• 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.

Come on in!

What to expect

A guest of Princess Louise

Visiting

Remnants of original wall decoration and even furnishings of the princess can still be seen today. These include an elegant desk, where she may have spent many hours of her life writing her diaries. But the gallery in particular still invites you to walk in Louise’s footsteps under its ogival ceiling along the windows with stained glass.

Note

New Exhibition

2025 sees the opening of a new exhibition in the House of the Princess. It will be dedicated to the facets of the enthusiasm for antiquity at the end of the 18th century from May 28 to November 30. The focus will be on the creative use of travel memories, antique collection objects and copies, as well as antique themes and forms that were used to make antiquity one’s own.

Information for your visit

Opening hours 2025

Visiting the permanent exhibition
November 1, 2024 until February 28, 2025
Wed-Mon, public holidays 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Special Exhibition »Vulkane, Götter, Großsteingräber«
May 28 to September 30, 2025
Tue-Thu, Sun, public holidays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fri, Sat 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
More information

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.