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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   Aug 1: Artist Talk with Tobias Rehberger

   As part of the KunstImPuls on August 1, artist Tobias Rehberger will be a guest and talk to director and curator Katia Baudin about his art and his work Seascapes exhibited on the terrace of Haus Esters. Admission is free!

   • Museum Without Borders
   • The French Connection

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   Aug, 1: KunstImPuls - The French Connection

   *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!

   • The French Connection

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   Studio 2 CreativeLab: SculptureLab

   The hands-on space Studio 2 / Kreativ Labor in the KWM has been converted into the SculptureLab. To accompany the exhibition Collection Satellite #9 - The Bar and the collection presentation Standpoints, visitors can now become sculptures themselves, climb onto a plinth, assume classic sculptor poses and experience what the supporting leg/playing leg motif is all about.

   • Sammlungssatellit #9: Die Bar
   • Viewpoints

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   K+ im KWM by Flavia

   Flavia Latina is the new tenant of the K+ Café in the KWM!You are cordially invited to take a seat and enjoy the new culinary offerings in the special ambience created by designer Robert Stadler. We look forward to your visit!

   Opening hours: Tue–Sun, 10 am–6 pm

   • K+ Café

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   Exhibition film online: Museum Without Borders

   Take a look now! The exhibition film for Museum Without Borders. Art–Design / Dunkerque–Krefeld is now online on the website and on YouTube. Click here to go straight to the video!

   You can visit the exhibition in Haus Lange and Haus Esters until September 8.

   • 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!