Museum Haus Dix

About the museum

After the Nazis dismissed Otto Dix from his professorship in Dresden in 1933, the painter moved with his family to Lake Constance. In 1936 he moved into a three-story house with large studio windows in Hemmenhofen on the Höri peninsula, designed by the architect Arnulf Schelcher. Dix lived and worked here with his wife Martha and their children Nelly, Ursus and Jan until his death in 1969.

Martha Dix left the house in 1979. The building and garden have been listed as a historic monument since 2005, and in 2010 the Otto-Dix-Haus-Stiftung acquired the property. During the subsequent restoration work, murals came to light in the basement that Dix and his guests had painted at a carnival party in 1966. In June 2013 the house opened as a branch of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart.

The presentation tells of the everyday life of an artist's family in the postwar years; a free media guide leads through the living quarters, the studio and the terraced garden. For the 2026 season, the former children's rooms on the third floor were also newly furnished: with original objects from the family's possession, such as books, instruments and the children's own works, they trace the lives of the three Dix children.

Highlights

• Studio and living quarters of the Dix family overlooking the Untersee
• Basement murals from the 1966 carnival party (guided tour only)
• Newly furnished rooms of the three Dix children
• Terraced garden with museum café
• Free media guide, also available as an app

Permanent exhibitions

• Wohnhaus und Atelier der Familie Dix – A tour through the living quarters, the studio and the garden, with a media guide telling of the family's everyday life in the postwar years.
• Die Kinderzimmer – Newly furnished rooms on the third floor that use original objects to follow the lives of Nelly, Ursus and Jan Dix.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Kunstmuseum Stuttgart

Admission & discounts

Free admission for members of ICOM, the Deutscher Museumsbund, the friends' association and the Freundeskreis (circle of friends). Public guided tours €3, reduced €2, plus admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Only the music room, dining room and living room on the first floor are wheelchair-accessible (access via the narrow path to the left of the house; one step between the terrace and the living room). Upper floors only via steep stairs, no elevator. No accessible restroom and no baby changing table. Garden paths are covered with grit; the circular path is accessible only via stairs. Accessible parking spaces at the start of Otto-Dix-Weg below the museum.

Kids & families

• Baby changing facilities: not available

No baby changing table in the house. A steep staircase leads from Otto-Dix-Weg to the house.

Getting there & parking

By car via the L 192 Radolfzell – Stein am Rhein to Hemmenhofen, after the restaurant Kellhof turn right onto Otto-Dix-Weg. For wheelchair users, getting in and out via the narrow driveway to the left of the house.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Museum café in the garden with terraces.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Civil wedding ceremonies can be held in the house; separate contact details according to the website.

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