Events

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From April 6 to 10th, 2023 we are open daily from 12pm to 5pm. From Good Friday to Easter Monday, we offer public tours at 1pm and 3pm. We are looking forward to your visit!

We have thought about this a lot, but we too are massively affected by rising energy costs. As you can imagine, the Schminke House is not exactly a model for saving energy due to its construction and age. We have already taken countermeasures with a heating and ventilation concept for the days without visitor traffic. However, since our guests should enjoy the house warm and cozy, we do see some limitations here.

Starting on 15.02.2023 we will have to charge the new base price of 300€ incl. 2 persons for the overnight stay at Haus Schminke. Whoever wants to save money, can book or purchase a voucher until 15.02.2023 for the old price. On 15.02. the new prices apply.

We thank you for your understanding and send winter greetings out into the world!

The Schminke House will remain closed for visitors due to a private event on December 10th. From December 22nd to January 1st, we will take a short winter break and look forward to a new start in 2023!

Half a century ago, on 25 November 1972, Hans Scharoun passed away in Berlin. Under the title "Building and forming friendships and communities", we are looking forward to a special event evening with the experts Waltraud P. Indrist, Sandra Meireis, Ulrike Tillmann and Angelika Schnell. The evening will explore the question of which qualities and potentials can be derived from Scharounʻs understanding of architecture for todayʻs living. And after all, there is no better place to discuss this than in a building designed by Scharoun: In the living room of Haus Schminke, the guests will present aspects of the eveningʻs topic in short inputs and discuss them with the audience.

25.11.2022, 19:00 | Haus Schminke

Admission is free. Drinks can be purchased on site, a small snack will be provided.

The Zentrum für Baukultur offers a bus transfer from Dresden for the joint journey to Löbau. Interested guests can register for a place on the bus directly with the ZfbK . And for all those who cannot make it to us but want to follow the discussion from their living room at home: The event will be streamed on Youtube. You can find the link to the event here and the link to the ZfbK channel here .

The event is supported by the Netzwerk Architekturwissenschaft e.V. with funding from the Sutor Foundation and the ZfBK - Zentrum für Baukultur Sachsen.

We will open our doors from 12 to 5 pm on November 16th. There are public guided tours at 1 pm and 3 pm in German. Of course, you can also visit with our audio guide. We look forward to your visit!

We are open on October 3rd an October 31st from 12 to 5 p.m. There are tours in German at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Our audioguide system in German, English, Czech an Polish is also available.

In October, the Schminke House will become an Open Art Gallery! From October 1st to October 30th students of SUŠ Liberec show their work throughout the house. In a two-day workshop at the beginning of September, various drawings and photos were created in the screen printing process to unique textile items such as bags, shirts, etc..

On 01.10.2022 at 2 p.m. the exhibition is opened under the title "Steamboat trip through light and darkness". Afterwards some of the unique pieces can be auctioned. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

The project is supported by the Small Projects Fund from the Regional Development Fund of the European Union.

Sunday, 11.09.2022, is Open Monument Day. Also the Schminke House opens its doors. From 12-3 p.m. public tours start every hour, with free admission. The audio guide is not available on this day. Donations are of course welcome!

From May 26th to 29th, 2022 we are open daily between 12 and 5 p.m. Public tours start every day at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. We are also open on Whit Monday and offer public tours. Pre-registration is not necessary.

From April 14th to 18th, 2022 we are open daily from 12pm to 5pm. From Good Friday to Easter Monday, we offer public tours at 1pm and 3pm.‎We are looking forward to your visit!

The Schminke house will reopen to visitors from Thursday, March 10, 2022.The visit is possible from Thursday to Sunday between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. (last admission 3.45 p.m.) The 3G rule applies to visitors with the audio guide. Individual guided tours are possible by prior arrangement under the 2G rule. Please also remember your FFP2 mask.
We are looking forward to your visit!

The Schminke house will open to visitors with restrictions from Thursday, January 20th, 2022. Please note that we do not have regular opening hours. The visit is only possible from Thursday to Sunday after prior registration as part of an individual guided tour with a maximum of 10 people and in compliance with the 2G rule.

We look forward to see you again! ‎‎‎‎

We have to close the Schminke House starting Monday, November 22nd. Please stay healthy and look out for each other.

Unfortunately public tours on weekend have to be canceled. Individual tours can still be booked by prior arrangement.

