Museum of Modern Literature
The permanent exhibition at the Museum of Modern Literature (LiMo) set its sights on nothing less than the spirit of German literature. What is literature? What is it capable of? What can one find of it upon searching in the archive for texts from 1899 to 2001?
The large space for the permanent exhibition is complemented by a virtual museum of the twenty-first century.
The large temporary exhibitions also take place in the Museum of Modern Literature. They present holdings of the archive and are laboratory for different research projects, such as the Network of literary experiences (Netzwerk literarische Erfahrung). An additional noteworthy feature of the museum is Hans Magnus Enzenberger’s Poetry Machine, on loan from the Sammlung Würth Künzelsau. It composes potential oracles at the touch of a button: »It’s a game. The extent to which one imbues it with meaning depends on the observer. Poems can arise that say something to someone.«
The Museum of Modern Literature, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, was opened in 2006 and received the Stirling Prize in 2007.
Contact
Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach
Museums
Schillerhöhe 8-10
71672 Marbach
Telephone +49 (0) 7144 / 848-601
Telefax +49 (0) 7144 / 848-690
Email museum@dla-marbach.de
Opening hours museums
Tuesday-Sunday:
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays except on public holidays.
ACCESSIBILITY
Our museums are barrier-free. However, not all of our exhibitions are fully accessible to disabled visitors. We therefore offer special guided tours and accompanied individual visits for visitors with disabilities. Please get in touch with us before your visit.
CLIMATE
For conservation reasons, the exhibition rooms of the two museums are not warmer than 18 degrees Celsius throughout the year. So please remember to wear appropriate clothing, especially in summer.
