Private art museum in the former residence of Otto Modersohn and Paula Modersohn-Becker, with works by the founders of the Worpswede artists' colony.
Special exhibition
Special exhibition 2026/27 with works by Paula Modersohn-Becker from the museum's holdings, supplemented by photographs as well as letters and diaries; the focus is on her struggle with colour. The run is about two years, according to the opening announcement.
Otto Modersohn bought the small residential house in Worpswede in 1897 and moved in with his first wife Helene, who died in 1900. A year later Paula Modersohn-Becker moved in; she continued to paint here despite four trips to Paris and died in 1907 at the age of 31, shortly after the birth of her daughter. The house became a museum, which opened on October 15, 1997.
Bernhard Kaufmann laid the foundation of the collection from the early 1950s with purchases of works by the founders of the artists' colony; the Kaufmann family continues to expand it to this day. A modern annex shows paintings by Fritz Mackensen, Hans am Ende and Fritz Overbeck from around 1900, as well as a room with early and late works by Otto Modersohn.
In the basement is the newly designed Vogeler Cabinet with 19 oil paintings by Heinrich Vogeler and 35 framed sheets from his travel diary from the Soviet Union. In the old residence itself, works by Paula Modersohn-Becker from her early Worpswede period and from the time after her Paris trips can be seen; a photo documentation room and a partly reconstructed living room commemorate the artist couple.
| Adults | €6 |
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| Students & apprentices | €5 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personGroup discount from 10 people |
| Families | €11Parents and children up to 14 years of age |
| Audio guide (plus admission) | €5 |
The audio guide has a keypad with raised Braille characters and can be used by hearing-aid wearers via an HAC (hearing aid compatible) loudspeaker.
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Parking available
Central parking lot on Bergstraße, as well as parking spaces opposite the museum next to the Galerie Altes Rathaus.
Exhibition catalogs are available in the museum's online shop.
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| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, FR, NDS) |
| Good to know | Audio guide with 20 stations for the permanent exhibition. Individual guided tours on request, also in Swedish; reservations by phone at 04792 4777 or 0173 3950282; price on request. |
