Women Artists!
From Monjé to Münter
25 September 2025 – 1 February 2026
Date
25 September 2025 – 1 February 2026
Location
» KunstpalastAdmission: 16 € / concessions 12 €
Children / young people under 18: free
Members of Friends of the Kunstpalast: free

There have been female artists ever since there have been artists. Their visibility is linked to many, often local, conditions.
The exhibition presents 31 selected female artists who were active in Düsseldorf at a time when they were not allowed to study at the renowned art academy. Under these circumstances, pursuing a career as an artist required not only the financial means for private tuition but also a great deal of willpower. Although some women artists were astonishingly present in their time – including Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, Marie Wiegmann and Paula Monjé – almost all of them are forgotten today. They are comparatively little represented in public collections, such as that of the Kunstpalast, and many of the works shown in this exhibition are being presented to the public for the first time since the 19th century.

The show provides an overdue “second look” and thus fundamentally expands our understanding of the art of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It adds an important chapter to art history that has been overlooked for far too long and makes it clear that art history is incomplete without the influence of women artists.
The partner of the international exhibition and one of the lenders of the works of art is the Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, which stage a first version of the exhibition in spring 2025.
Curator: Kathrin DuBois, Head of Collection Painting until 1900, Kunstpalast
Accompanying programme
Thu 25 Sep 2025
Introduction for Kindergarden Teachers and Teachers
16:30
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Thu 25 Sep 2025
Introduction for Kindergarden Teachers and Teachers
17:30
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Sun 28 Sep 2025
Public Tour in German
15:00
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Thu 2 Oct 2025
Public Tour in German
18:00
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Sun 5 Oct 2025
Public Tour in German
15:00
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Art and Babies
11:30
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
sold outThu 9 Oct 2025
Public Tour in German
18:00
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Open Studio – Creative Programme for Everyone
14:00
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Public Tour in German
15:00
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Creative Holidays Studio
09:00
Women Artists! From Monjé to Münter
Picture Credits
Picture Credits