Museum sights in Bamberg
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ETA-Hoffmann-Haus
The 18th-century writer and composer Ernst Theodor Amadeus (ETA) Hoffmann (1776-1822) is best known for using the fantastical and supernatural to probe the complexity of human experience. Hoffmann came to Bamberg in 1808 as the local theatre's music director, but lost his job after a disastrous first performance. He nevertheless stayed in town until 1813, working as a tutor and writer. His former home, ETA-Hoffmann-Haus, is now a small museum.
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Historisches Museum
Northwest of the Dom is the Alte Hofhaltung (old court hall), a former prince-bishops' palace that contains the Historisches Museum. The mixed bag of exhibits includes a model of the pilgrimage church Vierzehnheiligen and the Bamberger Götzen, ancient stone sculptures found in the region.
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Diözesan Museum
On the south side of the Dom, in a separate building off the cloisters, is the Diözesan Museum. Top ranking among its ecclesiastical treasures goes to Heinrich II's Blue Coat of Stars, kept not far from the pontifical knee-socks of Clemens II.
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Fränkisches Brauereimuseum
Fränkisches Brauereimuseum exhibits show plaster (ed) dummies of monks, who began brewing their Benediktiner Dunkel beer as early as 1122.
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