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P Kunstsammlungen works by Dürer, Altdorfer,
Böttcherstraße Rubens, Jan Breughel, van Dyck Paula Modersohn­Becker (1876–1907)
Paula-Modersohn- and Rembrandt. There is also an A pupil of Fritz Mackensen and wife of Otto Modersohn, Paula
Becker-Museum and excellent French section, with Modersohn-Becker was the most significant artistic figure in
Roseliushaus works by Delacroix, Denis, Worpswede. She learned about the Impressionist use of colour
Böttcherstraße 6–10. Tel (0421) Monet and Manet, as well as during visits to Paris, and her own
338 8222. Open 11am–6pm 19th- and 20th-century Germ an unique sensibility made her a
Tue–Sun. ∑ pmbm.de painters such as Beckmann and precursor of Expressionism. She
This once insignificant Kirchner. At the heart of the col- became famous for her naturalistic
lane where coopers lived lection are about 40 paintings paintings of poor, starving and
was transformed into Art by Paula Modersohn-Becker. even dying country folk. She died
Deco style in 1926–30 by in childbirth, aged only 31, and
this is how she was comme-
Ludwig Roselius, a E Übersee-Museum morated on her tombstone, in
wealthy coffee merchant. Archangel Michael fighting a dragon, on a bas-relief Bahnhofplatz 13. Tel (0421) 160 38 the peaceful village cemetery
The National Socialists in Böttcherstraße 101. Open 9am–6pm Tue–Fri, in Worpswede, by the sculptor
preserved the street as an 10am–6pm Sat & Sun. & Bernhard Hoetger. Exhibits in the Große Kunstschau in
example of degenerate art. At teems with restaurants, cafés, This museum of overseas Worpswede near Bremen
the entrance to the street is a souvenir shops and tourists. In cou ntries transports the visitor
bas-relief by Bernhard Hoetger the centre of the district is the to faraway destinations. Foun- Girl playing a flute in birch woods (1905) Above the town rises the Dom
from 1920, of the Archangel Gothic Johanniskirche, which ded in 1891, it was originally a with a large, steep roof. The hall,
Michael fighting a dragon. once belonged to the Franc- museum of German colon ialism a modification of earlier basil icas,
The Paula-Modersohn- iscans. In accordance with the and is now dedicated to the This wonderful marine museum, on the painters: Fritz Mackensen, is architecturally inter esting, with
Becker-Museum, built in the order’s rules it has no tower, culture of non-European designed by the renowned Otto Modersohn, Hans am Ende, a multi-sided presbytery, a
Expressionist style, contains an although this is compensated nations. Of special interest are archi tect Hans Scharoun, Fritz Overbeck and Heinrich passageway dating from 1268–
art museum, while in the for by a decor ative gable on the exhibits on Pacific cultures, with displays both ori ginals and Vogeler. Unques tionably the 1311, Roman esque cloisters and
neighbouring 16th-century western façade, and three levels life-sized models of houses and models of a wide range of ships, greatest artist in Worpswede was a tower. North of the cathedral is
Ros eliushaus the original of arched alcoves and herring- boats from the Solomon Islands. dating from the Roman Empire Paula Modersohn-Becker, whose the Dom herrenhaus, housing
period interiors can be admired. bone brickwork. The Spiel- to the present day. A special sad fairy-tale world of rustic the Historisches Museum, with
The street’s other attraction is a zeugmuseum (toy museum) E Focke-Museum hall displays the Hanse Kogge, subjects cannot be defined exhi bits on regional history and
carillon which chimes tuneful nearby is also worth visiting. Schwachhauser-Heerstraße 240. a merchant ship dredged from within one style. Work by the archaeological and ethnographic
melodies every day at noon, Tel (0421) 699 60 00. Open 10am– the bottom of the Weser River in founding members is on display departments.
3pm and 6pm. E Kunsthalle 9pm Tue, 10am–5pm Wed–Sun. & 1962. Displayed outside, in the Große Kunstschau and The Deutsches Auswanderer­
Am Wall 207. Tel (0421) 32 90 80. The excellent collections of this in the open-air part of the the Worpsweder Kunsthalle. haus Bremerhaven traces the
P Schnoorviertel Open 10am–9pm Tue, 10am–5pm museum compensate for its museum, are the last great Verden an der Aller, the history of more than 7 million
Spielzeugmuseum: Schnoor 24. Tel Wed–Sun. &∑ kunsthalle- distant location. Founded in German sailing boat Seute Deern, picturesque bishops’ residence Germans who emigrated via
(0421) 32 03 82. Open 10am–6pm daily. bremen.de 1918, when the history museum the polar ship Grönland and and once a free town of the Bremerhaven, especially to the
This his toric district of small This art gallery on the edge of was amalgamated with the Wilhelm Bauer, a U-boat from Reich, is known to sports United States.
houses dates from the 15th– the old town lost most of its decorative arts museum, it World War II. enthus iasts thanks to its horse- =
18th centuries. One of Bremen’s collection to Russia during World presents Bremen’s art and The small village of Worps­ racing tracks, training centres E Deutsches Schifffahrts­
poorest areas before World War II, War II. The pieces that remained, culture from the Middle Ages to wede, northeast of Bremen, and stadiums, and the museum
it miraculously escaped as well as works subsequently the present day. Exhibits from takes the visitor into the world of Deutsches Pferdemuseum Bremerhaven, Hans-Scharoun-Platz 1.
destruction. It has been restored acquired, make the collection patr ician houses and original art. From 1889 until the end of (horse museum), with a large Tel (0471) 482 070. Open Mar–Oct:
gradually since 1958 and now of great importance. There are sculpt ures from the façade of World War II it was a famous arti- collection of arti facts. Seven 10am–6pm daily; Nov–Feb: 10am–
the town hall testify to the sts’ colony, situated in the middle horse auctions are held in the 6pm Tue–Sun. &
wealth of the Hanseatic town. of peat bogs. Apart from poets, town each year, the main ones E Große Kunstschau
Other sections are devoted to such as Rainer Maria Rilke, and being in Worpswede. Lindenallee 3 & 5.
the archaeology of the region such architects as Bernhard Hoe- April and Tel (04792) 13 02. Open Mar–Oct:
as well as to whali ng and tger, the fame of this village October. 10am–6pm daily; Nov–Mar: 10am–
emigration to the US in the rested principally 6pm Tue–Sun. &
19th and 20th centuries. E Worpsweder Kunsthalle
The nearby Rhododendron- Worpswede, Bergstraße 17. Tel
park offers a pleasant respite (04792) 12 77. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–
from the museums. It includes 6pm daily; Nov–Mar: 11am–6pm daily.
1,600 varieties of rhododendron &
which become a sea of flowers
from late April to June. E Deutsches Pferdemuseum
Verden, Holzmarkt 9. Tel (04231) 80 71
Environs 40. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
Three places in the Bremen area E Deutsches Auswanderer haus
are particularly worth a detour. Bremerhaven
About 50 km (31 miles) to the Columbusstraße 65. Tel (0471) 90220-
north lies Bremen’s deep-sea 0. Open Mar–Oct: 10am–6pm daily;
harbour Bremerhaven, with the Nov–Feb: 10am–5pm daily.
Camille Pissarro, Girl lying on a grassy slope, Kunsthalle Deutsches Schifffahrts museum. The Dom in Verden an der Aller, with its unusually large roof ∑ dah­bremerhaven.de
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp501–502 and pp529–30

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