The "Hohenhof" with the "Museum of the Hagen Impulse" is a special section of the Osthaus Museum. The former home of Karl Ernst Osthaus is a unique Art Nouveau work of art, built in 1906-1908 in the garden suburb of Hohenhagen. The architecture as well as the original interior furnishings of the representative rooms by Henry van de Velde can be viewed, as well as an exhibition on the "Hagen Impulse". You can also admire outstanding works of art by Ferdinand Hodler and Aristide Maillol.
The Hohenhof in Hagen, which the Belgian artist-architect Henry van de Velde built as a residence for the Hagen Folkwang founder Karl Ernst Osthaus and his family, is one of the most important buildings in Europe's architectural history shortly after the turn of the century and is one of the few surviving examples of a Gesamtkunstwerk. The furnishing of the representative rooms was formally designed like the composition of a painting: every detail is coordinated without neglecting the essence or function of the object to be designed.
Henry van de Velde surrounded the Hohenhof with a typical architect's garden, which was intended to serve as a decorative framing of the house, with a geometric ground plan consisting of four axes slightly offset against each other. In 1913, the garden architect Leberecht Migge modified this design.Since 1989, the Hohenhof has been a department of the Osthaus Museum, and since 1999, an anchor point of the Route Industrial Culture in the Ruhr.
Today, as a branch of the Osthaus Museum, the house houses the "Museum of the Hagen Impulse" and is also an anchor point of the "Route Industrial Culture" of the Ruhr Regional Association (RVR). The largely original interior design presents a unique synthesis of the arts of Art Nouveau. The former coach house also provides an overview of van de Velde's furniture design from around 40 creative years, and there is also an extensive exhibition of silver, porcelain and ceramics by Henry van de Velde.
In 2015, the Hohenhof was the first house in the Ruhr region and in Westphalia to be included in the important group of Iconic Houses. These are exceptional architect's houses of the 20th century that have a special place in the history of modern architecture and are open to the public. All houses are presented on the website www.iconichouses.org, a unique source of information for all interested architecture lovers.
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