Mori-Ôgai-Gedenkstätte
The Mori-Ôgai-Gedenkstätte stands in Berlin as part of Humboldt University, linking Japanese and European cultural history. Its rooms focus on Mori Ōgai, a Japanese doctor, poet, translator and publicist.
Mori Ōgai lived in Berlin from 1884 to 1888 while studying medicine and exploring European thought. The permanent exhibition occupies the former Pension Stern, where he once lived. A late nineteenth-century interior recreates the setting of his everyday life during those Berlin years. Japanese originals and translations place his writing beside research about his work.
Temporary exhibitions and events examine cultural and scientific exchange between Japan and Europe during the transition to modernity. Ōgai’s novella The Dancer recalls Berlin through a tragic relationship between a Japanese student and a Berlin woman. The room’s period atmosphere leaves a tangible impression of the place where his Berlin experience unfolded.
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