French comic artist Marc Boutavant is coming to Blutenburg Castle for the opening of our new exhibition “Award-winning!”. The inventor of the blue donkey Ariol has created an exclusive installation…
The International Youth Library and the Institut français Deutschland are presenting a selection of the most interesting artists in contemporary francophone children's literature in the new…
On the occasion of the DFG-funded cataloguing of Josef Guggenmos‘ estate, a workshop aimed particularly at students and mediators will provide impulses for the academic use of the estate and the…
Miraculix, Pippi Longstocking, Sams, Pumuckl, Mister Morrison and Papa Smurf have a problem: they've lost their superpowers! Pippi suddenly no longer knows that she is strong, Sams has used up all…
On 14 September 1949, the International Youth Library opened its doors as the first library for international children's and youth literature. It was founded by the Jewish journalist Jella Lepman,…
The founder of the International Youth Library, Jella Lepman, is one of the most influential figures in German post-war history. Born in Stuttgart in 1891, she grew up in a middle-class Jewish family…
Grab your paintbrush!
In this course, children between the ages of 4 and 10 are invited to make their own artistic experiences in different techniques in small, age-appropriate groups. In addition…
The events will take place in german.
Funny, sad, exciting, adventurous - the children's library offers a colorful mix of stories to discover on its long shelves. The best way to do this is through…
International Workshop of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and International Youth Library in Munich, organized by Svetlana Efimova (LMU) and Marina Balina (Illinois Wesleyan…
From mid-July until the beginning of November, an array of panels featuring cheerful and funny illustrations from picture books will be on display along a path outside the walls of Blutenburg castle.…