Town or city Marbach am Neckar Completed 6 June 2006 Phone +49 7144 848600 | Country Germany Opened 6 June 2006 Cost 10 million EUR | |
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Client German Archive of Literature, Schiller National Museum Directorate Address Schillerhöhe 8, 71666 Marbach am Neckar, Germany Hours Open today · 10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit Architectural styles Classical architecture, Modern architecture Architects David Chipperfield, Alexander Schwarz Similar Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Schiller‑Nationalmuseum, America's Cup Building, Schillers Geburtshaus, James Simon Gallery | ||
Kanagawa museum of modern literature
The Museum of Modern Literature (Literaturmuseum der Moderne) or LiMo is part of the German Literature Archive (Deutsches Literaturarchiv) in Marbach am Neckar, Germany. The museum won its architect the Stirling Prize in 2007.
The museum opened in September 2006 and was designed by British architect David Chipperfield and constructed at a cost of €10 million by Leonard Weiss GmbH with engineering by Ingenieurgruppe Bauen.
The museum stands on a rock plateau in Marbach's scenic park, overlooking the valley of the Neckar River. It displays and archives 20th-century literature. Notable original manuscripts include The Trial by Franz Kafka and Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin.
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