Anna Seghers Gedenkstätte

Anna Seghers (1900–83) is best known for her chilling novel The Seventh Cross (1941), which was turned into a movie starring Spencer Tracy in 1944. A committed communist, she spent the Nazi years in exile in France and Mexico before moving into this small flat with her husband upon their return in 1955. It’s a modest, functional 1950s-style place that practically drowns in books. A Remington typewriter sits silently on her desk, and there are lots of souvenirs Seghers brought back from her travels. A small exhibit traces her life and work and the museum will open additional hours by appointment.