Thomas Mann's last study is on display in the Thomas Mann Archive. The author's desk was an important companion through all the stages of exile: it followed Thomas Mann from Munich to Switzerland, by ship to the USA and back to Switzerland again. In ...
The Furnishings of a Writer. Thomas Mann and his study
The newly designed permanent exhibition revolves around Thomas Mann’s famous desk, which accompanied him into exile. Together with his private library and numerous objects from different cultures, it provided the creative environment and conditions required for Mann’s work. How did the author, who lived out his final years in Switzerland, go about his work? What tools and habits shaped his writing process? What was his working day and family life like, and how did this fit around his writing? The exhibition explores these questions.
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Permanent exhibition
Thomas Mann Archive at ETH Zurich
Rämistrasse 101
8092 Zürich
Opening hours:
Montag bis Sonntag: 10:00 - 17:00
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