Overlooking the river at Falkensteiner Elbufer, the Sven-Simon-Park, inaugurated in 1982, is a public park filled with a rich and splendid ensemble of trees and laced with tranquil paths. The Landhaus built by Karl Schneider stands in the grounds of the park.
Standing high above the shore of the river Elbe is Hamburg’s most impressive lodge from the 1920s. The white villa built in the style of New Objective Architecture by Karl Schneider in 1923 is one of Hamburg’s outstanding architectural treasures.
The Puppenmuseum Falkenstein presents not only a nostalgic miniature world made of lace, velvet and silk but also numerous historical and cultural aspects of Germany’s middle classes from the late 18th century up until the 1950s.
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VIDEOSMALL LIVING WORLDSOur cinematic insight into the small living worlds from three centuries not only invites you to marvel and dream, but these small rooms with their rich furnishings prove to be door openers into the past:
The furniture and objects of the miniature salons, kitchens and shops, lovingly designed down to the last detail, show how people used to live, work and sleep in the past - thus the European doll's house world reflects the everyday culture of many generations.
It is the big world in miniature that becomes visible with the selected objects. The toys of yesteryear have long since become a testimony to our cultural history, making the past present, comprehensible and understandable to us in a sensual way.
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VIDEOLANDHAUS MICHAELSENThe Michaelsen Country House, an icon of New Building, designed in 1923/24 by architect Karl Schneider (1892-1945), tells a special story. Situated on the banks of the Elbe in Falkenstein, the building, now used as a doll museum, exudes a special atmosphere and gives little hint that it almost fell victim to demolition. The gallery owner Elke Dröscher discovered it in a dilapidated state in 1984. She fought for the preservation of the house and is still committed to the maintenance and preservation of this architectural jewel today. Together with Elke Dröscher, filmmaker Rainer Binz created a detailed portrait of this building. The film was made in 2021 on behalf of the Körber Foundation and Herbert and Elsbeth Weichmann Foundation for the event "Hamburgers in Exile: The Architect Karl Schneider".
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100 Jahre Landhaus Michaelsen von Karl SchneiderDas von Karl Schneider 1923 entworfene Landhaus Michaelsen – gelegen am Falkenstein im Westen der Stadt mit spektakulärem Blick auf das Elbtal- gehört zu den markantesten und architektonisch bedeutendsten Gebäuden Hamburgs. - In drei thematischen Spannungsbögen – Landschaft, Architektur, Bewohner - wird die wechselvolle Geschichte des Hauses erzählt.
Matthias Gretzschel, Heino Grunert, Frank Pieter Hesse und Gert Kähler breschreiben in der neuen Publikation auf 152 Seiten und anhand von 160 Abbildungen seine topografischen und ästhetischen Besonderheiten vor dem Hintergrund politisch-gesellschaftlicher Einflüsse der vergangenen hundert Jahre. In diesem Kontext erhalten wir darüber hinaus seltene Einblicke in die privaten Vorstellungen bürgerlicher Landhauskultur von den 1920er-Jahren bis heute.»Und dann der Blick ins Elbtal …« Karl Schneiders Landhaus Michaelsen in Hamburg erscheint mitte September im Dölling und Galitz Verlag _ SBN 978-3-86218-170-4 _ € 32,-
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Der Sprung: Haus Michaelsen 1923 - 1924Im Rahmen des 10.Hamburger Architektur Sommers 2023Karl Schneider und seine Bauherrin Ite Michaelsen planten am Hohen Elbufer einen ‘Wohnturm‘ in die Hügelkuppe zu setzen: Es entstand ein Meisterwerk des Neuen Bauens.
Die in der Ausführung folgenden prozesshaften Bauphasen werden in unserer Ausstellung durch zeitgenössische Dokumente und eine Virtual Reality Applikation von Studierenden der HafenCity Universität erfahrbar.