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Art Nouveau & Modernism · 6Grand Gera Tour · 6

Haus Schulenburg

Early Modernism · 1913–1914 · Straße des Friedens 120, 07548 Gera

The Belgian artist and architect Henry van de Velde built the villa in 1913/14 for the textile manufacturer Paul Schulenburg – house, interiors and garden all by one hand. Van de Velde is regarded as a pioneer of the Bauhaus.

In 1946 the family was expropriated, and the house later became a medical college. Since 1997 it has been lovingly restored. Today it is a museum with Europe's largest collection of van de Velde's book designs. In the garden stands the "Crouching Girl" by Richard Engelmann.

Directions
Look for

House and garden form one total work of art – look at the calm, flowing shapes.

Riddle

Who designed Haus Schulenburg?

You are playing without a team. With a team you collect points and solve your secret word.

Play as a team and collect points
Photo idea for the contest

The villa seen from the garden – architecture and nature in one picture.

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