museums

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   Kaiser Wilhelm Museum

   The foundation for the Kunstmuseen Krefeld was laid with the opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum (KWM) in 1897.

   • Kaiser Wilhelm Museum

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   Haus Lange Haus Esters

   The two villas Haus Lange and Haus Esters were built in 1927/28 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Haus Lange has been part of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld since 1955 and Haus Esters since 1981. Since then they have been a venue for the presentation of contemporary art and design.

   • Haus Lange Haus Esters

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   Collection

   From Art Nouveau to ZERO, from Claude Monet to Gerhard Richter - the collection of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld today comprises around 24,000 works of fine and applied art from the late Middle Ages to the present.

   • Collection

focus

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   Winter vacation workshop: The Endless House

   As part of the current exhibition Visionary Spaces, the Kunstmuseen Krefeld are inviting children and young people aged 9 and over to a creative workshop at the KWM. Under the title The Endless House, participants can create their own architectural models on January 2 and 3, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and immerse themselves in the fascinating world of utopian building ideas.

   • Das endlose Haus

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   Dec, 13: UTOPIA NIGHT with Metropolis

   As part of the program accompanying the exhibition Visionary Spaces, the first Utopia Night with a screening of the classic Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang will take place at K+ in the KWM on Friday evening (7 to 10 pm), 13 December. Erik Schmid will provide live piano accompaniment.

   Further Utopia Nights will take place on the following Fridays: 21.02., 14.03. and 21.03.2025

   • Utopia-Night

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   Feb 6, 2025: KunstImPuls SPECIAL

   Experience the museum live with SWK AG and Sparkasse Krefeld

   Every first Thursday of the month, the Kunstmuseen Krefeld offer a varied program of music, guided tours, performances, workshops and much more from 5 pm to 9 pm – and admission is free! With the first KunstImPuls of the year you can also expect a special!

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   UtopiaLab at Studio 2

   The new UtopiaLab in the Studio 2/KreativLabor at KWM has opened. In the context of the exhibition Visionary Spaces. Walter Pichler meets Friedrich Kiesler in a display by raumlaborberlin, museum visitors young and old can contribute to the design of a utopian structure that will grow beyond the studio for the duration of the exhibition!

   • Education
   • Visionary Spaces.

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   MuseumsUni: Start of the second round!

   The MuseumsUni Krefeld starts again in November with five lectures at the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum. MuseumsUni Krefeld started last year as a joint project between the Kunstmuseen Krefeld and the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld. The free program combines research topics with the museums' exhibitions. Class groups and courses can register.

   • Education

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   Art in the schoolyard: Play For Today

   As part of the exhibition Museum grenzenlos, the work Play for Today by artist Céline Condorelli from the collection of the FRAC Grand Large - Hauts-de-France was realized for five years in the playground of the Marienschule in Krefeld. The artwork addresses the discrimination of people based on their gender in sport and raises general questions about equality and fairness.

   • Museum Without Borders

1. become a friend

   Experiencing and promoting art. This has been the aim of the Friends of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld since 1983.
   The Friends support the museums with new acquisitions and numerous projects. Get involved!