Other museums in Leipzig include the following: The German Museum of Books and Writing is the world's oldest museum of its kind, founded in 1884. The Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig located in the Kroch High-rise comprises a collection of about 7,000 artefacts from several millennia. The Schillerhaus is the house where Schiller lived in summer 1785. The Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig (Forum of Contemporary History) shows the history of the German division and the everyday life in the socialist German Democratic Republic. Naturkundemuseum Leipzig is the city's natural history museum. The Leipzig Panometer is a visual panorama displayed inside a former gasometer, accompanied by a thematic exhibition. The "Museum in der Runden Ecke" is the best known museum in the city. It deals with the operation of the Stasi State Security of former East Germany. Johann Sebastian Bach lived from 1723 until his death in Leipzig. The Bach Archive is an institution for the documentation and research of his life and work. Mendelssohn House, home of Felix Mendelssohn from 1845 until his death in 1847. Schumann House, home of Robert and Clara Schumann from 1840 to 1844. The Saxon Psychiatric Museum is a small museum dealing with the history of lunatic asylums and psychiatry.
Other museums in Leipzig include the following: The German Museum of Books and Writing is the world's oldest museum of its kind, founded in 1884. The Egyptian Museum of the University of Leipzig located in the Kroch High-rise comprises a collection of about 7,000 artefacts from several millennia. The Schillerhaus is the house where Schiller lived in summer 1785. The Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig (Forum of Contemporary History) shows the history of the German division and the everyday life in the socialist German Democratic Republic. Naturkundemuseum Leipzig is the city's natural history museum. The Leipzig Panometer is a visual panorama displayed inside a former gasometer, accompanied by a thematic exhibition. The "Museum in der Runden Ecke" is the best known museum in the city. It deals with the operation of the Stasi State Security of former East Germany. Johann Sebastian Bach lived from 1723 until his death in Leipzig. The Bach Archive is an institution for the documentation and research of his life and work Mendelssohn House, home of Felix Mendelssohn from 1845 until his death in 1847. Schumann House, home of Robert and Clara Schumann from 1840 to 1.844. The Saxon Psychiatric Museum is a small museum dealing with the history of lunatic asylums and psychiatry.