Literature House Cologne

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Bachem House, today's seat of the Literaturhaus Cologne

The Literaturhaus Köln is a literary house in the center of Cologne , Großer Greeksmarkt 39. It is dedicated to conveying and promoting contemporary German-language and international literature . The Literaturhaus was founded in 1996 and, with 700 club members, is one of the literary houses in Germany with the largest number of members.

history

The Literaturhaus Köln was founded in 1996 on the initiative of some Cologne citizens. The sponsor is the non-profit association Literaturhaus Köln eV The association's first own premises were available in the Cologne Media Park in 1999 , and they were opened by Federal President Johannes Rau . In 2007 the house moved to the south of Cologne and shared the premises with the Forum für Fotografie . Since 2007, the Junge Literaturhaus Köln has also had its own division for children's and youth literature. In 2014 the Literaturhaus moved to the center of Cologne and now has event and office space in Haus Bachem, a listed building between Neumarkt and St. Georg , whose history goes back to the 13th century. The program management of the literature house has been with Thomas Böhm since 1999 and with Insa Wilke from 2010 . In 2012, Bettina Fischer, who has been managing director of the house since 2000, took over the program management. The Literaturhaus Köln is a member of the network of literature houses.

program

Both German-language and international literatures are the focus of the house, established but also less well-known authors find a stage. In addition to classic reading formats , innovative forms are also being tried out, such as the interdisciplinary poetry festival “Satellites” and a comic festival, which take place alternately every year, or “Zwischenmiete Köln”, a reading format for young literature that comes from Freiburg and takes place in the rooms of changing residential communities . The Literaturhaus Köln also maintains cooperations through which events such as the international Poetica literature festival , the award ceremony of the NRW Prize for Literature or the Rolf Dieter Brinkmann Scholarship are included in the program.

Bachem House

At the end of the 13th century there were originally gardens between the Alter Mauer am Bach street and today's Färbergasse, which in 1280 fell to the patrician family of the "Saphiren". The archbishop's chamberlain, Nickolaus von Bachem, had two buildings erected there: the large and the small Bachem . These were torn down in 1590, the cellar vaults have been preserved from this period. Two new buildings were erected, as indicated by the corresponding dating on the current facade of the Great Bachem . The Große Bachem , which, in contrast to the Kleiner Bachem , still stands today, has experienced a wide variety of uses. A wine tavern was located there from 1795, a brewery from 1828, and a restaurant was located there in 1920. After the bombardment of 1943, the entire area around the Great Greek Market was almost completely destroyed. The foundation walls of the Großer Bachem, the baroque stairs made of cherry wood that have survived to this day, and the hanging rooms could be saved. In the post-war period, a wholesaler for bakery and ice cream machines was based in Großer Bachem , and in 1963 an additional building was added on the neighboring property. Since 2014, the Literaturhaus Köln eV has rented the lower two floors as event and office space.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Literaturhaus Köln | The literature house. Accessed January 3, 2019 (German).
  2. ^ Literaturhaus Köln | The literature house. Accessed January 3, 2019 (German).
  3. ↑ Jenny Filon: Bachem House in Cologne: A story of happiness. August 26, 2014, accessed on January 3, 2019 (German).
  4. ↑ Kölner Literaturhaus: Bettina Fischer becomes program director. March 31, 2012, accessed on January 3, 2019 (German).
  5. ↑ Insa Wilke on the person. Accessed January 3, 2019 (German).
  6. ^ The network of literature houses - literaturhaus.net. Accessed January 3, 2019 (German).
  7. ^ Literaturhaus Köln | The literature house. Accessed January 3, 2019 (German).
  8. ↑ Stefanie Karrenbrock: Lyric Festival “Satellites”: Cologne's southern city as an art galaxy. July 3, 2017, accessed on January 3, 2019 (German).
  9. ↑ Comics, Graphic Novels in Cologne: New comic festival starts in the Literaturhaus. November 13, 2015, accessed on January 3, 2019 (German).
  10. ↑ Freiburg literature series "between / rent" - WG readings over beer and bread rolls. Accessed January 3, 2019 (German).
  11. ↑ Poetica | program. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Excellent! The NRW Prize for Literature goes to the authors Karosh Taha and Josefine Rieks | lit.COLOGNE. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Jenny Filon: Bachem House in Cologne: A story of happiness. August 26, 2014, accessed on January 3, 2019 (German).

Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 56.8 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 10.7"  E