Gerhard Marcks was already acknowledged in his home city as a great sculptor when he was chosen to create a sculpture that characterises the most famous story about Bremen.

The Bremen Town Musicians was completed in 1953 and was paid for by public subscription after it was installed on trust by Marcks.

[3] Marcks also created The Caller which was installed in the city in 1967 but it was moved to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in 1989 because it represented the call to freedom.

[4] A foundation for Marcks was established in 1969 with the idea of a museum to preserve the works of the sculptor and graphic artist.

[3] The museum is part of what is known as the Cultural Mile which includes the Wilhelm Wagenfeld House, the Bremen Theatre and the Kunsthalle art gallery.