Literaturhaus Frankfurt
| Literaturhaus Frankfurt am Main e. V. | |
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| purpose | To impart knowledge about literature as an essential part of human education |
| Chair: | Joachim Unseld |
| Executive Director: | Hauke Hückstädt |
| Establishment date: | 1989 |
| Number of members: | about 700 |
| Seat : | Frankfurt am Main |
| Website: | Literaturhaus Frankfurt |
The Literaturhaus Frankfurt am Main e.V. is a cultural institution founded in 1989 in Frankfurt am Main . It has been located in the building of the Old City Library since 2005 . In addition to classic readings and discussion groups, the Literaturhaus also offers events for children and young people as well as for teachers. The Literaturhaus organizes around 100 events every year, including the final reading of the Frankfurt Poetics Lectures and the presentation of the finalists of the German Book Prize .
History of the literary house
The Literaturhaus Frankfurt was initiated in 1989 by a group of Frankfurt citizens together with Hilmar Hoffmann , who was the head of the cultural department at the time . On January 9, 1991, the literary house was inaugurated in the Villa Hoffmann at Bockenheimer Landstrasse 102. For almost 15 years it was located in the villa from the Wilhelminian era. In 2005, the Literaturhaus moved to the Old City Library on Schönen Aussicht, which was rebuilt by the Frankfurt architect Christoph Mäckler , where it was officially opened on October 8, 2005. Since October 2015, the foyer of the Literaturhaus has been adorned with three large picture panels depicting the history of the building.
History of the Old City Library
1825–1944: City Library
As early as 1788 there were first plans to build a city library and thus to unite the book collections of the city of Frankfurt in one place. The architect and town builder Johann Friedrich Christian Hess laid the foundation stone in 1820. In July 1825, the building, which was built in the classical style on the northern Main Promenade, was opened to the public. Around 50,000 books moved to the Old City Library on the Schöne Aussicht.
At the end of the 19th century, the city library was extended to the west to Langen Strasse and to the east to the Obermainanlage by a five-story magazine wing each in order to do justice to the expanding library holdings. At the turn of the century, the city library was the second largest in the German Empire after Hamburg's library with 170,000 holdings. In 1914 another extension was started in the north of the building as the library continued to grow. In December 1943, the city library was badly damaged in a major attack on. Further attacks in January and March 1944 almost completely destroyed the library. At the end of the war only the portico was standing .
1987–2003: Portikus - exhibition hall for contemporary art
After many years of discussion about keeping the portico as a memorial to the victims of the Second World War, provisional “containers” were installed behind the portico from 1987 and used as the exhibition hall of the Städel Art Academy. The Portikus art gallery was inaugurated as part of the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 1987; the first exhibition was for the Swiss artist Dieter Roth . After the building of the Old City Library had been rebuilt and the Literaturhaus moved in, the portico was moved to a new building on the Main Island planned by the Frankfurt architect Christoph Mäckler and financed by the Giersch Foundation .
Since 2005: Literaturhaus Frankfurt
After a lengthy dispute as to whether the destroyed building should be rebuilt true to the original or whether a modern new building should be built, historical reconstruction began in 2003 according to plans by the architect Christoph Mäckler. The construction phase was completed in October 2005. Since then, the Old City Library has been the seat of the Frankfurt Literature House.
House
The foyer of the Literaturhaus connects all rooms with one another. The Goldmund restaurant and the reading room extend from the foyer. The reading cabinet is located on the upper floor, in which the authors' autographed books can be seen in glass showcases. The “Collected Understandings” room, also on the upper floor, is dedicated to the Frankfurt cabaret artist and writer Matthias Beltz (1945–2002). It was furnished by the artists Tobias Rehberger and Michael Callies; Much of the furniture comes from Beltz himself.
program
The program of the Literaturhaus is varied. In addition to classic readings, the Literaturhaus has numerous collaborations with other Frankfurt cultural institutions.
Together with the Museum of Modern Art (MMK), for example, the “Eight Reflections” have already been created twice. They were written by authors on the museum's exhibits and have also appeared in book form. The pilot project “Frankfurt, your story”, in cooperation with the Historisches Museum Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Inclusion Unit, has set itself the task of producing literary texts in simple language in order to promote the inclusion of people with linguistic impairments.
Twice a year the Frankfurt Literature House holds the final reading of the Frankfurt Poetics Lectures in cooperation with the Goethe University , the authors of the shortlist of the German Book Prize are presented every year and the Jürgen Ponto Foundation's literature prize for the best young author is also presented at the Granted a beautiful view. In addition, there are regular discussions with critics and book premieres. The literary house holds around 100 different events every year.
The Literaturhaus Frankfurt is also a member of the network of literary houses, in which fourteen literary houses from Germany, Austria and Switzerland come together. Projects are carried out jointly and the House of Literature Prize is awarded once a year .
