Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee
Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee
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_marcdddendermonde
Dendermonde, Belgium414 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Because Haus der Wannsee Konferenz turned out to be closed, we visited this villa 200m further away. The house looks very beautiful and the gardens are especially beautiful. The museum itself is not worth the 10 euro entrance fee. Halve that price and then OK.
Written 5 October 2023
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Leah 💜
Halifax, West Yorks244 contributions
We went in here by mistake thinking it was the Wannsee Villa Konferenz (Place where final solution was signed) but it wasnt and we paid 6 euro in. Even if we had liked art it was tiny and not worth going in!
Written 4 November 2009
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Torrs
Devizes, UK125 contributions
Jul 2018 • Friends
We then took the bus to Liebermann Villa am Wannsee. Such an interesting house and garden and such a tragic end of it all. There are paintings of Max Liebermann exhibited in his house
The recreated gardens are amazing and serve as a living example for Impressionist painting. Liebermann painted different aspects of his garden, fewer than 200 of his works survived. It is very sad that there is virtually nothing left of the interior of the house, the house having been forcibly sold by Leibermann’s widow, Martha to the Nazi regime.
The recreated gardens are amazing and serve as a living example for Impressionist painting. Liebermann painted different aspects of his garden, fewer than 200 of his works survived. It is very sad that there is virtually nothing left of the interior of the house, the house having been forcibly sold by Leibermann’s widow, Martha to the Nazi regime.
Written 16 July 2018
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Lori J
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Oct 2016 • Family
The grounds alone make it worth a visit. The history of Max Lieberman and his family, as well as his art, make the villa well worth visiting. Set on the edge of Wannsee, it is like stepping back 100 years. Inside, you will see the villa as closely recreated to the Liebermanns home as history has permitted. Overall, a lovely, somewhat haunting experience, given what Liebermann and his wife went through at the end of their lives.
Written 27 November 2016
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Holger L
Frankfurt, Germany10 contributions
Mar 2016 • Couples
The Liebermann-Villa is the place where Liebermann lived and painted in the summer months in the last 30 years of his life. You get an Impression of his personal Lifestyle and German history. The upstair section of the Villa houses many of his paintings and a changing Exhibition.
Written 11 March 2016
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Sandy S
Albuquerque, NM1,038 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
From where we were staying in Berlin's city center, we headed out on a Ssunday afternoon via the U Bahn and S Bahn for Wannsee to experience the summer weekend scene and see the summer villa of German Impressionist Max Liebermann, which had organized an exhibit comparing Liebermann’s work with Vincent van Gogh’s. Taking the local bus from the Wannsee S Bahn station, we made the mistake of disembarking at the first stop that sported a sign for the Liebermann-Villa, rather than staying onboard and getting out right in front of the villa. This entailed walking another two kilometers along the narrow one-way road circling the lake. Although our hike afforded a view of the sailboats, as well as the backsides of various yacht clubs, we were footsore by the time we reached the painter’s lovely lakeside house and garden.
At the entrance, a bookshop with ticket desk, we learned that the number of people at a time that would be allowed into the upstairs, where the well-publicized exhibit comparing Liebermann and Van Gogh was hung, was strictly controlled. We could enjoy the downstairs of the villa and the garden but would have to wait more than two hours to see the show. Since we had been more interested in the house and its setting, we accepted our assigned time but decided we would probably pass on the show. We welcomed the shady benches in the garden, which I enjoyed exploring, seeing how the landscapers had incorporated pole beans, chard, artichokes and other vegetables with the enormous dahlias and other flowers. We toured the ground floor, which contained little except photographs and some sketches the artist had made as studies for larger works. None of the original furniture was there – in fact, no furniture to speak of at all. Then we strolled through the line of birch trees leading back to the lake and walked back through the formal rose garden.
Except for the hip-roofed building itself and the birches, none of this was original. Everything one sees at the villa has been reconstructed based on photographs. After Liebermann, who was Jewish, died in 1935, his widow was forced to sell the villa to the Nazis five years later. They used it as some sort of training camp or school for young Nazi women. They took out the original gardens. In 1951, it was returned to the family as part of reparations; but the artist’s heirs sold it to the city of Berlin in 1958. A local hospital used the villa as a surgery center. Next, it became a scuba diving club. It wasn’t until 1997 that the Berlin House of Representatives okayed turning it into a museum devoted to Liebermann and his work.
Although our tickets for the Liebermann-Van Gogh exhibit were not valid until 5:40, the docent let us upstairs early. The exhibit was mildly interesting, in that it juxtaposed the two artists’ treatments of the same or similar subject matter drawn from Dutch country life – e.g., a weaver at his loom, a woman sewing by a window, peasants at work in the field. However, because Van Gogh and Liebermann never met, the case for the latter influencing the former, let alone the two artists influencing each other, was fragile. A half hour was all that was required for a good look at all 40 paintings and a scan of the accompanying text.
