The Storm House
The Storm House, located in Wasserreihe 31, is the house the poet lived in from 1866 to 1880. It is an old merchant’s house with 14 rooms. It was constructed in 1730. The staircase, the corridors, ceilings and doors date back to the era of Storm.
Visit:
- Courtyard and garden
- Staircase in the style of an old Husum town house
- Desk with owls by Emil Nolde; also where Storm completed the Dykemaster
- Poet’s living room (including the original piano and Biedermeier sofa)
- Bailiff’s office
- Study in which Storm wrote the poems Über die Heide and Geh nicht hinein among others, 20 novellas, including Pole Poppenspäler, Aquis submersus and Carsten Curator
- Permanent exhibition “Theodor Storm: Life and Work 1817–1888”
- Permanent exhibition “The Dykemaster”
Opening hours
1st January – 15th March 2024
Tue, Thu, Sat 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m
16th March – 30th April 2024
Tue, Thu, Fri & Sun 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m | Sat 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
1st May – 30th September 2024
Tue–Sat 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. | Sun 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m
1st October – 31st October 2024
Tue, Thu, Fri & Sun 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m | Sat 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
1st November – 31st December 2024
Mon, Tue & Thu–Sun 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m
Special opening hours 2024
Krokusblüte
Sat, 16.3. 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Sun, 17.3. 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Easter
Sun, 31.3. 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Mon, 1.4. 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Pentecost
Sun, 19.5. 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Mon, 20.5. 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Krabbentage
Sat, 19.10. 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Sun, 20.10. 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Christmas
Tue, 24.12. & Wen, 25.12. closed
Thu, 26.12. 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Fri, 27.12. – Mon, 30.12. 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Tue, 31.12. closed