Stay healthy and hopefully see you soon!

Saxony has a regional holiday on November 17th and the Schminke House will open for visitors. We are looking forward to your visit, at the moment a proof of vaccination or recovery from Covid19 is mandatory. You can then tour the house with our audioguide in German, English, Czech or Polish.

The "Open Monument Day" was different last year, and it will again be different this year. As we cannot welcome big groups due to Corona, we have decided, again, to open regularly on this day. You will be able to tour the house with our audio guide (D, E, CZ, PL) or join one of the official tours in German at 1 and 3 p.m.. And we can also offer a walk through the garden for a small donation. We are very sorry there will be no free admission this year.

Please book your spot for the tours in advance here . The number of guests for the tours and the auido guides is limited. If there is a large crowd, there may occur waiting times due to the access restrictions.

Thank you for your understanding.

Due to maintenance our multimediaguide on your smartphone is currently not available. However, we can provide you with our audioguide in 4 languages. You can of course use your own headphones if you wish.
Our audioguides and headphones are of course sanitized after every use.

The new multimedia guide is finally available. From now on you can explore the house either with the conventional audio guides or with your own smartphone. Due to third party image rights, we can only offer the multimedia guide on site in our WiFi. We are now offering the tour on both devices in four languages: German, English, Czech and Polish.

Starting on July 16th, 2021, mouth-nose-masks will not be mandatory if the incidence is lower than 10, provided the minimum distance of 1.5 m can be maintained. Since we assume that this will not be possible without further ado during the guided tours, the mask requirement for the guided tours will remain until further notice.

If you have any questions, send us an email: info@stiftung-hausschminke.eu

Starting on June 10th, 2021, we can offer overnight stays, individual tours and the public tours in German on the weekends. All three must be booked in advance through our new booking system .

Please do not forget to book in advance and bring your mouth and nose protection. Contact us with your questions via email: info@stiftung-hausschminke.eu

We are taking the first steps towards our reopening starting on June 3rd, 2021. We will begin with individual tours and overnight stays.

At first opening hours will be restricted and we cannot welcome visitors without an appointment. Hopefully soon we will be able to offer the tour with our new multimedia guides. Because we had to reschedule numerous overnight stays, this year is already pretty well booked. But 2022 isi almost there!

We are very excited and looking forward to your visit. With all questions please reach out for us via email: info@stiftung-hausschminke.eu

We are very sorry, but the Schminke House will stay closed until further notice. As soon as we are allowed to open again, you will find all information here.

Take care and stay healthy.
If you want to support us, check out our online-shop .

We are very sorry to inform you that the Schminke House will remain closed until at least March 7th, 2021 due to the restrictions dealing with the Covid19-pandemic. We will see what the future brings. Stay healthy and take care.

Whoever feels like supporting us: Check out our online-shop .

We are very sorry, but we have to close the Schminke House starting next Monday, November 2nd, until the end of the month. Please stay healthy and look out for each other.

If you want to support us: we will launch our crowdfunding campaign on startnext on Monday. There are a lot of great thank-you gifts that will make you happy even when skies are grey.

The "Open Monument Day" will look different this year: Like so many other things, it will be digital. After consultation with other houses, we have decided to open regularly on this day. You will be able to tour the house with our audio guide, we can also offer a walk through the garden for a small donation. We are very sorry there will be no free admission this year.

If there is a large crowd, there may occur waiting times due to the access restrictions. We ask for your understanding.

Unfortunately, we will not be offering a digital event. But between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. you can visit the former Noodle Factory next to us to examine student designs for the future of the factory by Fritz and Joachim Schminke. Unfortunately, guided tours through the factory cannot take place either. More information is available from the Löbau City Museum .

Starting on July 6th, 2020, we are back to our regular opening hours: Thursday – Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m. Private guided tours with 10 guests max. are possible after prior arrangement. The German speaking open tours on the weekends without prior arrangement will not take place until further notice.

The number of guests at a time is limited to maintain a minimum distance. You are very welcome to use your own headphones. Please do not forget your face mask.

More info under "visit" .

Due to organisational matters the Schminke House will remain closed on June 9th, 2020.