At the entrance, a bookshop with ticket desk, we learned that the number of people at a time that would be allowed into the upstairs, where the well-publicized exhibit comparing Liebermann and Van Gogh was hung, was strictly controlled. We could enjoy the downstairs of the villa and the garden but would have to wait more than two hours to see the show. Since we had been more interested in the house and its setting, we accepted our assigned time but decided we would probably pass on the show. We welcomed the shady benches in the garden, which I enjoyed exploring, seeing how the landscapers had incorporated pole beans, chard, artichokes and other vegetables with the enormous dahlias and other flowers. We toured the ground floor, which contained little except photographs and some sketches the artist had made as studies for larger works. None of the original furniture was there – in fact, no furniture to speak of at all. Then we strolled through the line of birch trees leading back to the lake and walked back through the formal rose garden.
Except for the hip-roofed building itself and the birches, none of this was original. Everything one sees at the villa has been reconstructed based on photographs. After Liebermann, who was Jewish, died in 1935, his widow was forced to sell the villa to the Nazis five years later. They used it as some sort of training camp or school for young Nazi women. They took out the original gardens. In 1951, it was returned to the family as part of reparations; but the artist’s heirs sold it to the city of Berlin in 1958. A local hospital used the villa as a surgery center. Next, it became a scuba diving club. It wasn’t until 1997 that the Berlin House of Representatives okayed turning it into a museum devoted to Liebermann and his work.
Although our tickets for the Liebermann-Van Gogh exhibit were not valid until 5:40, the docent let us upstairs early. The exhibit was mildly interesting, in that it juxtaposed the two artists’ treatments of the same or similar subject matter drawn from Dutch country life – e.g., a weaver at his loom, a woman sewing by a window, peasants at work in the field. However, because Van Gogh and Liebermann never met, the case for the latter influencing the former, let alone the two artists influencing each other, was fragile. A half hour was all that was required for a good look at all 40 paintings and a scan of the accompanying text.
Written 4 August 2015
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Ken_LAF
Lafayette, IN186 contributions
Oct 2013 • Friends
Friends in Potsdam took us here to see the gardens and enjoy the art. The second floor of the house is a small gallery with some beautiful works. Not crowded and you get to view the pieces in rooms where they might have been painted. Very intimate. The gardens are mostly restored - the lakefront still has holdover piers and boats from the days as a sports club - so not completely back to the Liebermann era - but still very nice.
The house and gardens are a nice break from the busier attractions that Potsdam offers. If you're not into art - go for the house, lake and gardens (maybe drink some wine). If you're into art, go for the same things but add the bonus of an intimate, nearly private exhibition of select Liebermann works.
The house and gardens are a nice break from the busier attractions that Potsdam offers. If you're not into art - go for the house, lake and gardens (maybe drink some wine). If you're into art, go for the same things but add the bonus of an intimate, nearly private exhibition of select Liebermann works.
Written 10 October 2013
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Tom S
Munich, Germany177 contributions
Jun 2013 • Couples
It's a special treat to visit the house that an artist built for himself to live in. Liebermann's villa on the Wannsee is no exception. He put a lot of thought into both the garden and house the result tranquil whether inside it's walls or sitting on one of the many benches at the vantage points he created or drinking coffee on the veranda overlooking the lake. Inside is an excellent exhibition of paintings by Liebermann and those that influenced him: Millet, Degas, Monet, Manet. A varied assortment of devices are employed to infrom the visitor in a relaxed fashion. One room has computers set up with various videos that one can watch, the rooms introduce the topic with informative text and the pictures contain further descriptions. A video show on the upper flooer invites one to sit down for a while and listen on the thoughtfully provided wireless headphones. Outside the west garden has the vegetable garden and the east has roses, 3 formal hedged in areas and a birch copse. The dock cleverly creates a biotope with water lilies. Highly recommended.
Written 29 June 2013
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Peter R
Maroochydore, Australia2,383 contributions
Jun 2023
Place to avoid as the museum staff were very rude. The only thing that was reasonable was the food in the cafe and the garden outside. We would never go here again and also advise all our fellow Australian travellers to avoid the place.
Written 2 July 2023
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shirleyinvienna
Vienna, Austria48 contributions
Sept 2018 • Solo
After busy days in Berlin city centre choose this as my last stop on an extended stay after a workshop. Getting there is easy on the public transport ... s7 and then bus 114 for a couple of stops. It was a lovely sunny day when I made my visit which showed the garden off at its best. The garden provided insperation for Liebermanns painting. Trees provide a range of patterns from dappled shade to the interesting textured bark and juxtaposition of the birch trees. The water of the Wannsee glistening as a backdrop. The cafe is small yet offers quite a range of cakes and snacks. The 2 blokes serving clearly are enjoying being there providing friendly and congenial service. The Klee Liebermann exhibition is small yet enough to explore before enjoying sitting on the cafe terrace and soaking up everything this delightful place has to offer. A joy.
Written 18 September 2018
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