Heinrich Vogeler's former home and studio in Worpswede, now a museum devoted to his work from Art Nouveau to his late period.
February 7, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Taking Paula Modersohn-Becker's "Girl with a Pearl Necklace" as its starting point, the show explores how the image of the human being in portrait painting changed over the course of a century.
November 21, 2026 – February 28, 2027
Works by the winners of the biennial art prize, presented together with the Große Kunstschau.
The Barkenhoff – Low German for "birch farm" – was originally a farmhouse dating from around 1835. The young painter Heinrich Vogeler bought it in 1895 and, step by step until 1908, transformed it into an elegant Art Nouveau artist's residence with a landscaped garden. Around 1900 the house became the social heart of the Worpswede artists' colony, frequented by Rainer Maria Rilke and Paula Modersohn-Becker, among others.
After World War I, Vogeler turned to socialist ideas and in 1919 made the Barkenhoff a commune with a work school. From 1923 the estate served as a children's home run by Rote Hilfe (Red Aid), until it was sold in 1932 to the landscape architect Max Karl Schwarz, who for a time ran a horticultural school there. Over the following decades the building fell increasingly into disrepair.
In 1981 the Barkenhoff passed to the newly founded Barkenhoff-Stiftung Worpswede, which opened it to the public. After a restoration of about 15 months that returned the house to its 1908 state, the Heinrich-Vogeler-Museum opened in December 2004. Exhibition rooms and a foyer were later added in the former coach houses.
The permanent exhibition traces Vogeler's path from the Düsseldorf Academy through Art Nouveau and Expressionism to the realist painting of his later years – with paintings, prints and drawings, jewelry, porcelain, furniture and architectural designs. Today the house is part of the Worpswede museum association.
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €5People with a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis, degree of disability 50 or more), members of the Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to their 18th birthday free. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5Reduced admission from a 50% degree of disability. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree admission for school students, university students and apprentices. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personPer person and museum, with advance booking. |
| Families | –No family ticket; children and young people are free. |
| Museum hoch 4 (combination ticket for Barkenhoff, Große Kunstschau, Haus im Schluh, Worpsweder Kunsthalle) | €25Reduced €15; 20% discount with the Paula-Kunst-Ticket. |
| Annual pass for the Worpswede museums | €49Reduced €29 for residents of the Osterholz district; valid for 365 days. |
| Kunststunde (Thu 16:00) | €3Plus admission; curator-led tour, rotating among the four museums. |
Residents of Worpswede get free admission if they bring at least one paying guest. A fee of €20 is charged for a private group tour.
Shop, café, coach houses and first floor largely accessible; accessible restroom available. Small parking lot right by the house for guests with limited mobility.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Barkenhoff – Worpswede
VBN bus line 670 from Bremen Hbf to the stop "Barkenhoff – Worpswede".
Parking available
Small parking lot of its own at the Barkenhoff, intended mainly for people with walking disabilities; the central parking lot in the village center (Bergstraße 13) is recommended.
On Saturdays and public holidays (May to early October) the historic Moorexpress train runs to Worpswede; connection to the art cycling route "Moor, Magie und große Kunst".
Get directionsMuseum café and shop (literature, prints, ceramics) in the Barkenhoff, open during museum hours.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Public guided tours and village tours through Worpswede Touristik (tel. +49 4792 935820); tours also available in English, French, Italian, Ukrainian and Russian. Thursdays at 16:00, "Kunststunde" (art hour) with the curators. |
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