From September 20, 2026
Die späten Zeichnungen
Landscape drawings from Otto Ubbelohde’s late work during and after the First World War, created to poems and texts by the forest pastor Karl Ernst Knodt.
Otto-Ubbelohde-Haus
Former residence and studio house of fairy-tale illustrator Otto Ubbelohde in Goßfelden: a museum with a garden, open on Sundays with free admission.
Have only individual sections read aloud
Opening hoursFree admission
Current exhibitions
About the museum
The painter, graphic artist and illustrator Otto Ubbelohde (born in Marburg in 1867, died in Goßfelden in 1922) is best known for his pictures for Grimms' fairy tales. After years of apprenticeship and travel in Munich, southern Germany and Worpswede, he settled in the Lahn meadows near Goßfelden in 1900 and built himself a studio there to his own designs, inspired by the English country-house architecture of the architect Hermann Muthesius. The house was extended in 1905 and in 1914/15, partly because Ubbelohde took in pupils in the summer. Together with his wife Hanna he lived and worked here until his early death in 1922.
After Ubbelohde's death the property remained in family ownership; in 1991 the family handed the house and artistic estate over to the Otto-Ubbelohde-Stiftung, founded in the meantime. After renovation, the house and gardens opened as a museum in 1999 – still in Ubbelohde's own century.
Today the foundation and a working group of the municipality of Lahntal run the museum largely on a voluntary basis. Changing exhibitions on Ubbelohde's versatile work and on other artists are shown. The property includes an artist's garden with perennial borders, which is freely accessible at any time. In 2010 a circular trail through Goßfelden was also laid out, linking stations with Ubbelohde's motifs.
Highlights
- Studio house from 1900 in the style of English country-house architecture
- Fairy-tale frieze for a nursery and restored raven frieze in the studio
- Restored artist's garden, accessible at any time
- “In the Footsteps of Otto Ubbelohde” circular trail (16 stations, about 1.5 km)
- Free admission
- Founded
- 1999
- Operated by
- Otto-Ubbelohde-Stiftung
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free; donations are requested.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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
The house lies in the Lahn floodplain and can only be entered via a stone staircase.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops: not available
There are no dedicated programs for children, but the “fairy-tale frieze for a nursery” also appeals to young visitors.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Goßfelden
Regional train RB 94 (Marburg–Erndtebrück) to Goßfelden, then about 10 to 15 minutes on foot; bus line 481 from Marburg Hbf on weekdays.
By car
Parking available
Parking at the Bürgerhaus Lahnfelshalle (Otto-Ubbelohde-Weg 21a) and in the school car park (Otto-Ubbelohde-Weg 27). From there a footpath runs between the gardens to the museum. Direct vehicle access to the museum is not permitted.
Goßfelden can be reached via the B 62 and L 3381; the house lies on the Lahn cycle path.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
Guided tours and refreshments in the garden in good weather on International Museum Day (May) and Open Monument Day (September).
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Weddings / ceremonies
Civil wedding ceremonies are possible at the Ubbelohde-Haus (Standesamt Lahntal).
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours by arrangement. Guided tours along the Otto-Ubbelohde-Rundweg through Goßfelden are booked on weekdays at 06423 6785. |
