A new permanent presentation from 19 February 2025
In view of the Dürer Year 2028, the permanent exhibition in the Dürer House is being revised. As a first step, the ground floor of the museum was redesigned. Included here are two topics that have not been conveyed yet: Firstly, the history of the house is being told and secondly, the question who lived here with Dürer is answered.
The focus lies on the time of the Second World War, where the house suffered severe damages. The fact that it was not burned down or raided is thanks to the brave actions of two women, who are now being honoured posthumously: Marie Falke stayed as the caretaker and lived with her daughter Gertrud through difficult circumstances in the Dürer House for the sake of the house's protection.
Fittingly, 80 years after the heavy bombing, the Dürer House presents a spectacular new purchase: a large wooden-mosaic of the war-damaged house, made in 2024 by the Dutch sculptor Ron van der Ende. The artwork is based on historical black and white photographs, but also shows the building three-dimensionally and illusionistically in colour. It was acquired with funds from of the Albrecht-Dürer-Haus-Stiftung e.V.
- Cost:
- No further costs apart from the museum entrance fee.