The new building continues the architectural principle of the old building with an ensemble of six structures and four inner courtyards, gardens and convertible halls. The publicly accessible areas of the new building, connected by two glass passages, join the existing exhibition rooms on one level without level differences. A generous flight of steps leads from the museum square on Bismarckstraße to the new entrance area, which is designed as an open courtyard with a café and restaurant as well as a museum bookshop. The new Museum Folkwang offers a varied sequence of rooms with plenty of natural light for the exhibition areas - the collection presentation NEW WORLDS and the special exhibitions - as well as a reading room, multifunctional hall for lectures and events, depots and restoration workshops.