Carl Hermann-Haus

About the museum

Carl Hermann was born in Styria in 1918, studied sculpture in Graz and from 1945 until his death in 1986 lived in Gmünd as a freelance artist. He is regarded as a co-founder of the Blockheide Nature Park, as the initiator of the North-South long-distance trail 05 and as the creator of the Heidemännlein figures.

Between 1964 and 1967 he built the house on Fuchssteinweg together with his wife Elsa. It stands on a rising plot crossed by granite blocks and is literally built into the rock; stone, wood, masonry and glass define its look. The studio is at garden level, the living floor has a hall with a parlour and kitchen, and under the roof there are two further rooms and the sculptor's retreat. Hermann artistically designed the house as a kind of calling card.

The estate and the house later passed into private ownership and were comprehensively renovated in 2006/2007. Since 2019 the house has been open to visitors in the summer months; each year there is a new show offering a different view of Hermann's work, his collections and the Blockheide. Admission is free, and donations are welcome.

Highlights

• Self-built house with studio in the granite rock
• Works and estate of the sculptor Carl Hermann
• Sculpture garden
• Heidemännlein figures for sale
• Close to the Blockheide Nature Park

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission, donations requested.

Accessibility

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Getting there & parking

Address for your satnav: Fuchssteinweg 16, 3950 Gmünd; the garden borders a path into the Blockheide Nature Park.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Sale of Heidemännlein figures.

Events & venue rental

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