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 Esters is closed until May 4 due to exhibition preparations --

   • 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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   June, 5: KunstImPuls - House Warming

   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!

   • KunstImPuls

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   Adolf Luther Foundation at the Kunstmuseen Krefeld

   The Kunstmuseen Krefeld art museums and the Adolf Luther Foundation are launching a close cooperation to consolidate Krefeld as an important location for concrete art. An agreement to this effect was signed by the heads of the institutions in the town hall. As part of the long-term partnership, there will be a permanent room in Collection in Motion dedicated to the work and collection of Adolf Luther. The cooperation will kick off with the exhibition Adolf Luther. Seeing is Beautiful, which opens at the KWM on May 16.

   • Seeing is Beautiful

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   Wall painting by Sarah Morris successfully purchased

   Thanks to the Friends of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld e.V. and various supporters, including the state of NRW, the mural Society is Abstract, Culture is Concrete, created especially for Haus Esters, has been secured for the collection.

   Please note: Haus Esters is currently closed for exhibition renovations (until May 4).

   • All Systems Fail

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   "Wirtshaus" remains in Krefeld

   We are delighted that the painting Wirtshaus (1917) by Heinrich Campendonk will remain in our collection thanks to a fair and equitable solution with the heirs. Thanks to the support of the federal and state governments and the Kulturstiftung der Länder, it has been secured for the Krefeld collection and preserved for the public. It is currently on display at the KWM together with other works by Campendonk and other artists such as Heinrich Nauen, Helmuth Macke and Thorn Prikker.

   • Collection

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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!