Museum of the Worpsweder Kunststiftung Friedrich Netzel, with works by the first generation of Worpswede painters and their successors.
November 15, 2026 – March 7, 2027
Long-term photographic project by the artist duo Christine Steyer and Jürgen Strasser: painterly, abstract images of nature in which faces, figures, landscapes and distant galaxies can be vaguely discerned.
February 7, 2026 – November 1, 2026
First solo exhibition in Germany by the Paris-based painter Inès Longevial, as part of “Impuls Paula” marking the 150th birthday of Paula Modersohn-Becker. The focus is on portraits and on the skin as a surface for stories.
The roots of the Worpsweder Kunsthalle lie in the shop of bookbinder master Friedrich Netzel, who gave the first Worpswede artists space to exhibit and sell. His son, also named Friedrich Netzel, set up his own house on Bergstraße in 1919 as a gallery for contemporary art. Alongside the art trade, a private art collection gradually developed there.
After the gallerist died in 1945, his wife continued the business and later handed it over to their son, Friedrich Netzel. He showed the family collection, spanning three generations, and organized special exhibitions of supraregional significance, including major exhibitions on the work of Heinrich Vogeler in 1972, 1973 and 1989, which for the first time also included works from Vogeler's Soviet period.
At the wish of the last gallerist, a foundation was established to preserve the collection. Since 1999 the Worpsweder Kunststiftung Friedrich Netzel has run the house on a private basis with a team of staff and volunteers; today the Kunsthalle belongs to the Worpswede museum association. The collection includes works by Fritz Mackensen, Otto Modersohn, Hans am Ende, Fritz Overbeck and Heinrich Vogeler, an extensive permanent loan from Ottilie Reylaender, works by the second generation of artists, and contemporary Worpswede artists.
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €5People with a severe disability ID (50% disability or more), members of the Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker (German Art Historians' Association) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to their 18th birthday have free admission. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5Discount from 50% disability |
| Students & apprentices | freePupils, students and trainees have free admission. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personPer person and museum; groups please register in advance. |
| Museum hoch 4 (all four Worpswede museums, valid 1 year) | €25reduced €15; transferable, each museum can be visited once. |
| Annual ticket for all 4 museums | €49reduced €29, also at the reduced price for residents of the Osterholz district. |
Citizens of Worpswede who bring at least one paying guest have free admission. For a guided tour in the museum brought along by visitors themselves, a fee of €20 is charged.
The exhibition area is wheelchair-accessible via a side entrance. The museum answers planning questions by phone or email.
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Children and young people up to their 18th birthday have free admission.
Worpswede Hemberg
VBN bus line 670 from Bremen Hauptbahnhof to the Worpswede Hemberg stop. In summer the Moorexpress (Bremen–Stade) also runs on Saturdays, the first Sunday of the month and public holidays; from Worpswede station the museums are about a 20-minute walk away.
Parking available
The large central car park in the village center (satnav: Bergstraße 13) is recommended; the Kunsthalle is easily reached on foot from there.
By bicycle: the art cycle route "Moor, Magie und große Kunst" between Bremen, Worpswede, Vegesack and Fischerhude.
Get directionsMuseum shop with literature, prints and original works by Worpswede artists, as well as ceramics from the region (same opening hours as the museum). There is a museum café at the Barkenhoff.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | "Kunststunde" (art hour): every Thursday at 16:00 the curatorial team leads a tour alternately through one of the four Worpswede museums (€3 in addition to admission). Group tours via the Worpswede tour guides, also in English, French, Italian, Ukrainian and Russian. For school classes from the Osterholz district, the free program "JiM – Jung im Museum" is available. |
