Museum Villa Rot

About the museum

Baron Raymund Fugger had the villa built in 1912 on a hill above the Rot valley; the architect Balthasar von Hornstein-Grüningen combined Baroque, Neoclassical, and Art Nouveau forms and incorporated the old trees into the park. In 1925 Alexandra von Hornstein bought the so-called Fuggerschlösschen; after her death it passed to her friend Feodora Christ, who in 1933 married the cellist and conductor Hermann Hoenes. After Hoenes was forced out of the Reichs-Symphonie-Orchester during the Nazi era, the couple made the villa a quiet meeting place for music and art after 1945.

The Hoenes Foundation, established in 1987, grew out of the couple's estate – the house, the park, and a collection of mainly Asian and European sculptures, porcelain, and crafts. It opened the Museum Villa Rot on August 28, 1992, which under Norbert Deuchert initially showed exhibitions on cultures such as those of Japan, Africa, and India.

From 2007, Stefanie Dathe oriented the museum toward thematic group exhibitions of contemporary art; after renovation, it reopened in spring 2008. In 2014 the art hall designed by Hinrichsmeyer & Bertsch was added, made possible by an additional endowment from the sculptor Willi Siber, providing space for large-scale works. Today the museum presents three temporary exhibitions a year, has hosted a chamber concert series in the Hoenes-Saal since 2006, and since 2016 holds the art fair Roter Kunstsalon every fall.

Highlights

• Art Nouveau country villa from 1912 in a park with old trees
• Art hall from 2014 for large-scale sculptures and installations
• Three thematic temporary exhibitions of contemporary art per year
• Chamber concerts in the Hoenes-Saal, some with the 1745 Testore cello
• Art fair Roter Kunstsalon every year in October

Founded

1992

Operated by

Gemeinnützige Hoenes-Stiftung

Director

Sabine Heilig

Admission & discounts

Members of the friends' circle have free admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• 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

One step leads to the main entrance. The historic cabinet rooms on the upper floor as well as the café and restrooms in the basement are not accessible; the art hall and the Hoenes-Saal can be reached without barriers.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Museum café with historic period furniture (Sat 14:00–17:00, Sun and public holidays 13:00–17:00), also in the park in good weather. Museum shop in the foyer with catalogs, posters, and postcards.

Events & venue rental

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