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View of the front of the Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee, 2021
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View of the front of the Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee, 2021
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Front of the Liebermann Villa with colorful flower beds in the foreground.
View of the crown imperial in the garden of the Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee, 2021
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Orange flower in the foreground with the Liebermann Villa background.
Max Liebermann, Blick aus dem Nutzgarten nach Osten, um 1919
© Max-Liebermann-Gesellschaft, Foto: Oliver Ziebe
View of the Birkenweg with the Liebermann Villa in the background, 2021
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View of the Birkenweg with the Liebermann Villa in the background
Landing stage and tea pavilion of the Liebermann Villa, 2021
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View of the landing stage and the tea pavilion of the Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee
Room view of the documentation of the Liebermann Villa, 2021
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Room view of light yellow walls with several information boards, on the right a bust of Max Liebermann. There are two showcases and a book table in the room.
Room view of the permanent exhibition of the Liebermann Villa, 2021
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Room view of white walls with several paintings.
View of the terrace of the Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee, 2021
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In 1909 the artist Max Liebermann instructed his architect Paul Otto Baumgarten to build him a summer house on the banks of Berlin’s Lake Wannsee. The resulting villa provided a summer retreat for the Liebermann family up until the death of the artist in 1935. The garden at Wannsee – designed by the artist together with the Hamburg museum director Alfred Lichtwark – was an expression of the emerging “reform garden” movement, with its straight pathways, neat divisions and structural use of hedging. The garden was also an important source of inspiration for the artist, who completed over 200 oil paintings exploring its many facets.
For reasons of her Judaism, Liebermann’s widow was forced to sell the villa in 1940. It was turned into a training centre for the Third Reich’s postal service. After the Second World War the villa was used as a hospital, and later – from 1972 to 2002 – as a diving club. Thanks to the work of the Max Liebermann Society, it finally became possible to reconstruct both the garden and the house, which opened as a museum in 2006. Today the villa contains a permanent exhibition of Liebermann’s paintings and drawings, which focuses on the works he created at Wannsee. With a walk through the fully-reconstructed garden, visitors can enjoy for themselves the scenery so inspirational to the artist. The villa also hosts regular special exhibitions dedicated to Liebermann and his contemporaries, and contains a documentary exhibition exploring the history of the Liebermann family.

Opening hours,

Winter

1. October 2023 - 31. March 2024

  • Monday 11:00 - 17:00
  • Tuesday closed
  • Wednesday-Sunday 11:00 - 17:00

Summer

1. April 2024 - 30. September 2024

  • Monday 10:00 - 18:00
  • Tuesday closed
  • Wednesday-Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
  • 24. December closed
  • 31. December closed

Location,

Colomierstraße 3, 14109 Berlin

Telephone,

+49 (30) 805 85 90-0

Website,

liebermann-villa.de

Email,

[javascript protected email address]

Prices,

Admission price 10,00 €

Reduced price 6,00 €

Reduction for pupils, students, trainees, unemployed and severely disabled persons (according to ID).

Children and young people up to 18 years free, ICOM members and members of the Max Liebermann Society and refugees free.

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Exhibitions

Die Frauen der Familie Liebermann, Fotos: Martha Liebermann mit Dackel, um 1900, Zornsamlingarna Mora; Suse Byk: Maria Riezler im Rosengarten, Bilddetail, um 1922, Katherine Whild; Käthe Liebermann, Bilddetail, nach 1906, Privatbesitz; Collage: Ta-Trung

In focus. Martha, Käthe and Maria

The women of the Liebermann family

Max Liebermann, Monte Oliveto Florenz (Dächer in Florenz), 1902, Pastell auf Papier, Privatbesitz, Foto: Christoph Irrgang, Hamburg

Off to Italy!

With Liebermann in Venice, Florence and Rome

Events

Das Diplomatische Quartett © Tim Schaarschmidt
© Tim Schaarschmidt

Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee

Spring concert

The Diplomatic Quartet plays chamber music by Jewish contemporaries of Max Liebermann

Concert

Birkenweg der Liebermann-Villa, Foto: sevens[+]maltry
Foto: sevens[+]maltry

Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee

Benefit tours through Liebermann's garden

With our gardener Sven Lieberenz

Workshop

Jewish refugees from Austria upon their arrival in Harwich, 12 December 1938, © Wiener Holocaust Library Collections
© Wiener Holocaust Library Collections

Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee

85 years Kindertransport to Great Britain

Online Talk with Dr. Barbara Warnock

Videostream

Digital

Tickets

Admission price

10,00 €

Reduced price

6,00 €

Reduction for pupils, students, trainees, unemployed and severely disabled persons (according to ID).

Children and young people up to 18 years free, ICOM members and members of the Max Liebermann Society and refugees free.

Booking Telephone

+49 (30) 805 85 90-0

Buy ticket

Services

  • Museum Shop
  • Cafe
  • Diaper changing table

Accessibility

The museum and the garden are barrier-free to a limited extent (access to the art exhibition on the
1st floor via Scalamobil; information at Tel.: 030 - 80585900). A rental wheelchair can be provided.
Accompanying persons of severely disabled persons have free admission. A guide dog can be taken onto the property and into the art exhibition.

Mehr zur Barrierefreiheit bei mobidat.net

Informationen unter Tel.: 030 - 80 58 59 00.

Ein Leihrollstuhl kann zur Verfügung gestellt werden.
Es gibt Führungen für Menschen mit Sehbehinderung.

Eine Gebährdensprachenführung durch die Liebermann-Villa und ihren Garten wird von der Firma Yopegu angeboten und kann über den Apple-Store auf das i-Phone geladen werden. Bitte beachten Sie dafür die Hinweise im Kassenhaus.

 

Audioguides

In German, English.

Nearby

Memorial Site House of the Wannsee Conference
mhaupt@ghwk.de
Memorial Site House of the Wannsee Conference

Memorial

House of the Wannsee Conference

Memorial and educational center

Berlin, Pfaueninsel, Schloss, im Hintergrund der Pfingstberg
© SPSG. Foto: Hans Bach
Berlin, Pfaueninsel, Schloss, im Hintergrund der Pfingstberg © SPSG. Foto: Hans Bach

Palace

Peacock Island House

Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg

Schloss Sacrow, Frontansicht
© SPSG. Foto: Hans Bach

Palace

Sacrow House

Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg

Mittelalterlich gekleidete Menschen im Museumsdorf Düppel
© Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Michael Setzpfandt

Open-air museum

Düppel Historic Village

Stadtmuseum Berlin

Schloss Glienicke an der Havel
© SPSG
Schloss Glienicke an der Havel © SPSG

Palace

Glienicke Villa

Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg

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