In 2025, Paula Modersohn-Becker and her fellow artists will take center stage in the exhibition programs of the four museums in Worpswede. This tribute to Worpswede’s most significant artistic figure, marking the 150th anniversary of her birth, will continue in 2026 with another joint exhibition. It is thus part of the multi-year project “ZEITENWENDE. Art on the Move in a World of Upheaval‹ (2022–2027), which uses the anniversaries of key artistic figures as an opportunity to connect artistic traditions and groundbreaking historical innovations with contemporary artistic movements and social issues.

Taking one work by Paula Modersohn-Becker from each of the four museums as their starting point, the curators of the four museums embark on artistic journeys of discovery under the title “Impuls Paula.” Following various thematic strands, they present works of art that can be viewed and understood in the context of the impulses Paula Modersohn-Becker set in motion through her life and work, and which hold significance for the current art scene and its social reception.

Haus im Schluh

APPLIED. Women + Design

Haus im Schluh explores Paula Modersohn-Becker’s foray into applied art and presents twelve selected works of modern design by female artists from 1920 to the present, including textiles, fashion, commercial art, ceramics, and silver. The work of these creative women is presented in the context of Martha Vogeler and Worpswede.