Brecht-Weigel-Haus

Over het museum

Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel chose Buckow in the Märkische Schweiz region as their summer residence in 1952. Until 1971, Weigel lived in the so-called Iron Villa, a studio house built in 1911 for the Berlin sculptor Georg Roch; Brecht worked in the nearby gardener's house and wrote the "Buckower Elegien" (Buckow Elegies) here in 1953/54. He spent his last summer weeks before his death in 1956 in Buckow.

After Weigel's death, the heirs sold the middle part of the property to the state, and a memorial opened there in June 1977. The gardener's house is privately owned today. The villa and garden have been listed as protected monuments since 1986; sculptures by Roch still adorn the facade and garden.

The ensemble also includes the theater shed, renovated in 2014, with the covered wagon from the Berlin production of "Mother Courage and Her Children," and a visitor center opened in 2023 that hosts special exhibitions. The operator is the district of Märkisch-Oderland; the house also has a reference library of more than 900 volumes.

Hoogtepunten

• Living hall of the Iron Villa with original furnishings and a view of the lake
• The covered wagon from "Mother Courage" in the theater shed
• "Buckower Elegien" on panels in the poetry garden
• Garden exhibition on Brecht's places of residence
• Property with a boat dock on Lake Schermützelsee

Vaste collectie

• Eiserne Villa – The living hall of Brecht and Weigel, furnished in 1952, with a view of the garden and the lake.
• Theaterschuppen – Stage wagon and props from the German premiere of "Mother Courage and Her Children" with Helene Weigel in the title role.
• Buckower Elegien und Brechts Residenzen – Garden exhibition on Brecht's places of residence and on his poem cycle written in Buckow, whose texts can be read on copper panels.

Opgericht

1977

Beheerder

Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland

Directie

Juliane Grützmacher

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

3 x Museum Märkisch-Oderland: full admission at the first museum (Brecht-Weigel-Haus, Gustav Seitz Museum, Oderbruch Museum Altranft), reduced admission at the other two; valid for 12 months. Free admission also for members of the Museumsbund, Museumsverband, and ICOM.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Accessible museum entrance; the visitor center, garden exhibition, and theater shed are wheelchair-accessible (water-bound paths). The Iron Villa can only be reached via stairs. No tactile guidance system. Information in Easy Language on the website; videos in sign language announced.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte

Children can explore the museum with a small rally or write a letter to someone dear to them; programs for school classes on request. Picnics possible in the garden.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car about 60 km from Berlin via the B1/B5 (via Strausberg or Müncheberg). About 1.6 km from the Buckower Kleinbahn station. The house is located on the Europaradweg R1 (European cycle route); bike parking with an e-bike charging station.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop with postcards, books, and historical theater posters of the Berliner Ensemble. Picnics are allowed in the garden; from April to September, picnic bags can be ordered through a provider in Buckow.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Civil weddings in the living hall of the Iron Villa outside opening hours (through the Märkische Schweiz registry office); usage fee €200 plus VAT.

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