Starting on June 1st, 2020, we are happy to welcome you again with modified opening hours:

Monday – Wednesday, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Visits are currently only possible with our audio guide. On Monday, June 1st, it could be a little crowded due to the German holiday. The number of simultaneous visitors is limited to comply with the current regulations. Please be patient. You are welcome to bring your own headphones. Please do not forget your face mask. Take notice of our Corona visiting rules.

Find more information under "visit" .

We are very sorry to announce that the Schminke House will remain closed for visitors due to the corona pandemic until May 31st. At the moment we are working on our reopening with limited opening ours and several new regulations due to the official requirements.
You can reach us via email or phone: info@stiftung-hausschminke.eu and +49 (0) 3585-862133. Please use our answering machine.

Stay healthy and look out for each other!

Due to the corona pandemic the Schminke House will remain closed until further notice. We are sorry to let you know that we will also be closed during the Easter holidays. In case you already booked a tour or an overnight stay in the upcoming weeks, please contact us. You can reach us via email or phone: info@stiftung-hausschminke.eu and +49 (0) 3585-862133.

Stay healthy and look out for each other!

The Schminke House will remain closed for visitors from December 21st 2019 to January 1st 2020. On January 2nd we will be back and are looking forward to welcoming you.

We wish everyone a wonderful holiday and a good start for 2020.
- Team Stiftung Haus Schminke

As a very special event Ursula Saxʻ "Geometrisches Ballett" will perform on December 12th at the Schminke House. The dancers will present several scenes of the original show. However, tickets are limited and can be ordered via e-mail.

Admission is free, access is only granted after prior registration.

The performance is part of a pop-up photo exhibition at the Schminke House. In cooperation with the campaign Simply Saxony we will show pictures by Till Schuster from our publication DER MODERNE BLICK - THE MODERN VIEW. After the opening of the exhibition we make way for the dancers. We are looking forward to a wonderful evening.

We are open on November 20th (German Buß- und Bettag) from 12 to 5 p.m. There are tours in German at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Our audioguide system in German or English is also available.

We are open on October 31st from 12 to 5 p.m. There are tours in German at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Our audioguide system in German or English is also available.

The Bauhaus turns 100 and we are part of the party! During the Bauhaus-Centennial we are combining input and pleasure! Our Bauhaus-series presents four lectures together with great wines and cheeses.

On September 26th, 2019, we invite you to our second Bauhaus based lecture. Toy designer Renate Müller from Sonneberg/Thüringen has created numerous classics since the 1960s. Some of them even found their way into New Yorkʻs MoMA. She will bring some of her work with her to look at, try and enjoy. A must for every design fan.

Course of events:
6 p.m. Evening stroll through the Schminke House
7 p.m. Opening and Lecture
8 p.m. Conclusion with wine and cheese

Our living room offers 60 seats. Admission is free, we are always thankful for donations. All benefits from this event will be used for the reconstruction of the original book shelves in the living room.

We are looking forward to a wonderful evening.
The series of lectures is financed by the Kulturraum Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien.

Upcoming events:
Bauhaus #3 October 10th, 2019: Bauhaus and Post-war design with Günter Höhne
Bauhaus #4 November 23rd, 2019: Dancing architecture with the Tanzart e.V.

On Sunday, September 8th, it’s “Day of the open monument”. The Schminke House will also be open, however later than usual. Since this yearʻs opening ceremony for the Saxon Day of the open monument takes place on the grounds of the noodle factory and the Schminke House, we open at 3 p.m. There will be public tours of the house at 3, 4 and 5 p.m., the admission is free. There are no audioguided tours on that day.

If you are already on the road before 3 p.m., you will find many interesting monuments in Löbau. Find all the information here . At 3 p.m. the former noodle factory of the Schminke family will also be accessible.

On Sunday, August 25th 2019, we are hosting a Benefit Art Auction in collaboration with the Leipzig based "Buch- & Kunstantiquariat Ulbricht" at the Schminke House. Starting at 11 a.m. there will be an exhibition of the works of artists of the "Leipziger Schule“, of Bauhaus related artists and others.

Presenting paintings and drawings of Max Klinger, Gerhard Marcks, Hanna Höch, Wolfgang Mattheuer, Werner Tübke, Marc Chagall and Joseph Beuys we are hoping for numerous guests and buyers. Starting at 11 a.m. visitors can look at the works, the auction starts at 4 p.m. At 12 and 2 p.m. we will offer special short tours through the house in German. After the auction there will be time for a get together with a glass of wine. The event endes at 8 p.m. All benefits and donations will fund the reconstruction of the original book shelves in the living room.

Please understand that the Schminke House will remain closed for the regular exhibition.

We are celebrating the Bauhaus-Centennial and are starting our series of lectures on August 22nd 2019 at 6:30 p.m. We will be hosting Wilke-Bernd Wiedenroth, architect from Bremerhaven, who currently works on the restoration of the Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseums in Bremerhaven.

Course of events:
6:30 p.m. Entrance, time for a drink
7:00 p.m. Opening Stiftung Haus Schminke
7:10 p.m. Lecture Mr. Wiedenroth with discussion afterwards
8:00 p.m. Conclusion with light refreshments
9:30 p.m. End

Our living room offers 60 seats. Admission is free, we are always thankful for donations. All benefits from this event will be used for the reconstruction of the original book shelves in the living room.

We are looking forward to a wonderful evening.
The series of lectures is financed by the Kulturraum Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien.

And on relatively short notice: 100 years after the foundation of the Bauhaus, „Kommen und Gehen - Das Sechsstädtebundfestival!“ tries to find out how Bauhaus would sound in music. As part of the concert „Bauhaus in Form und Klang“ on August, 21st, 2019 Susanne Stock (Accordion) and Georg Wettin (clarinet) are performing under the title „Feininger Now!“ , with new music and a light performance. Konstantin Dupelius and Jonas Urbat call themselves „PTT – PianoTubaTechno“ and present accoustic-electronic MinimalMusic.

Find all Infos on tickets whatsoever here .

Unfortunately the Schminke House will remain closed for visitors due to a private event on August 11th. On August 25th we offer special opening hours due to our Beneficial Art Auction. There will be no Audioguides but we offer special tours in German at 12 and 2 p.m.

Unfortunately the Schminke House will remain closed for visitors due to private events from July 13th to July 14th and on July 27th.

On June 15th and 16th we will be part of the KunstBus-Tour. Children and adults will together marvel about the ideas Hans Scharoun implemented in the Schminke House that make it one of the most family-friendly houses of his time to this day.

On Saturday, June 15th, there will be special tours (in German) every hour from 12 to 4 p.m. On Sunday, June 16th, the hourly tours start from 12 to 6 p.m. Please note that the regular tours and the audioguide will not be available on that weekend. Find more info on Tickets and the whole Kunstbus program here . You can buy single tickets for the special tours at the Schminke house spontanously at our desk.

The Schminke House will open additionally on Monday June 10th due to a public holiday (Pentecost). There will be public tours in German starting at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tours with our audioguide system in German or English are possible from 12 to 5 p.m.

The Schminke House ist open regularly from May 30th to June 2nd. Because of the public holiday, we are offering additional public tours in German on all four days starting at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. You can always tour the house with our audioguide system in German or English.

On Saturday, May 18th, the Schminke House will remain closed due to a private function. We are looking forward to your visit on Sunday, May 19th from 12 to 5 p.m. We are sorry to let you know, that the regular tours in German will not take place on that day. But a tour with our auidoguide is great, too. See you soon!

We open our doors on May 1st (public holiday). There are regular tours in German at 1 and 3 p.m. You can also tour the house with our audioguide system in German or English.

We are open during Easter from Thursday to Easter Monday. There are regular tours in German at 1 and 3 p.m. from Good Friday to Easter Monday. You can also tour the house with our audioguide system in German or English.

TV screening! From February 3rd to February 8th the Schminke House will remain closed due to a TV screening. On the weekend, February 9th to 10th, we open with our regular opening hours from 12-5 p.m.

Update: ‎
The first construction phase is finished. We look forward to your visit. Starting on January 3rd, 2019 we are back with our regular opening hours .

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For 2018 we have some renovation work planned. Unfortunately, the Haus Schminke therefore remains closed until the end of 2018 for visitor traffic. Special tours on the weekends are possible on request. Detailed information on the reopening will be available shortly.

The performance of the Geometrisches Ballett at the Schminke House is already booked out. You can apply for our waiting list via email. If you are interested we also recommend a visit to the Kulturkino Zwenkau on December 13th. The Geometrisches Ballett will perform there in wonderful atmosphere also in a stunning building from our book DER MODERNE BLICK - THE MODERN VIEW .