Mori-Ôgai Memorial
The Mori-Ôgai Memorial is the memory of the Japanese physician, poet, translator and critic Ogai Mori dedicated Museum of the Humboldt University in Luisenstraße 39 in Berlin district of Mitte .
During his studies in Germany from 1884 to 1888, Ōgai lived from April to June 1887 in a boarding house in the corner building on Luisenstrasse 39 in Berlin on Marienstraße . This apartment became the site of the memorial, which today offers the opportunity to find out more about his life, work and era.
Facility
The Mori-Ôgai Memorial is part of the Department of East Asian Studies within the Institute for Asian and African Studies (IAAW) at the Humboldt University in Berlin. In the field of mediation between Japanese and European culture , the institution undertakes scientific tasks that are linked to the person and work of the doctor and scientist, the poet and translator Mori Rintarô, known as Ōgai (鷗 外 'seagulls'). The memorial serves to inform the German public and Japanese visitors about the legacy of Ōgai and promotes scientific engagement with his life and work. The main task is the translation, indexing and dissemination of works which are of great importance for a cultural understanding between Japan and Europe.
In addition to the commemorative room furnished in the style of the late 19th century, visitors can look forward to changing exhibitions and an edition called a small series with first-time translations by students from various types of Japanese text. In addition to a reference library, a digital catalog is available. Translations, articles, dissertations, etc. in European languages are documented here. The special exhibitions include calligraphy and photo exhibitions, and courses, lectures and readings are also offered.
The memorial is visited annually by numerous tourists, mainly from Japan. Their work is supported by the Mori-Ôgai Memorial Fund.
history
In a letter dated June 8, 1965, Kawabata Yasunari , President of the Japanese PEN Club , Niwa Fumio , President of the Japanese Writers' Union , and Takami Jun , President of the Museum of Modern Literature, addressed the magistrate of East Berlin. A plaque was asked to honor the work of the writer and mediator of European literature in Japan, Mori Ōgai. This was unveiled in 1966. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Ôgai's arrival in Germany, the Mori-Ôgai memorial room at the place where Ôgai lived was opened on October 12, 1984 on the initiative of the Japanologist and translator Jürgen Berndt (1933–1993) with the assistance of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf . inaugurated at the corner of Luisenstrasse 39 and Marienstraße 32. This was done with the support of the GDR government, which was looking for ways to improve economic and political relations with Japan, and the gai academic society in Tokyo. The Japanologist Beate Wonde has been supervising this institution since 1984, which was elected to the board of the Japanese Ôgai Society in May 2019 for her services.
On June 2, 1989, the rector of the Humboldt University founded the memorial in the presence of a Japanese business delegation. After the German unification the existence was endangered. Until 1993, the operating costs were covered by Japanese donations. The continued preservation was secured from 1993 by grants from Schering AG and Japanese donations amounting to 250,000 DM . This was the share capital of the Mori-Ôgai Memorial Fund . In 1994 the decision was made to keep the memorial as a scientific institution of the Humboldt University. In October 1995 the Center for Language and Culture of Japan at the Humboldt University in Berlin was founded, consisting of the Institute for Japanese Studies and the Mori-Ôgai Memorial (Director: Klaus Kracht , 1995–2013; Harald Salomon, since 2013). The organs of publication are the annual report of the Center for Language and Culture of Japan at the Humboldt University in Berlin (1996–2013), Japonica Humboldtiana - Yearbook of the Mori Ôgai Memorial Hall (1997–2015), the Kleine Reihe (since 1997) and the Japanological Archive (since 2013).
Web links
- Mori Ôgai memorial and the “Mori Ôgai Memorial Fund” at the Institute for Asian and African Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beate Wonde's career. Website of the Institute for Asian and African Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 18.2 ″ N , 13 ° 22 ′ 47.1 ″ E