Brecht House
Brechthaus
The small house where playwright Bertolt Brecht was born in 1898. Exhibits cover his life and dramatic works.
Brecht, author of The Threepenny Opera and Mother Courage and Her Children, was born in this craftsman's house by the canal in the Lech Quarter. The exhibition covers his youth in Augsburg, his years in exile and his theory of 'alienation' in theatre, which has also had a profound influence on Chinese theatre. Admission is about 4 euros, and the house is closed on Mondays. It can be combined on foot with the Lech Quarter and the Fugger Quarter.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Lechviertel
- Augsburg Town Hall & Golden Hall
- Perlachturm
- Augustus Fountain
- Maximilian Museum
- Fuggerei
- Fugger Houses
- Augsburg Cathedral