The Literaturhaus has also been offering shared reading since March 2017. In the project ( The Reader Organization ) from England, a group of interested people meets regularly under the guidance of a trained facilitator to read a previously unknown text aloud together and to exchange ideas about what has been read.
Young literature house
The Junge Literaturhaus is also located under the roof of the Frankfurt Literature House.
The writing workshop "Schreibzimmer" sees itself as writing support for young talents between the ages of 14 and 18 from the Rhine-Main area. The writing room has been divided into poetry and prose since 2005. a. directed by Peter Kurzck , Eva Demski , Matthias Göritz , Antje Wagner , Arne Rautenberg , Marcus Roloff , Tamara Bach and Björn Kuhligk . Graduates are u. a. Juan S. Guse and Martin Piekar . For schoolchildren from Frankfurt and the region, readings, workshops and museum visits are offered as part of the “Sea of Words” project, supervised by authors, illustrators, translators and journalists. Once a month there is a children's book Sunday, where picture book authors read and draw with children, school classes regularly experience German and international authors in the Literaturhaus.
College Nice view
The "Schöne Aussicht" college is the "literature house for teachers" and offers teachers from Frankfurt and the surrounding area the opportunity to exchange ideas once a month. Among other things, workshops with translators are organized, there are excursions, expert discussions and surprise visits to the classroom, as well as a full-day conference every two years.
management
The current head of the literary house is Hauke Hückstädt , who took office in July 2010. Before him, this position was held by Thomas Beckermann (1991–1996) and Maria Gazzetti (1996–2010). The Literaturhaus Frankfurt eV is a non-profit association with approx. 700 members (as of April 2017), the organs are the general assembly, the board of directors and the board of trustees.
Previous guests (selection)
- Antonio Lobo Antunes
- Paul Auster
- Zsuzsa Bánk
- Kirsten buoy
- Teju Cole
- Junot Díaz
- Umberto Eco
- Jeffrey Eugenides
- Jonathan Franzen
- Wilhelm Genazino
- Robert Gernhardt
- Peter Handke
- Judith Hermann
- John Irving
- Elfriede Jelinek
- Daniel Kehlmann
- Navid Kermani
- Imre Kertész
- Bodo Kirchhoff
- Alexander Kluge
- Christian Kracht
- Peter Kurzck
- Sarah Kuttner
- Claudio Magris
- Javier Marías
- Friederike Mayröcker
- Terézia Mora
- Martin Mosebach
- Herta Müller
- Cees Nooteboom
- Les Murray
- Orhan Pamuk
- Marcel Reich-Ranicki
- Robert Seethaler
- Jorge Semprún
- Saša Stanišić
- Martin Suter
- Tom Tykwer
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Martin Walser
- Wim Wenders
- Hanya Yanagihara
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- July toe
Publications
- Hauke Hückstädt, Susanne Gaensheimer (Ed.): Eight reflections. 8 authors, 8 works of art. With contributions by Helene Hegemann, Peggy Mädler , Thomas Pletzinger, Judith Schalansky , Sasa Stanisic and others. a. Henrich Editions, 2013, ISBN 978-3-943407-20-4 .
- Hauke Hückstädt, Susanne Gaensheimer (Ed.): Eight reflections II. 8 authors, 8 works of art. With contributions by Jan Brandt, Lars Brandt, Nino Harati wili, Karen Köhler, Teresa Präauer, Ulrich Peltzer, Annette Pehnt, Tilman Rammstedt. Henrich Editions, 2016, ISBN 978-3-943407-64-8 .
- Hauke Hückstädt, Felix Krämer : German lessons. Authors about Emil Nolde. With contributions by Sascha Anderson, Michael Fehr, Katharina Hacker, Jacques Palminger, Monika Zeiner and others. a. Prestel, 2014, ISBN 978-3-7913-5368-5 .
- Friederike von Bünau, Hauke Hückstädt (ed.): 95 notices. Theses for the future. S. Fischer, 2017, ISBN 978-3-10-397292-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Articles of Association
- ^ Literaturhaus Frankfurt - History. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
- ↑ "Eight Reflections": Finally someone will help me . In: Frankfurter Rundschau . June 27, 2016 ( fr.de [accessed April 26, 2017]).
- ↑ Unique Frankfurt project: six authors write literature in such a way that everyone can understand it . In: Frankfurter Neue Presse . December 28, 2016 ( fnp.de [accessed April 26, 2017]).
- ↑ It's nice that we talked about it . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . January 31, 2017 ( faz.net [accessed April 26, 2017]).
- ↑ Personalia / Literaturhaus Frankfurt: Hauke Hückstädt becomes the new director. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .