Events

The exhibition “Growing up modern” in cooperation with the authors of the publication of the same name and the Weißenhofmuseum Stuttgart will be extended and can be seen in our house until the end of December 2024!

What was it like to grow up in an early Modernist villa or housing estate? Did living in such settings change children’s attitudes? Did these radical environments shape the way they looked at domestic space later in life? Were children in Modernist homes self-conscious about their avant-garde surroundings, or proud of them? To answer these questions, this exhibition looks directly to a group of four individuals, Rolf Fassbaender from the Weissenhofsiedlung Stuttgart, Helga Zumpfe from the Schminke House in Löbau, Ernst Tugendhat From Vila Tugendhat in Brno and Gisèle Moreau from Unité dʻHabitation in Marseille, who were as children the first inhabitants of iconic Modernist homes and housing. The oral histories collected by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster, are complemented by their contemporary atmospheric photography taken to resonate with the childhood memories of the inhabitants.

The special exhibition is sponsored by the Kulturraum Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Stuttgart and the Friends of the Weißenhofsiedlung e.V.

On July 19th, 2024 at 7 p.m. we will open the photo exhibition "Growing up modern" in cooperation with the authors of the publication of the same name and the Weißenhofmuseum Stuttgart.

What was it like to grow up in an early Modernist villa or housing estate? Did living in such settings change children’s attitudes? Did these radical environments shape the way they looked at domestic space later in life? Were children in Modernist homes self-conscious about their avant-garde surroundings, or proud of them? To answer these questions, this exhibition looks directly to a group of four individuals, Rolf Fassbaender from the Weissenhofsiedlung Stuttgart, Helga Zumpfe from the Schminke House in Löbau, Ernst Tugendhat From Vila Tugendhat in Brno and Gisèle Moreau from Unité dʻHabitation in Marseille, who were as children the first inhabitants of iconic Modernist homes and housing. The oral histories collected by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster, are complemented by their contemporary atmospheric photography taken to resonate with the childhood memories of the inhabitants.

The exhibition is mounted throughout the Schminke House, including in the basement.

If you wish to visit the opening on July 19th, 2024 we kindly ask for your reservation via email to info@stiftung-hausschminke.eu before July 1st.

The special exhibition is sponsored by the Kulturraum Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Stuttgart and the Friends of the Weißenhofsiedlung e.V.

From Easter 2024, our current special exhibition presents the research project "A Commentary on Color - Curtain Designs for the Schminke House" on the original curtain fabrics in the Schminke House. The exhibition will feature various textiles designed and woven by textile designers Anne-Kathrin Kühner and Thomas Kilian Bruderer on the basis of their research.

From 28.03.-14.07.2024, the exhibition offers an insight into the original designs at the original location. It encourages interested visitors to experience the influence of materials and colors on the atmosphere and living cofort after a tour of the house. The reinterpretations of Otti Bergerʻs original fabric designs offer the opportunity to retrace the original design ideas.

This year, the Schminke House will be no less than 90 years old. This calls for a celebration! From Oct. 1^st to Oct. 6^th, 2023, we are inviting you to a week of celebrations in Löbau with the painter Alina Grasmann and the sound artist Daniel Neumann. An ideal opportunity to get to know the house or to gain a new perspective through the artistic interventions. And best of all, admission is free for all visitors during our festival week!

For Haus Schminke’s birthday, the painter Alina Grasmann will exhibit paintings from her series "The Grand Buffet" for the first time, which directly refers to Haus Schminke as a residential building. In addition, sound artist Daniel Neumann will enliven the house with an immersive audio installation created especially for Grasmannʻs paintings and the exhibition venue.

During the festival week, Haus Schminke will be open daily from 12-5 p.m. and can be explored with our audio guide. As a special educational offer, a guided tour with the artist Alina Grasmann and the team of the Stiftung Haus Schminke starts daily at 3pm. And best of all, admission is free for all visitors during the festival week!

The vernissage of the exhibition will take place on Sept. 30^th, 2023 at 7pm, where the exhibition title "The Grand Buffet" will not only be experienced visually, but also culinary. Participation is limited. Tickets are now on sale in our online shop .

For the anniversary, art fans can purchase the limited special edition of a picture from the series by Alina Grasmann as an art print. In addition, we are offering a total of 5 exclusive art packages with the art print by Alina Grasmann in a high-quality framing, the ticket to the vernissage and a bottle of our own apple brandy from Schminkeʻs meadow orchard. You can find all this now in our online shop .

Modern architecture, contemporary art, a Grand Buffet and many guests in Löbau. Haus Schminke and the team around the artists are already looking forward to it!

The exhibition is supported by the Kulturraum Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien, the Steiner Foundation Munich and the Fridman Gallery New York.

Finally the second edition of our new TOPOMOMO-Paperback is in stock. The book is available at our desk and in our onlineshop . In the next couple weeks we will be delivering to some local bookstores. If you yourself would like to distribute it in your store, please get in touch.