New exhibition in the Wall Hall shows portraits of authors
The Stadtbibliothek Bremen is reopening its Wall Hall for exhibitions and, since August 2nd, has been showing portraits of six authors who have a special connection to Bremen. As part of the traveling exhibition “What remains but… literature in the country” portraits of Rainer Maria Rilke , the Brothers Grimm , Felix Hartlaub , Friedo Lampe , Rudolf-Alexander Schröder and Ernst Rowohlt can be seen. But what connects the various authors with the Hanseatic city? Rainer Maria Rilke's diverse relationships with the Worpswede artists' colony are widely known, but between 1901 and 1911 the Hanseatic city was also a constant point in his unsettled life. The folk tale “The Bremen Town Musicians” is also known far beyond the city. The Brothers Grimm published the story in their famous fairy tale collection “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”. Today the town musicians are one of Bremen's landmarks. The authors Rudolf-Alexander Schröder, Felix Hartlaub, Friedo Lampe and Ernst Rowohlt are united by their birthplace - they all saw the light of day in Bremen. In honor of Rudolf Alexander Schröder, the Bremen Senate founded a foundation that has awarded the Bremen Literature Prize .
Another part of the exhibition deals with various topics such as exile, utopia, censorship, alliances, freedom, revolution, enlightenment, ways of life, war, resistance and discord. Authors such as Isabel Fargo Cole, Eva Menasse and Ulrich Holbein have formulated thoughts and written texts on various topics. Portraits of various authors will also be shown. The women's politician and writer Louise Otto-Peters is considered a pioneer of the German women's movement. She locates the exhibition under the theme of revolution, as well as the publicist and Erich Mühsam.
The exhibition can currently be seen at different opening times:
| weekday | Date | time |
| Monday | August 23rd | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Tuesday | August 24th | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m |
| Wednesday | August 25th | Closed |
| Thursday | 26th of August | 9 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Friday | August 27th | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m |
| Saturday | August 28th | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m |
| weekday | Date | time |
| Monday | August 30th | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Tuesday | August 31st | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m |
| Wednesday | September 1 | 1-7 p.m |
| Thursday | September 2nd | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m |
| Friday | September 3rd | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Saturday | September 4th | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m |
| weekday | Date | time |
| Monday | September 6th | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Tuesday | 7th of September | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m |
| Wednesday | September 8th | 1-7 p.m |
| Thursday | September 9th | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m |
| Friday | September 10 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m |
| Saturday | September 11 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m |
| weekday | Date | time |
| Monday | 13.september | 12-7 p.m |
| Tuesday | September 14th | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m |
| Wednesday | September 15th | 2-7 p.m |
| Thursday | 16th September | 9 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Friday | 17th of September | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Saturday | September 18th | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m |
| weekday | Date | time |
| Monday | September 20th | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m |
| Tuesday | 21st September | closed |
| Wednesday | September 22nd | 1-7 p.m |
| Thursday | September 23rd | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m |
| Friday | September 24th | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Saturday | 25th of September | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m |
| weekday | Date | time |
| Monday | September 27th | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m |
| Tuesday | September 28th | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m |
| Wednesday | September 29th | closed |
| Thursday | 30. September | closed |