Stifterhaus (Linz)
The Stifterhaus , built in Linz in 1844 , in which Adalbert Stifter lived from 1848 until his death in 1868, is now home to the Upper Austrian Literature Museum, the Adalbert Stifter Institute (a research center for literature and linguistics) and the Upper Austrian Literature House.
The house was built in 1844 by the master builder Johann B. Metz from Linz and was owned by the cafetier Joseph Hartl from 1844 to 1857. Then it was bought by the Danube Steamship Company . In 1973 the state of Upper Austria acquired it and renovated it extensively from 1988 to 1992. In 1993 it opened as the “StifterHaus”, a center for literature and language in Upper Austria . Literary readings are held in the Stifterhaus, and the institution has been the publisher of the literary magazine Die Rampe since 2005 .
Upper Austrian Literature Museum
In the former home of the painter and writer Adalbert Stifter, the former study of the artist, born in 1805, is set up as a memorial room, which contains authentic furniture, manuscripts, paintings and drawings, portraits and the death mask of the founder. The remaining rooms of the former donor apartment on the second floor house the Upper Austria. Literature museum, which divides the regional literary history into epochs and tries to bring this closer to the public with the help of some main characters and a multimedia presentation.
Adalbert Stifter Institute
The Adalbert Stifter Institute was founded in 1950 and is a research center for literature and linguistics with a focus on Adalbert Stifter and Upper Austria. Literature. The institute has been located in the Stifterhaus since 1957. A bronze monument reminiscent of Adalbert Stifter stands on the Linz promenade .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Upper Austria Literature Museum - StifterHaus Linz deals with the history of literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Mamilade Ausflugstipps GmbH, accessed on June 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Stifterhaus - about us. (No longer available online.) Adalbert Stifter Institute of the State of Upper Austria, 2016, archived from the original on May 11, 2016 ; accessed on June 23, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Website StifterHaus
- Literature on the Stifterhaus in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '27.3 " N , 14 ° 17' 17.4" E