Lübeck celebrates 125 years of Buddenbrooks with an exhibition and readings
Quick Look
- Lübeck is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the publication of Thomas Mann's novel Buddenbrooks with a large exhibition, readings and numerous activities.
- The exhibition "Family Affairs.
- 125 Years of Buddenbrooks" opens on October 29th in the St.
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Why It Matters
Thomas Mann published his novel Buddenbrooks at the age of 26 on October 13, 1901. The work made Lübeck world famous and is considered an important work of German literature.
Lübeck is celebrating “125 years of Buddenbrooks” with a large exhibition, readings and numerous activities. On October 13, 1901, the novel by the then 26-year-old Thomas Mann, who later won the Nobel Prize, was published.
“It is the novel that made Lübeck world famous,” says Caren Heuer (47), the director of the Buddenbrookhaus. To mark the anniversary of the novel's publication, the city organized a large accompanying program. “Our Buddenbrooks events are almost all sold out,” says Heuer.
On October 29th the exhibition “Family Affairs. 125 Years of Buddenbrooks” opened. The key question is what keeps families together - told through the characters in Buddenbrooks. The exhibition is shown in the St. Annen Museum. The Buddenbrookhaus on Mengstrasse has been closed since 2020 and is currently a construction site until the end of 2030.
Open Questions
- When will the Buddenbrookhaus reopen after the renovation?
- What specific exhibits will be featured in the “Family Affairs” exhibit?
