Art meets travel: Hundertwasser Museum opens in the Uelzen train station!

Art meets travel: Hundertwasser Museum opens in the Uelzen train station!

Uelzen, Deutschland - In Uelzen, a new architecture museum for the work of the famous artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser is built. The Hundertwasser-Bahnhof, which already attracts many travelers because of its artistic design, becomes the home of this museum, which is to present the entire architectural work of Hundertwasser.

The official opening of the museum is planned for August 2025 to use the diversion via Uelzen during the general renovation of the Berlin-Hamburg route, which should lead to an increase in visitor numbers. As the ndr , the museum will show 40 architecture projects from all over the world, including works such as the Hundertwasser House in Osaka. Initial concepts also include important buildings such as the city café in Hamburg-Otensen as well as churches and daycare centers in Germany and Austria.

insights into the concept and the design

art. The entrance area of ​​the museum is provided with a planting bucket that contains an olive tree solder to underline the environmentally friendly aspects of hundred water philosophy. Hungry for an olive tree that was originally donated, but received, the planners now see a chance in this new concept to realize the original concern of hundred water.

The old station project is not only viewed from the perspective of art; In addition, talks with the train are underway to clarify the use of outdoor areas of the station. The anniversary year, which begins on February 22nd and is reminiscent of an air raid on the train station 80 years ago, is further highlighted in the context of the museum opening. The train station was redesigned in the run -up to the Expo 2000 and fulfilled the vision of the artist, which unfortunately died before the inauguration.

Raimund Nowak, chairman of the Hundertwasser Bahnhof association, expressed the desire to spread the idea of ​​photovoltaic systems at train stations. So far, the environmental commitment is little known in Germany, which makes the creation of such a museum all the more important. The railway has also launched a program for promoting photovoltaic systems in order to further promote the sustainable approach of 100 water.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien