Internationaler Museumstag im Anna-Seghers-Museum

In the organizer's words:

"When you write, you have to write in such a way that you sense the possibility behind the despair and the way out behind the downfall." - Anna Seghers, from: Selbstanzeige

A look beyond the outskirts of the city

After many years in exile, the writer Anna Seghers found a new home in Berlin-Adlershof. Her apartment, where she lived from 1955 to 1981, contains many personal mementos as well as her extensive library of around 10,000 volumes, including dedication copies from many writer friends.

Her living room was a meeting place for friends from various countries, with whom she also exchanged letters.

Anyone who ventures to the outskirts of the city will not only gain insights into Seghers' eventful life and her constant commitment as a writer to social change with global significance, but also her appreciation of the visual arts and her transatlantic perspective based on experience. It was not for nothing that she called the balcony in front of her apartment a "mast basket", from which she could look out into the distance as if the sea lay beyond the trees.

There will be three special guided tours on International Museum Day, at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm.

Registration is requested due to limited space. Admission is only possible 5 to 10 minutes before the tour.

The museum invites you to take a free special tour of the writer Anna Seghers' former apartment full of books and personal memories.

Price information:

Limited number of participants Registration: anna-seghers-museum@adk.de