the dormitory of the Studierendenwerk Ost:Brandenburg.

When and where?

Friday, January 30, 2026 | 3.00 p.m.

Museum Viadrina
Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Straße 11
15230 Frankfurt (Oder)

Participation fee incl. entrance fee. Admission: 8.40 euros/person, reduced 6.20 euros/person, children and young people under 18 years: 2.30 euros/person, children under 6 years: free

An accompanying volume is available for the exhibition: Franz von Gaudy aus/in Frankfurt an der Oder. Literary bouquet for his 225th birthday on April 19, 2025. ed. by Doris Fouquet-Plümacher. Verlag Hendrik Bäßler Berlin 2025. 205 p. (Frankfurt studies on urban and regional history, vol. 1).