Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e. V.

About

VATMH is an independent and politically unaffiliated organization of the Federal Republic of Germany, which fosters the intellectual and cultural exchange between the United States and Germany.The institution awards fellowships in the two residences, Villa Aurora and Thomas Mann House, in Pacific Palisades, a suburb of Los Angeles, CA., and organizes cultural programs in the U.S. and Germany. The organization's program is a reminder of the history of European exile in California, while presenting a lively, contemporary, and diverse image of Germany, and allowing to contemplate societal, cultural and political challenges.