This is the only opportunity in 2026 to see Angela Merkel give a reading in MV.
Angela Merkel reads on Usedom! As part of the Usedom Literature Days, Angela Merkel will be giving a special reading at the Peenemünde power plant on Thursday, September 10 at 7 p.m."We have been trying for years to invite Angela Merkel to Usedom again. In 2018, she was a guest on the island for the 25th Island of Usedom Music Festival. We are all the more delighted that it has now worked out!" says Thomas Hummel, Director of the Usedom Literature Festival and the Usedom Music Festival. The former German Chancellor will read from her memoirs "Freiheit" - Erinnerungen 1954-2021 and give personal insights into her life and political career - from her childhood in the GDR to 16 years at the head of the German government.
The Usedomer Literaturtage are expecting a large audience and ask you to arrive in good time, admission is from 6 pm.
