In Itzehoe a new museum was established in 1995. It presents the work of the painter, architect, interior designer and designer Wenzel Hablik (1881-1934). The artist, who was born in Bohemia, is regarded as one of the most important representatives of the German architectural Expressionism. In more than twenty years of work Hablik developed an extensive concept for a visionary and utopian architecture, which he recorded in paintings and drawings. Thanks to a broad education and versatile approach, he also worked in fine and graphic arts and in all fields of applied art. He designed furniture, wallpaper patterns, cutlery, jewellery as well as complete interior furnishings for several private and company buildings. Hablik also became known as a designer of textiles.Library and archive on the architecture of Expressionism. Special exhibitions on the artist and associated fields, especially architecture and design.
Tips
St Laurenti Church and St. Jürgens chapel
Memorial by Fritz Höger (1946)
Theater of the town built by Gottfried Böhn (1992)
Arrival by Car
Parking facilities directly at the museum or behind the town hall
situated in the centre of Itzehoe, five minutes from the station, next to the town hall
By car: motorway A 23, exit Itzehoe-Süd, in the direction of the town centre or on several federal roads
Adults 4,- €, reduced 2,- €
Free admission for school classes and children under 14 years
Groups: 40,- € (plus admission), 10 up to 20 pers.
The painter, graphic artist, artisan, interior designer, and visionary Wenzel Hablik and his wife, the master weaver Elisabeth Lindemann, were active in Itzehoe in countless different ways. The Wenzel Hablik Museum provides an overview over the couple’s varied works.
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