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 inspiration Paula Modersohn-Becker provided through her life and work, and that hold significance for the current art scene and its social reception.

Große Kunstschau Worpswede

Respect!

Taking as its starting point a peasant half-nude by Paula Modersohn-Becker, the Great Art Exhibition explores the question of changing attitudes as reflected in the artistic depiction of people and their living environments. Through a selection of works, the exhibition explores how perspectives on social power dynamics, social roles, and our relationship with nature are changing.