Bremen: See
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EMMETT WILLIAMS
The Bremen Weserberg Museum is showcasing a retrospective look at the life of Emmett Williams, co-founder of the Fluxus art movement with experimental noisemaker John Cage and pioneer of the neo-Dada scene. Until 22 October.
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FOCKE MUSEUM
Legendary Magnum photographer Gisèle Freund captured intimate shots of Bertold Brecht, Simone de Beauvoir, Alexey Tolstoy and Hermann Hesse to name but a few. The Focke Museum is presenting a collection of her work, until 4 October.
Address: 240 SCHWACHHAUSER HEERSTRASSE. | Tel: +49 (0)421 699 6000
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KATHE KOLLWITZ / HEINRICH ZILLE
The work of two of Germany's most enigmatic icons is being exhibited simultaneously at Bremen's Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, creating an insight into the zeitgeist of Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Until 9 May.
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Klimahaus Bremerhaven
With green issues something of a national obsession in Germany, the recently opened Klimahaus in Bremen
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LLOYD CAFFEE
This place is a must for coffee connoisseurs looking for a standout java jump, whether it be the darkly roasted Espressi or green Rohcaffee. They also offer tasting sessions on request.
Address: 18 REEDER-BISCHOFF-STRASSE. | Tel: +49 (0)421 3833 2211
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St. Petri Dom
Venture into the crypt underneath Bremen's St Peter's Cathedral for a glimpse of the seriously macabre. Here you'll find eight mummified bodies preserved in glass-top coffins, including an English countess, two Swedish officers from the 1600s and a local student on the losing side of a duel.
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WORPSWEDE ART COLONY
Conceived at the end of the 19th century as a colony for anti-academic landscape artists, and frequented by the writer Rainer M Rilke, Worpswede has not lost its unique charm and still hosts around 130 renegade artists. 28km from Bremen.