Worpswede Artists' Colony
Worpswede
An artists' village beside the Teufelsmoor (Devil's Moor) northeast of Bremen, where painters settled in the late 19th century, leaving behind museums, thatched cottages and Art Nouveau buildings.
Starting in 1889, painters including Fritz Mackensen, Otto Modersohn, Paula Modersohn-Becker and Heinrich Vogeler came here to paint the moors and silver birches, forming the famous Worpswede School. The village has several museums, including the Barkenhoff (Vogeler's former home), the Grosse Kunstschau and the Haus im Schluh. It also has the Weyerberg hill and the Lower Saxony Stone memorial. Worpswede is about 25 km from Bremen, a bus ride of around 50 minutes. Peat boats can be taken on the Hamme River.
Opening hours
Art museum approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Botanika
- Rhododendron Park
- Universum Bremen
- Focke Museum
- Bürgerpark
- Weserstadion
- Übersee-Museum
- Das Viertel