Otto Niemeyer-Holstein Studio
The well-known artist shows us his personal retreat and garden kingdom.
Between Koserow and Zempin, at the narrowest point of the island of Usedom, the painter Otto Niemeyer-Holstein set up his retreat in 1933. He named this place “Lüttenort” after his sailboat “Lütter”—Low German for “little one”—and used an old, decommissioned packwagon from the Berlin city railway as his summer residence. In 1939, he moved permanently to Usedom. Over the years, the painter’s home, studio, and garden took shape here. Otto Niemeyer-Holstein saw his home as a place where art and nature intersect.
The garden and the architecture of the estate are works of art in their own right. He designed the garden himself, and it features a delicate interplay between sculpture and landscape. Even in his old age, he commissioned architects to plan the Neue Galerie, which was further developed and completed posthumously. It opened in 2001. Otto Niemeyer-Holstein stipulated in his will that Lüttenort be preserved after his death and continue to serve as a place for encounters and exchanges about art. Today, visitors can tour the house, studio, and garden and attend exhibitions, readings, and concerts.