Overbeck-Museum

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Over het museum

The museum is dedicated to Fritz Overbeck (1869–1909) and Hermine Overbeck-Rohte (1869–1937). Fritz Overbeck was one of the founders of the Worpswede artists' colony, and Hermine Rohte came there as his student; after their marriage the couple first lived in Worpswede and later moved to Vegesack, where Fritz Overbeck died in 1909.

The foundation was laid by their granddaughter Gertrud Overbeck, who kept the family's artistic estate together, opened the museum in 1990, and directed it until 2007. For this commitment she received the Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) in 2010. The museum is supported by the Verein der Freunde des Overbeck-Museums (friends' association), which is also a shareholder of the Kulturbüro Bremen Nord.

The museum is housed in the listed Altes Packhaus at Vegesack harbor, known locally simply as the “Kito”: built around 1750 as a residence and extended with a warehouse around 1850, it was the headquarters of the packaging company Kistentod AG from the 1920s, which gave rise to the nickname.

The collection comprises oil paintings, watercolors, gouaches, drawings, and etchings, along with photographs, letters, and personal belongings of the couple. Instead of a fixed display, the museum presents its holdings in changing exhibitions, often in dialogue with Worpswede contemporaries or contemporary art. In 2019 it received the museum quality seal of the Museumsverband Niedersachsen und Bremen.

Hoogtepunten

• Artistic estate of Fritz and Hermine Overbeck
• Landscape painting of the Worpswede artists' colony
• Changing exhibitions in dialogue with contemporary art
• Tactile models of paintings and a video guide in German Sign Language
• Listed “Kito” warehouse at Vegesack harbor

Opgericht

1990

Beheerder

Verein der Freunde des Overbeck-Museums e. V.

Directie

Dr. Katja Pourshirazi

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Toegankelijkheid

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

Listed building, therefore not fully accessible. Entry via the doorbell by the mailboxes; the elevator can only be used with staff assistance, so advance notice is recommended. The restroom on the first floor is only partly wheelchair-accessible and is unlocked on request. Folding stools available to borrow; some small steps have been replaced by ramps. Tactile models of selected paintings with audio description (project “Please Touch This Art”), a video guide in German Sign Language via izi.TRAVEL, and information in Easy German (Leichte Sprache).

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderfeestjes

Free children's guide with puzzles and games for every exhibition (for ages 8 to 13); children's birthday parties (up to 10 children, 2.5 hours) with painting and crafts; workshops for children.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car via the A27 toward Bremerhaven, exit Bremen-Nord, then the A270 to the Vegesack exit.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop with catalogs and art prints.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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