Welcome and introduction to the exhibition by the curator
Exhibition opening: Thomas Mann
Event location
Enrollment hall, Munich city campus
Public event
Target audience
students,
employees,
publically,
specialist audience,
journalists
Presenter
TUM Center for Culture and Arts
Join us for the grand opening of the exhibition “Thomas Mann – In the burninglandscape of democracy. Life. Politics. Present.” Speakers will include Prof. Felix Mayer, artistic director of the TUM Centre for Culture and Arts (CCA), and the curators, who will provide an initial insight into the concept and content of the exhibition.
About the project:
On the occasion of Thomas Mann's 150th birthday, the TUM Center for Culture and Arts and Thomas Mann Forum Munich e.V. are realizing a unique, interdisciplinary project focusing on Thomas Mann's commitment to democracy and his courageous resistance against the Nazi Regime – and what we can learn from this in the ‘burning landscape’ of our present day.
The project is held under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The overall project comprises four interlinked components:
- an exhibition at the TUM-Immatrikulationshalle (December 8 - January 15),
- an academic symposium (November 3),
- an accompanying publication
- the guest performance "Zauberberg :: Expedition in die Gegenwart", an immersive VR theater production (early 2026, date tba).
- an accompanying programme
The overall project is supported by the TUM University Foundation and the Bavarian State Parliament. We would like to thank the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation for hosting the symposium.
Additional information
How to find us
- Enrollment hall at TUM