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

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   Museums Without Borders: Until Augst 30 in Dunkirk

   Second part of the collection exchange between the twin cities of Dunkerque (Hauts-de-France) and Krefeld, featuring around 150 works from the collection of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld at the Frac Grand Large Hauts-de-France.

   More infos about the exhibition here

   • Museum Without Borders

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   Spotlight

   Gisela Kleinlein (born 1955 in Nuremberg, Germany), Untitled, 1996

   Since the late 1980s, Gisela Kleinlein has explored the interplay of material, form, and space in her sculptural practice. An organic presence—perhaps a larva—appears to press itself deep into the narrow wall-mounted box, or is it merely a fragment of unpolished wood? Untitled, the object unsettles memory, triggers associations, and ultimately leaves the viewer in a state of uncertainty.

   This spotlight highlights one work each month that is new to the collection and not currently on display.

   • Collection

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   Mar, 5: KunstImPuls - Made of Steel

   Experience the museum live with SWK AG and Sparkasse Krefeld

   Under the motto Experience the museum live, the Kunstmuseen Krefeld offer a varied program with music, guided tours, performances, workshops and much more every 1st Thursday of the month - with free admission!

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   CHARLOTTE PERRIAND: Exhibition film online

   In our exhibition film on “Charlotte Perriand. L'Art d'habiter / The Art of Dwelling,” Pernette Perriand Barsac and Jacques Barsac from the Charlotte Perriand Archives, as well as curators Katia Baudin and Waleria Dorogova, provide exciting insights into the exhibition!

   Click here for the video

   • L’Art d’habiter / The Art of Dwelling

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   Exclusive Edition by Thomas Ruff

   To mark this anniversary, we are presenting a special collector's item by artist Thomas Ruff:

   Edition: Thomas Ruff, Ohne Titel / Untitled, 2025 Silkscreen on paper, 40 × 50 cm This edition is released exclusively for the Kunstmuseen Krefeld to mark 70 years of Museum Haus Lange and is limited to 40 copies + 5 Artist Proofs. The price is €1,900 (unframed).

   A special work of art and Christmas gift, now available at our museum shop!

   • Untitled, 2025

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   Studio 2 / DwellingLab

   Charlotte Perriand devoted herself to the question, 'How can a harmonious, functional home be created in a limited space?' and now visitors also have the opportunity to explore this question. Studio 2 has been transformed into the DwellingLab for this purpose and was developed in collaboration with the designer Michael Grandt. You are invited to become designers yourselves and experience the design process of Charlotte Perriand.

   • Design-Studio

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   Digital Tools with KunstKannibale

   With the new museum app featuring a media guide, quiz, and game, the current exhibition Charlotte Perriand. L’Art d’habiter / The Art of Dwelling can also be explored digitally starting December 9. Another highlight is the virtual reality application, which allows visitors to experience Perriand’s mobile architecture Refuge Tonneau. The digital offerings were developed by the collective KunstKannibale, consisting of the siblings Miriam and Tom Breuer.

   • Buff – Der Gaming Workshop mit Kunstkannibale

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   MuseumsUni Krefeld

   The MuseumsUni Krefeld is entering its third year this year and once again offers exciting, student-friendly short lectures by the professors of the Hochschule Niederrhein. All lectures present current research topics and are related to the exhibition Charlotte Perriand. L’Art d’habiter / The Art of Dwelling at the Kunstmuseen Krefeld, which will be illustrated in a guided exhibition tour afterwards. MuseumsUni Krefeld is an event within the framework of the Third Mission of the Hochschule Niederrhein.

   • MuseumsUni Krefeld - Design der Zukunft

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!