The Behnhaus is an art museum in the

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Lübeck Lübeck (; Low German also ), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (german: Hansestadt Lübeck), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 217,000 inhabitants, Lübeck is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and in the stat ...

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, and part of its

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. The Behnhaus as a structure is a neoclassical building with interior design by the

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architect

Joseph Christian Lillie Joseph Christian Lillie (20 March 1760 – 29 January 1827), also known as J.C. Lillie, was a Danish neoclassical architect and interior designer. His early career was in Denmark, where he is mainly known for his interior designs and furniture p ...

. The museum exhibits furniture from this period, and paintings and sculptures from this period onwards. It specializes in Nazarene art, since Friedrich Overbeck was born in

. The museum is also known for its collection of works by

Edvard Munch Edvard Munch ( , ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, ''The Scream'' (1893), has become one of Western art's most iconic images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dr ...

External links

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Behnhaus Homepage
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Lübeck City Website: Behnhaus
Culture in Lübeck Art museums and galleries in Germany Buildings and structures in Lübeck Museums in Schleswig-Holstein {{Germany-art-display-stub