Klassik Stiftung Weimar, which was created on January 1, 2003, owns more than 20 museums, palaces, historic houses and parks, as well as literary and art collections that are listed under World Heritage sites.
The Klassik Stiftung Weimar (Classical Foundation Weimar) is one of the largest and most significant cultural institutions in Germany. It owns more than 20 museums, palaces, historic houses and parks, as well as literary and art collections, a number of which are World Heritage sites. The foundation was created on 1 January 2003 through the merger of the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik and the Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar. 
