The Karl May House, Museum and Foundation
The erstwhile shabby house Karl May was born in, at Hohenstein-Ernstthal,
Saxony, Germany, has been given a thorough brush-up outside and inside, and
today prides a fine little museum, featuring an exact replica of a weaver's
workroom and kitchen of 1845 and displaying hosts of documents taking the
visitor through Karl May's notable life. Close by, a Karl May bust cast in
bronze adorns the town square. May's final place of residence, his 'Villa
Shatterhand' at Radebeul near Dresden, Germany, also houses a museum,
offering one of the continent's most imposing collections of exhibits of
American Indians' culture and warfare, as well as a collection of Karl May's
books and memorabilia from the times he literally "walked with
kings". The Radebeul institution is closely linked to the
'Karl-May-Stiftung' (Foundation), an organization of charity set up by the
author's last will and testament. Both the 'Karl-May-Haus' at
Hohenstein-Ernstthal and the 'Karl-May-Museum' at Radebeul are corporate
memebers of the KMG.
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