| dc.description.abstract | The Michael Ende Museum in Munich was set up in 1998 as the first institution
in Germany whose role was to popularize the output of one of the most distinguished
representatives of world literature for children. The central holding of
this museum is Michael Ende’s private archive, which was donated by Ende’s
widow – Mariko Sato-Ende. It contains manuscripts, correspondence, photographs,
recordings, computer games, paintings of his parents, Edgar and Luise
Ende, personal belongings, furniture, and other objects. The rooms of the museum
are located on the premises of the medieval Blutenberg Castle (in the
suburbs of Munich), which houses the International Youth Library, the beneficiary
of Ende’s legacy. The author of the paper looks at the literary museum as
a possible form of making the history of literature for children more accessible
to a mainstream audience, especially to the youngest readers. She analyzes the
form of the exhibition devoted to the German writer, explores the exhibits and
the ways in which they are presented, and the options to create biographical
stories with the use of objects from the memorabilia of Ende. | en |
