Buddenbrookhaus, Literary museum in Lübeck, Germany
The Buddenbrookhaus is a five-story merchant house in Lübeck that displays the history of the Mann family and their literary works. The exhibitions present original manuscripts, photographs, and personal objects from their lives and careers.
The building was constructed in 1758 as a merchant house and became known when Thomas Mann published his novel 'Buddenbrooks', which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. This connection between the actual house and the literary work made it an important landmark in German literary history.
The house was home to the Mann family across generations and its rooms reflect the life that Thomas Mann depicted in his novel. Visitors experience how the family lived and worked here, bringing the literary works to life.
The museum offers guided tours through the exhibition spaces, allowing visitors to explore the rooms systematically. A specialized library on site provides resources for those who want to delve deeper into the family's works.
On the ground floor, visitors can see a reconstructed dining room that looks exactly as described in Mann's novel, blurring the line between reality and fiction. Such reconstructions allow readers to step directly into the scenes of their favorite books.
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