The Ernst Barlach Haus is a Hamburg museum dedicated to the German expressionist artist Ernst Barlach (1870-1938). Located in the Jenishpark, one of the most famous parks in the city, the museum was inaugurated in 1962. The museum is housed in a modern and bright building and houses the largest collection dedicated to the versatile artist: draftsman, graphic designer, sculptor, dramatic writer. During the Nazis, his works were considered and classified as Degenerate Art, and he was forbidden to exhibit and work. It was thanks to the entrepreneur and patron Hermann Fürchtegott Reemtsma that Barlach's works were recovered. It was also Reemtsma who began to collect them, establishing a Foundation dedicated to him in the 1950s and officially inaugurating the museum in 1962. The museum's collection contains 140 sculptures, 400 drawings and an almost complete collection of prints. Also of note is the adjoining library, which includes art literature on Ernst Barlach and his time. In addition to the permanent collection, the museum also organizes numerous temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, as well as numerous events, including guided tours, artist lectures, summer festivals and concerts.
