Sauerland Kurier
1/10/2019
Holthausen. The Museum Holthausen is currently showing
the exhibition "Wild West and the Far East - In the Footsteps of Karl
May". On display are original editions of the famous book series,
illustrated works, movie posters, postal and travel maps, which help to
understand the routes in the novels.
Furthermore, familiar scenes of his stories with
characters are recreated. Of course, teepee, Indian jewelry and leather jacket
can be seen. All objects are from the collection of Siegfried Israel. For the
collector from East-Westphalian Schnathorst, Karl May has become a life-content
and for many decades he has collected hundreds of objects about Winnetou and
Old Shatterhand.
In a guided tour starting at 2 pm on Sunday, 20 January,
67-year-old Siegfried Israel tells how he was fascinated by Karl May's life in
his youth and why he values Karl May so much where he picks up his
collectibles and which stories connect with them.
Siegfried Israel enjoyed collecting as a child. It
started with stamps, the cover pictures of matchboxes and colorful orange
paper. Since he was ten, he devours Karl May books. "I borrowed it from
the library back then." The adventure had fascinated him. That's why he
stayed with Karl May. "I was able to immerse myself in reading the books
into another world where only I could go and thus escape the real world."
The writer made it easy for the reading friend Israel. May was one of the most
prolific authors of adventure novels and the worldwide circulation of his works
is estimated at 200 million. Those who have not read the works may have been to
the Karl May Festival, have seen the films of Winnetou or played with
characters of his books. The range is large, which can be seen in the Museum
Holthausen.
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