Exhibitions

Installationsansicht Prometheus Bound

Installationsansicht Prometheus Bound
Werke: Barnett Newman, Auguste Rodin, Max Beckmann

Foto: Jens Nober, Museum Folkwang

21. Jun 2019
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30. Jun 2026

NEW WORLDS

Discovering the Collection
Since the summer of 2019 Museum Folkwang has been presenting its collection in completely redesigned halls. Taking New Worlds as the overarching theme, the presentation is destined to enable visitors to experience the long-standing collection in a new form, and often from surprising angles. Now, painting is juxtaposed with photography, sculpture or prints, and enters into unprecedented and inspiring constellations with world …
Paula Rego, Love, 1995, Privatsammlung

Paula Rego
Love, 1995
Private collection

© Estate of Paula Rego. Courtesy Estate of Paula Rego and Victoria Miro
16. May 2025
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07. Sep 2025

Paula Rego

The Personal and The Political
Paula Rego’s (1935–2022) paintings have an explosive impact that only few artists can achieve. In her adopted country of England, Rego ranks among the greats of figurative painting such as Lucian Freud and David Hockney. In her home country of Portugal, she has changed the political reality with her uncompromising art. Based on around 130 works, the exhibition traces Rego’s artistic development after her studies at the Slade …
100 Beste Plakate 24

Gestaltung:
Tristesse, CH-Basel
https://www.tristesse.ch/

18. Jul 2025
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10. Aug 2025

100 Best Posters 24 Germany Austria Switzerland

LOCATION: UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein, Kokerei (Mischanlage/Trichterebene)
With the show 100 Best Posters 24 Germany Austria Switzerland , Museum Folkwang presents the results of the largest annual poster competition in German-speaking countries. Since 2008, 100 Beste Plakate e.V. has been offering a representative overview of current poster design in cooperation with Museum Folkwang. This time the exhibition is a guest in Mischanlage on the grounds of the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site again …

Upcoming

William Kentridge, Drawing for Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot (2 Private Thoughts), 2021 Tusche, Buntstift, Kohle, Pastellkreide und Collage auf Papier 152 x 208 cm © William Kentridge, 2024

William Kentridge
Drawing for Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot (2 Private Thoughts)ts), 2021
© William Kentridge, 2025

04. Sep 2025
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18. Jan 2026

William Kentridge

Listen to the Echo
Anonym, Tonaufnahmen mit Otto Steinert, Seminarraum Folkwangschule für Gestaltung, Essen-Werden, 1966

Anonym
Sound recordings with Otto Steinert, seminar room Folkwangschule für Gestaltung, Essen-Werden, 1966

© Museum Folkwang
10. Oct 2025
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04. Jan 2026

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