Paula Becker House
A former house of Paula Modersohn-Becker's in Bremen, where she spent much of her life, opened in October 2007 as a private art museum and gallery. Her family moved from Dresden to Bremen in 1888 and lived in this house. Paula Becker lived here until 1899 - when she was 23 years old - and set up her first studio. There was an active artist community in Bremen and via Backer's mother's friendships in the art world, Becker grew to be part of the community. Apart from her teacher's training in Bremen in 1893-1895, Paula took private instruction in painting. It was not well known, that the young Paula Becker lived here for ten years. In 2003, Heinz and Betty Thies bought the house which was now greatly in need of renovation. It was lovingly restored in time for the 100th anniversary of Paula Modersohn-Becker's death in November 2007. At that time, it was turned into a public museum.
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