Villa Esche
A masterpiece of Art Nouveau by Belgian designer Henry van de Velde, designed as a unified whole from the architecture down to the tableware.
Built in 1903 for textile mill owner Herbert Esche, this was Henry van de Velde's first architectural work in Germany. He designed the architecture, furniture, lamps and even the tableware as a unified whole. It is regarded as a key link between Art Nouveau and modernism. Visitors can tour the ground-floor dining room and music hall. The upper floor houses the Van de Velde Museum, and the garden has a café-restaurant. Adult admission is about 7 euros, and it is open Wednesday to Sunday. It is located south of Kassberg, about 10 minutes by bus from the city center.
Opening hours
Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00
Nearby sights
- Saxon Industrial Museum Chemnitz
- Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge
- Museum Gunzenhauser
- Kaßberg & Kaßberg Prison Memorial
- Markt, Old & New Town Hall
- Petrified Forest & Museum of Natural History
- Roter Turm
- Karl Marx Monument