Böttcherstraße Museums
Unique architecture houses unique collections.
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The picturesque street in the heart of Bremen is world-famous for its brick architecture. The museums are the cultural highlight of the street. The Böttcherstraße museums are the architectural and cultural highlight of Bremen's secret main street. They include the Ludwig Roselius Museum, an old Bremen patrician house from the 16th century with works from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period, and the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, a fantastic building by the sculptor, craftsman and architect Bernhard Hoetger. It is one of the most important examples of expressionist architecture in Germany.
150 years of Paula Modersohn-Becker
In 2026, Paula Modersohn-Becker will celebrate her 150th birthday, and in 2027, the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum will turn 100. To mark the anniversary, you can also look forward to a new movie, which will be shown in arthouse cinemas on February 8, 2026, premiering in Bremen. On February 8, 2026, a major anniversary exhibition marking her 150th birthday will also open.
Paula Modersohn-Becker: Evidence of All Creative Phases
The Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum is the first museum in the world to be dedicated to the work of a female painter. The patron and businessman Ludwig Roselius brought together a selection of the painter's major works, which are now complemented by the rich holdings of the Paula Modersohn-Becker Foundation. Paintings from all of the painter's creative phases attest to her outstanding status as a pioneer of modern painting around 1900.
In this way, Paula Modersohn-Becker's path to a new formal language is impressively illustrated to visitors. Jenny Holzer's homage "For Paula Modersohn-Becker" has been on display in the museum's stairwell since May 2005. Special exhibitions complement the collection presentations.
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Bernhard Hoetger: The Most Extensive Collection
The Böttcherstraße museums also house the most extensive collection of works by Bernhard Hoetger, ranging from sculptures from the Parisian period influenced by Auguste Rodin to his late work.
The Ludwig Roselius Museum presents a valuable collection of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque art and crafts in the authentic atmosphere of the oldest building on the street. Highlights include works by Lucas Cranach and Tilmann Riemenschneider as well as the historical silver treasure of the "Compagnie der Schwarzen Häupter aus Riga".
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Digital Museum Visit
Selected rooms of the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum and large parts of the Ludwig Roselius Museum can now be viewed online in 3D. The tours on Google Arts & Culture include major works by Paula Modersohn-Becker as well as works by Lucas Cranach the Elder and Tilman Riemenschneider. You can find the 3D tours here.
