Hamburg Literature House
The Literaturhaus Hamburg eV is a cultural institution in Hamburg-Uhlenhorst . The supporting association Literaturhaus eV, founded in 1985 by the citizens of Hamburg, is dedicated to the mediation of literature and the organization of literary events. In addition to the Literaturhaus eV, the literary center (Literaturzentrum eV Hamburg) and the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels Landesverband Nord eV have their headquarters in the historic city villa, the Literaturhauscafé and the Samtleben bookshop are also located there.
The Literaturhaus Hamburg is a member of the literaturhaus.net network and has been awarding the Prize of Literature Houses together with the partner houses since 2002 .
Events and activities
The Literaturhaus Hamburg organizes 100 events of international and national contemporary literature every year - readings, panel discussions, round tables or evenings on literary history. Series such as the Philosophical Café , the Literature Soirée , the Mixed Double or March & Moritz & 1 Guest determine the program as well as the numerous individual events. The Nordic Literature Days take place every two years, the Graphic Novel Days and HIGH VOLTAGE - Spring Reading Days Hamburg once a year . The Literaturhaus is a co-organizer of the Hamburg crime festival . The Literaturhaus eV also annually awards the Mara Cassens Prize for the best German-language debut novel.
The children and youth program runs under the title Young Literature House and consists of different series, each addressing different age groups. This includes events with school classes such as the school novel or the graphic novel project Comixx with class , writing workshops such as the writing laboratory, and reading formats. The Literaturhaus Hamburg eV sees itself as a mediator of literature for all young people, especially those from learning difficulties or with a migration background.
management
Christina Weiss was the first program manager. From 1992 to 2005 the author, dramaturge and literary scholar Ursula Keller took over the management of programs and events at the Hamburg Literature House. The Germanist, literary critic and author Rainer Moritz has been the program director and managing director of the Literaturhaus since 2005 .
History of the building
From 1837 to 1923
In 1837 August Abendroth acquired the land on which the villa is located on the Outer Alster , around Gut Uhlenhorst, from the Hamburger Kämmerei. When a connecting route between St. Georg and Uhlenhorst , the so-called Schwanenwik, was created in 1853-58 , Abendroth divided his estate into several parcels and offered them for sale. In 1864 the carpenter Heinrich Friedrich Christian Stuckenberg bought one of these parcels, divided it into two pieces of land and sold them to the architect Jean David Jolasse (house no. 37) and the master mason Johann Georg Friedrich Haller (house no. 38), who built on the land and resold. The merchant CN Fraeb Haller's late classicist terraced villa was bought on the newly named 'Schwanenwik' (1888; previously 'An der Schöne Aussicht'). In 1889 ownership changed again: the banker Adolph von Pein bought the house and land and had the garden hall built by the architects Kraus and Minck for making music and for parties. After the death of Adolph von Pein (1896), his wife Maria Louise Wilhelmine continued to live in Schwanenwik No. 38 until 1908, when ownership changed again; this time to Franz Justus Krieg, who, in addition to his living quarters, also has the "Heilgymnastische Privatanstalt Dr. War ”and from 1915 with the main committee for physical education e. V. (1915) and the radiologist Hermann Holthusen (1923) lodged as sub-tenants.
From 1924 to 1957
From 1924 to 1938 the Hamburg movement choirs Labanschule, a dance school of the Hungarian Rudolf von Laban , under the direction of Albrecht Knust, from 1934 Lola Rogge , used the garden hall. In 1937, by order of the National Socialists, the Laban School was renamed the Lola-Rogge School. In 1938, Krieg sold his house to the city of Hamburg for use as a girls' home, so that the Lola-Rogge-Schule had to leave its premises. In 1939, at Schwanenwik No. 38, a dormitory for female apprentices, a transit home for young women at risk and protective custody for those caught 'was opened. In 1941 the neighboring house, Schwanenwik No. 37, was used as a girls' home after the expropriation of the Jewish owners, which increased the capacity of the facility to 100 beds. During the Second World War, both houses were used as emergency accommodation for bombed-out party members. In May 1945, British military authorities initially confiscated the home, but released it again in the summer, so that the transit home for girls could resume work in the autumn.
From 1958 to 1985
In 1958, property no. 37 returned to the possession of the expropriated owners from the USSR. In 1985 the girls' home came to an end after more than 45 years. The facility was closed and its residents were distributed among the other Hamburg homes. The house then stood empty for two years and began to deteriorate.
Redefinition of the building
The move in of the newly founded Literaturhaus eV saved the building from further deterioration. After years of lockdown, the house opened to the public. Gerd Bucerius acquired the building for the ZEIT Foundation Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius and made it available to the Literaturhaus eV rent-free. In addition, the foundation bore a significant share of the renovation costs. The city of Hamburg contributed 2.7 million DM . An unnamed patron donated another million DM for ongoing operations. On September 12, 1989, the Literaturhaus Hamburg was officially opened.
Web links
- Internet presence of the Literaturhaus Hamburg
- Network of literature houses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ^ Literaturhaus.net - The network of German-language literature houses. Retrieved on March 26, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Private ballrooms were widespread in the late 19th century. In Hamburg , only two have received from them: the reconstructed hall of mirrors in the Museum of Arts and Crafts and just the hall of the House of Literature.
- ↑ Internet presence , history
- ↑ Internet presence , history
- ↑ Internet presence , history
- ↑ Internet presence , history
Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 5 ″ N , 10 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ E