Wilhelm Wagenfeld House ( German : Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Haus ) is a design museum and exhibition centre in Bremen , Germany. Completed in the Neoclassical style in 1828, the building now carries the name of Bremen-born Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900–1990), a major contributor to the 20th-century design of household objects. In addition to a collection of Wagenfeld's creations, the building hosts temporary design exhibitions. It is located in Bremen's Old Town ( Altstadt ) close to the Kunsthalle Bremen art museum.
8-481: The Gerhard Marcks House opposite and this building were designed by Friedrich Moritz Stamm . They were both plain two-storey rendered buildings with a Doric portico. The absence of upstairs windows overlooking the street gives them both a closed look. The windows at the front and in the rear of the building are decorated with military reliefs designed by Heinrich Frese and completed in 1973. They depict helmets, shields, swords and military emblems. Originally known as
16-452: Is a museum in Bremen , Germany, inspired by the work of the sculptor and graphic artist Gerhard Marcks . The museum exhibits contemporary sculpture, including the work of Marcks. The Gerhard Marcks Museum's building and Wilhelm Wagenfeld House were built as a pair in 1825. The two buildings were designed to be a gatehouse and a prison located on either side of the road as you approached or left
24-700: The Detentionshaus , a component of the Ostertorwache , the building served as a prison and police station. In 1966, the police left the building prior to its conversion into an exhibition centre and office building. In collaboration with the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Foundation, Bremer Design GmbH uses the exhibition centre to promote the creative industries which are so important to Bremen's development. It offers opportunities to benefit from exhibitions of important international successes while also displaying
32-426: The existing building. Although the two buildings have only one row of windows at the front, they both have two storeys and matching Doric columns. Gerhard Marcks was already acknowledged in his home city as a great sculptor when he was chosen to create a sculpture that characterises the most famous story about Bremen. The Bremen Town Musicians was completed in 1953 and was paid for by public subscription after it
40-705: The innovative results of local enterprise with a view to wider marketing. The building also houses the offices of the Wagenfeld Foundation while the Ostertorwache archives tracing the building's history as a prison, including its use by the Gestapo from 1933, have been open to the public since 1999. 53°4′23″N 8°48′53″E / 53.07306°N 8.81472°E / 53.07306; 8.81472 Gerhard Marcks House The Gerhard Marcks Museum or Gerhard Marcks House ( German : Gerhard Marcks Haus )
48-688: The sculptor and graphic artist. The idea for the museum came from Günter Busch who had led the local Kunsthalle gallery. The museum opened in 1971. Marcks lived until 1982 having become one of Germany's leading sculptors. The museum is part of what is known as the Cultural Mile which includes the Wilhelm Wagenfeld House , the Bremen Theatre and the Kunsthalle art gallery . The Gerhard Marcks Museum exhibits contemporary sculpture, including
56-422: The town. They were both designed by the architect Friedrich Moritz Stamm . Until 1848 these buildings were used to close the city at night and to charge any customs tax that was due on goods travelling across the city's perimeter. The museum's building has been extended twice to create space for its new function as a museum. The conversion work was done in 1991 by Peter Schnorrenberger and was designed to complement
64-517: Was installed on trust by Marcks. The local tourist board acknowledge the sculpture as one of the town's most iconic attractions. Marcks also created The Caller which was installed in the city in 1967 but it was moved to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in 1989 because it represented the call to freedom. A foundation for Marcks was established in 1969 with the idea of a museum to preserve the works of
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