• Wörlitzer Park, Haus der Fürstin

House of the Princess

exhibition centre

A touch of melancholy surrounds Princess Louise’s house in Wörlitz. Because here she once found a private but lonely refuge and lived far away from the many visitors to the famous Wörlitz Palace, far from the Dessau court, far from her husband. It is all the more beautiful that the Princess House is now enlivened and filled with stories and the joy of our guests as an exhibition centre – all year round.

History

A Grey Monastery

In 1789/90, a neo-Gothic building was erected not far from Wörlitz Palace as the main residence of Princess Louise. She lived in this “Grey Convent” from November 22, 1790 until her death in 1811.

The building, designed by Friedrich Willhelm von Erdmannsdorff, originally had five window axes. The first subsequent extension was added in 1804/05 according to designs by Carlo Ignazio Pozzi: a long gallery that allowed the princess to go for a walk and stay dry even in bad weather. In 1855 and 1866, it was extended again by her descendants to meet her requirements for a summer residence.

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What to expect

May 28 to November 30, 2025

Special exhibition

You encounter antiquity at every turn in Wörlitz. Visitors to Wörlitz Park can find out about the many facets of this enthusiasm for antiquity at the end of the 18th century in the Princess’s House and familiarize themselves with Wörlitz’s image of antiquity in a creative way.

Insights

A guest of Princess Louise

Remains of the original wall decorations and even some of the princess’s furnishings can still be seen today. The gallery in particular invites you to stroll under its pointed arched ceiling along the stained glass windows in Louise’s footsteps.

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Exhibitions

Special exhibition “Volcanoes, Gods, Megalithic Tombs”
May 28 to November 30, 2025

The exhibition shows the creative use of travel memories, antique collection objects and copies, antique themes and forms with which contemporaries made their antiquity unmistakably their own. On display are seemingly familiar objects in a new light and with a new interpretation, as well as hidden treasures from the collections, new acquisitions and previously unknown places in Wörlitz Park.

Flyer on the accompanying program
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Permanent exhibition “The Whole Country as a Garden”
Closed for the time being from February 28, 2025

As an exhibition center, the Princess’s House offers space for various exhibitions throughout the year. Between the individual special exhibitions, the permanent exhibition “The Whole Country as a Garden” provides information, focusing on the Garden Realm of the 18th century and thus the life of the princely couple Leopold III Friedrich Franz and Louise of Anhalt-Dessau.

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Opening hours 2025

Permanent exhibition “The Whole Country as a Garden”
November 1, 2024 until February 28, 2025
Wed-Mon, public holidays 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Special exhibition “Volcanoes, Gods, Megalithic Tombs”
May 28 to September 30, 2025
Tue-Thu, Sun, public holidays 10:00-17:00
Fri, Sat 10:00-18:00

October 1 to November 2, 2025
Tue to Sun, holidays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

November 3 to November 30, 2025
Wed-Monday, public holidays 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Prices

Permanent exhibition:
Price incl. accompanying booklet: € 3.00, reduced € 2.00

Special exhibition:
Price: € 6.00, reduced € 5.00

Children up to 16 years of age accompanied by an adult free of charge

Discounts
for groups of 15 or more
Students up to the age of 25, trainees, unemployed, severely disabled (accompanying person free), holders of Dessau-Roßlau volunteer cards

Further conditions
Guided tours for school classes (max. three accompanying persons) and
Guided tours for student groups (max. one accompanying person, art history, history, restoration, horticulture etc. from all universities and universities of applied sciences) € 2.00 per person

Accessibility

The House of the Princess is accessible on all levels for guests with reduced mobility.

Contact

Schloss Wörlitz
D-06785 Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
OT Stadt Wörlitz
Telefon: +49 (0)34905.40 9-20
schloss-woerlitz@gartenreich.de

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    in the kitchen building at Wörlitz Palace
    Kirchgasse 35, D-06785 Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
    Phone +49 (0) 3 49 05.3 10 09
    info@welterbe-gartenreich.de
    www.welterbe-gartenreich.de

    Opening hours 2025

    January to March 21, November, December:
    Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    22. March to October 31:
    Monday to Thursday, Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.