Pacific Palisades
Paths of German-speaking Writers into Californian Exile 1932 – 1941
“Pacific Palisades – Paths of German-speaking Writers into Californian Exile 1932-1941” is the first special exhibition of the German Emigration Center. Developed in cooperation with the Buddenbrook House Lübeck, it was later displayed at the Literature House Munich. The Buddenbrook House served as the third exhibition station.
The exhibition follows the traces of ten authors who were compelled to leave Germany with the transfer of power to the National Socialists; among them are Thomas Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Bertolt Brecht. The most common destination for the emigrants was the USA. Many German-speaking authors settled in “Pacific Palisades,” a hilly area on the Californian coast, which became “Weimar under palms.” However, not all writers managed to establish themselves in America.
An 80-page catalog has been published for this special exhibition by marebuchverlag, which is available in the museum shops in Munich, Lübeck, and Bremerhaven.
The content of the special exhibition was developed in cooperation with the Buddenbrook House Lübeck and designed by Studio Andreas Heller.
Following this great success, further exhibition stations are planned in Berlin and Vienna.
Detail of the special exhibition “Pacific Palisades”