To mark  the Bauhaus centenary, Haus der Seidenkultur (HdS) was able to invite the author Tom Saller to give a reading on Sunday June 7th from 11.00 to 13.00 hours in the museum in Luisenstraße 15. “Martha tanzt” is the title of the debut novel by the psychotherapist Tom Saller from the year 2018.  In this novel he relates the life of the fictitious Martha Wetzlaff from Pomerania on two different time levels.  She was born in Berlin in 1900, studied for a few years at the Weimar Bauhaus and after 1945 made a career as a dancer in New York
The story is linked to actual events and persons.  Saller was inspired by the lifestory of his own grandmother who like the protagonist in the novel was called Martha and originated from Pomerania. 

The book published by Ullstein “has not only arouse the interest of Bauhaus fans“, says Ulrike Denter from HdS who welcomed the prominent author to Krefeld. Denter is the curator of the Bauhaus exhibition dedicated to the “Pioneers of Textile Design”  Elisabeth Kadow and Immeke Mitscherlich. Entrance fee is €9. It is advisable to register under This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as a lot of tickets have already been sold. The exhibition can be visited until 24th November during the opening hours of the museum. Group visits can be arranged for the desired time and date under telephone number 02151-9345355 or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ; 

Tom Saller reads from his novel “Martha tanzt”.

Photo: Anett Kürten