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modernization of the state and supported the arts and education. 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dee1d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Through this portal, we offer a journey into the heart of Goethe&#8217;s complex and fascinating personality, collecting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">texts and documents concerning the biography and work of the artist and scientist,<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Critical and biographical contributions,<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Visual and multimedia materials,<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">reflections on how his thought continues to speak to our time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67a94d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c67a94d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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