Kerstin Zilm: Margit Kleinman, director of the Villa Aurora, tells the story about how Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger came to Los Angeles. She leads a spontaneous tour through the maze of rooms, ...
The latest updates from the L.A. County Arboretum, Villa Aurora and more as wildfires continue to damage or threaten cultural ...
"The images of the fires in Los Angeles shake us to the core" read a press release on the buildings' website. "Fortunately, all Fellows and employees of Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House are safe.
The villa, which Mann lived between 1942 and 1952, is located at the western edge of Los Angeles. While living in the US, Mann became a leading figure of exiled German intellectuals. "Germany is ...