Editing Weimar (section)

=== Silver Ages and The New Weimar (1832–1918) ===
The time after Goethe's death is denoted as the "silver" age because Weimar remained an influential cultural centre. The first emphasis was fostering music. In 1842, [[Franz Liszt]] moved to Weimar to become the Grand Ducal court conductor. Liszt organized the premiere of [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]'' (1850) as well as the world première of [[Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint Saëns]]' opera [[Samson et Delilah]] (1877) in the city. The [[Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar|Weimar School of Music]] was founded in 1872 as Germany's first orchestra school. [[Richard Strauss]] worked in Weimar between 1889 and 1894 as second conductor in the acclaimed Staatskapelle Weimar (the court orchestra founded in 1491). Several of his encores for works such as ''Don Juan'' and ''Macbeth'' were performed by the Staatskapelle Weimar. He also premièred Humperdinck's opera [[Hansel and Gretel (opera)|Hänsel and Gretel]] 1893 in Weimar. [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] moved to Weimar in 1897, and died there three years later.

In 1860 the [[Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School]], the precursor of today's [[Bauhaus University, Weimar|Bauhaus University]], was founded. This was the beginning of academic arts education in Weimar. The institution created its own painting style, the ''Weimar School'' of painting with representatives such as [[Max Liebermann]] and [[Arnold Böcklin]]. The [[Kunstgewerbeschule]] Weimar was found by [[Henry van de Velde]] with the support of [[William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Grand Duke William Ernest]] in 1902 and represents the other root of [[Bauhaus]], known as "Das Neue Weimar" ("The New Weimar") around [[Harry Graf Kessler]]. It was a foundation against [[Prussia]]'s restrictive arts policy favouring [[Historicism (art)|Historicism]] instead of international [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]] and [[Art Nouveau]].

As early as the 19th century, the curation of Weimar and its heritage started. Many archives, societies and museums were founded to present and conserve the cultural sights and goods. In 1846, Weimar was connected by the [[Thuringian Railway]]. In the following decades, the city saw a construction and population boom (like most late-19th century cities in Germany). Nevertheless, Weimar did not become industrialised, and remained a city of clerks, artists and rentiers. During the [[German Revolution of 1918–19]] the last reigning grand duke of [[Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]], William Ernest, had to abdicate and went in exile to [[Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship|Heinrichau]] in Silesia.