Stock Photo - 03 December 2020, Brandenburg, Buckow: The Brecht-Weigel-Haus Memorial and Museum. Next to this building, the ground-breaking ceremony for the new construction of a visitor centre took place on the same day. The new building is intended to relieve the burden on the listed building and create additional space for events. The state is supporting the construction with a total of 117,150 euros, with further funds coming from the federal government and the EU. The total cost is around 1.34 million euros. Completion of the new visitor centre is planned for early 2022. The Brecht Weigel House is a museum and memorial for Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel. The playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht and the actress and director of the Berliner Ensemble Helene Weigel worked in the summer residence built at the beginning of the 19th century from 1952, Helene Weigel also worked there after Brecht's death in 1956 until her death in 1971. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB. - Buckow/Brandenburg/Germany