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.
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
Colomierstraße 3, 14109 Berlin
+49 (30) 805 85 90-0
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.
Exhibitions
Events
Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee
Spring concert
The Diplomatic Quartet plays chamber music by Jewish contemporaries of Max Liebermann
Concert
Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee
Benefit tours through Liebermann's garden
With our gardener Sven Lieberenz
Workshop
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
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.
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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.
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