150 years of Thomas Mann: Festures in Lübeck and worldwide!

150 years of Thomas Mann: Festures in Lübeck and worldwide!

Lübeck, Deutschland - The 150th birthday of Thomas Mann will be celebrated in a large scale next year! The literary legacy of the Nobel Prize winner and political activist will be recognized with an international conference from June 5 to 8, 2025 in his hometown Lübeck, as the German Thomas Mann-Society reports. The event aims to illuminate Mann's development from the conservative writer to a decisive democrats and to discuss the continued relevance of his works today. Various locations such as the Colosseum in Lübeck, the St. Aegidien Church and the St. Annen Museum are used as locations to present the versatile facets of his life and work.

In addition, a ceremony will take place on June 6th, followed by the exhibition "My time. Thomas Mann and Democracy" in the Buddenbrookhaus. Due to renovation work in the historic Heinrich-and-Thomas Mann Center, the exhibition was moved to the St. Annen Museum, where it addressed the political dimension of Mann's letter. The series of events will be supplemented by the International Thomas Mann Festival, which takes place in Nida, Lithuania from July 12, 2025, the place where man spent his summer in the 1920s. This festival will be another highlight in the anniversary year and brings the literary world together to celebrate Mann's influence.

new publications and projects

The Fischer Verlag has announced, among other things, the most important works of Mann's in newly designed paperback editions, accompanied by important new releases about his life and thinking. A special highlight will be the appearance of his radio programs in book form on January 29, in which he expressed his political responsibility and thus contributed to information in Germany. These publications underline the timeless importance of Thomas Mann's voice in society, which must be heard again today. The upcoming celebrations and new publications are not only a tribute to the writer, but also an invitation to rediscover his thoughts about democracy and humanity in a challenging time.

The extensive event for Thomas Mann's 150th birthday promises to become a festival of literature and mind that will address both old and new generations. The comprehensive program invites you to explore and celebrate the complexity and timeless relevance of Thomas Mann's thoughts, which turns out to be a central part of these festivities, as already emphasized by the German Thomas Mann-Society.