The Literaturhaus München is a cultural institution in the center of

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, dedicated to the teaching of

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and the organization of literary events.

History of the building

The Salvatorkirche is located at the Salvatorplatz. The cemetery surrounding the church was converted into the market square in the 18th century. Through the decision of the Munich magistrate, a school was built there, the market lost its place and was integrated into the ground floor of the new building. The market operation was stopped in 1906 and the building was completely converted to the school. In 1993, the Munich City Council decided to use the buildings, which were largely in need of refurbishment, to be used as a literary house. For this purpose, the state capital of Munich, together with Munich publishers, founded the Stiftung Buch-, Medien- und Literaturhaus München. In 1995, the renovation and reconstruction of the building and the entire Salvatorplatz started. In addition to various event facilities, a library was also created in the building. In June 1997, the Literaturhaus München was opened. Since 2002, the fictional office of the "Mutter Oberin" of the ARD TV series

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is located on the third floor.

Management

From 1996 until the end of June 2016, the literary scientist Reinhard G. Wittmann was the director of the Literaturhaus in Munich. He was replaced on 1 July 2016, by the publisher and lecturer Tanja Graf.

Tasks

* Meeting place for writers, publishers, booksellers and journalists * Training for the employees in the book-keeping sector * Electronic documentation pool for present literature * Forum for all writers and readers

Bavarian Academy of Writing

The Bavarian Academy of Writing offers active, up-to-date literature advice for young authors. Along with this, the Literaturhaus organizes seminars for students of the Bavarian universities of

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, TU Munich and

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. These universities have teamed up with the Literaturhaus to annually provide two parallel courses for students, supported by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. Seminars for young authors (up to the age of 40) are also offered in various literary genres.

Literature House Lab

In addition to the public events, readings, discussions and exhibitions, the Literaturhaus München also offers training and programs for students and teachers. In close co-operation with teachers, typists courses for

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and

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as well as project days and teacher trainings on literary centers or creative writing are also offered.

Institutions in the Literaturhaus

* Akademie der Deutschen Medien * Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht * Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels - Landesverband Bayern

Oskar Maria Graf Memorial

In the Brasserie OskarMaria is a art exhibit, created in 1997, by the American artist

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, which represents the writer

Oskar Maria Graf Oskar Maria Graf (22 July 1894 – 28 June 1967) was a German-American writer who wrote several narratives about life in Bavaria, mostly autobiographical. In the beginning, Graf wrote under his real name Oskar Graf. After 1918, his works for ne ...

. It consists of texts written by the author, which can be read on electronic writing boards, but also on furnishing articles, such as benches, tables and utensils.

References

External links

Official website
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