Brecht House (Berlin)
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The Brecht House at Chausseestrasse 125 in Berlin-Mitte not far from the Berliner Ensemble was the home of Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel from 1953 until their death . Before that, they had lived at Berliner Allee 185 in Weißensee from 1949 .
The house is located next to the Dorotheenstadt cemetery , where both graves are.
Facilities in the Brecht House
After the death of Helene Weigel, the house was used as a place of remembrance and a place of work for the care of the artistic heritage of Brecht and Weigel. Various institutions have served and still serve since the opening on February 10, 1978:
Brecht Weigel Museum
The Brecht Weigel Museum is part of the Berlin Academy of the Arts . It is located in the former living and working rooms of the Brecht-Weigel couple. Several rooms have been preserved in their original furnishings. The visit is possible as part of guided tours.
Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel Archives
In the Brecht-Haus there are branches of the Archive of the Academy of the Arts , formerly the Academy of the Arts of the GDR, the Bertolt Brecht Archive and the Helene Weigel Archive . After the death of Bertolt Brecht, the archive was set up by Helene Weigel in her house and after her death it was supplemented from her estate. The archives are open to the public, please register in advance. Erdmut Wizisla has been the director of the Brecht Archive since 1993 .
Brecht Center of the GDR
The Brecht Center of the GDR was an institution of the Ministry of Culture for the organization and coordination of diverse scientific and cultural-political activities on Brecht's work as well as on current issues of Brecht's reception at home and abroad. This also included German-German cooperation in the publication of Brecht's works. Every year, thematically oriented "Brecht Days" with international (including West German) participation were organized.
In 1990 the facility was taken over by the State of Berlin as the Brecht Center Berlin and in 1992 it was transferred to the literature forum in the Brecht House . The scientific tasks of the Brecht Center were transferred to the Bertolt Brecht office at the University of Karlsruhe .
Werner Hecht , a close colleague of Helene Weigel, was head of the Brecht Center from the time it was founded in 1976 to 1990 .
Literature forum in the Brecht house
The literature forum in the Brecht House has been sponsored by the Society for Meaning and Form e. V.
Even with its expanded profile, the literary forum feels obliged to the work of Bertolt Brecht and the traditions of the Brecht Center. In addition to a wide range of cultural activities, the Brecht Days are still organized every year.
See also
- Brechthaus (Augsburg) - Bertolt Brecht's birthplace
Web links
- Brecht Weigel Museum in the Brecht House
- Literature forum in the Brecht house
- Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '44.1 " N , 13 ° 23' 5" E