ZERO Group


Please note: This tour will be held in German.

ZERO was an artist-group founded in 1957 in Düsseldorf. It was one of the most significant international avant-garde movements of the post-war era. The participating artists were Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, and Günther Uecker. They used unconventional materials such as aluminium, glass, mirrors, and fire to break the boundaries between image and space. Learn more about the fantastic artists and how they influenced the international art scene.

In addition to the art-historical background, this special series focuses on mutual exchange and personal impressions. Sometimes all it takes is an artwork to start a conversation or bring back memories. Our experienced art educators guide you through works of art or artists in dialogue with the group.

After the tour, we cordially invite you to continue the conversation in a cozy atmosphere over coffee and cake.

The price includes a slice of cake aThe price includes a slice of cake and a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice. nd a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice.

This format is aimed at people who would like to enrich their everyday lives through new encounters and who are interested in art. No prior knowledge is required.

History of Glas

Please note: This tour will be held in German.

A date shaped flacon, window fragments of the cologne dome, and also a dress made out of glas: Discover the iridescent world of our glass collection. The mastership of this art can be experienced between fragility and durance, transparency and opacity, or old and new. Starting in 1500 BC and ending today, discover the material Glas anew.

In addition to the art-historical background, this special series focuses on mutual exchange and personal impressions. Sometimes all it takes is an artwork to start a conversation or bring back memories. Our experienced art educators guide you through works of art or artists in dialogue with the group. After the tour, we cordially invite you to continue the conversation in a cozy atmosphere over coffee and cake.

The price includes a slice of cake and a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice.

The format is aimed at people who want to enrich their everyday lives with new encounters and are interested in art; no prior knowledge is required.

Paintings of the 1920s

Please note: This tour will be held in German.

The years between 1924-29 are known as the “roaring twenties”. During this time the political climate and the economy in the Weimar Republic stabilised a bit, which influenced the art scene for the better. Women experienced new freedoms, technology progressed, but also the war was still palpable: The Society was in a state of flux. In the Kunstpalast’s collection one can find different artistic approaches ranging between a positive belief in the future to strong criticism against existing conditions. Discover the artworks of important artists of this period.

Die Jahre zwischen 1924-29 sind bekannt als die „Goldenen Zwanziger“. In dieser Zeit stabilisierte sich die politische und wirtschaftliche Lage in Deutschland, was sich auch vorteilhaft auf die Kunst und Kultur der Weimarer Republik auswirkte. Neue Freiheiten für Frauen, technischer Fortschritt aber auch Kriegstraumata und Umbrüche prägten die Gesellschaft. In der Sammlung des Kunstpalastes finden sich unterschiedliche Positionen wieder, von positiven Zukunftsgedanken bis hin zu kritischen Stimmen. Entdecken Sie Werke wichtiger Künstler*innen dieser Periode.

In addition to the art-historical background, this special series focuses on mutual exchange and personal impressions. Sometimes all it takes is an artwork to start a conversation or bring back memories. Our experienced art educators guide you through works of art or artists in dialogue with the group.

The price includes a slice of cake aThe price includes a slice of cake and a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice. nd a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice.

This format is aimed at people who would like to enrich their everyday lives through new encounters and who are interested in art. No prior knowledge is required.

Up Close with Graphics

Please note: This tour will be held in German.

Discover the Kunstpalast’s graphic collection. This time we will go to the Study Hall of our library. There, we will be able to have a close look at some intriguing prints like the bullfight scenes depicted by Goya or Picasso. Next to each other, you can compare the artworks of this world-renowned artists.

In addition to the art-historical background, this special series focuses on mutual exchange and personal impressions. Sometimes all it takes is an artwork to start a conversation or bring back memories. Our experienced art educators guide you through works of art or artists in dialogue with the group.

After the tour, we cordially invite you to continue the conversation in a cozy atmosphere over coffee and cake.

The price includes a slice of cake aThe price includes a slice of cake and a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice. nd a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice.

This format is aimed at people who would like to enrich their everyday lives through new encounters and who are interested in art. No prior knowledge is required.

Please note: This program will be held in German!

Join us at the Kunstpalast’s study hall. Here, you can get an exclusive glimpse at the graphic collection. Come take a closer look! Examine selected artworks with a magnifying glass. Herby you can discover the different printing techniques.
Afterwards we will get creative and print our own images.

Meeting Point Museum is once a month.
Refugees and immigrants are very welcome. For them admission is free.
We are looking forward seeing you!

Magic of Coulours


Please note: This tour will be held in German.

Immerse yourself in the world of colours! With vibrant intensity, emotional expressiveness, and subjective interpretation of reality, these artists invite us into their colourful world. Expressionist works encourage reflection and empathy.

In addition to the art-historical background, this special series focuses on mutual exchange and personal impressions. Sometimes all it takes is an artwork to start a conversation or bring back memories. Our experienced art educators guide you through works of art or artists in dialogue with the group.

After the tour, we cordially invite you to continue the conversation in a cozy atmosphere over coffee and cake.

The price includes a slice of cake aThe price includes a slice of cake and a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice. nd a coffee, cappuccino, tea or soft drink of your choice.

This format is aimed at people who would like to enrich their everyday lives through new encounters and who are interested in art. No prior knowledge is required.

Please note: This tour will be held in German!

The Grumpy Guide knows everything – and, above all, he knows it better than the visitors, which he is more than happy to make them feel. He is irritable, bored and arrogantly superior.
By his own account, Joseph Langelinck is a descendant of a former director of the Düsseldorf gallery of paintings. He harbours a particular resentment towards certain artists and works that would never have found their way into the collection under his rightful leadership – but above all towards the visitors and their woeful ignorance.

The curator will guide you through the exhibition *Made in Düsseldorf #8: Staged* and explore with you the tension between reality and human perception in the works of Jan Dibbets, Simon Dybbroe Møller, Andreas Gefeller, Gudrun Kemsa, Sophie Meuresch, Steven Pippin, Barbara Probst, Amanda Ross-Ho and Juergen Staack.

The curator will guide you through the exhibition *Made in Düsseldorf #8: Staged* and explore with you the tension between reality and human perception in the works of Jan Dibbets, Simon Dybbroe Møller, Andreas Gefeller, Gudrun Kemsa, Sophie Meuresch, Steven Pippin, Barbara Probst, Amanda Ross-Ho and Juergen Staack.

Please note: This tour will be held in German!

Drinking glasses, elaborate stained-glass windows, and glass sculptures: The Glass Collection brings together objects from around the world and showcases the millennia-long development of glass production. Join this 60-minute guided tour to discover the diversity of our collection. Selected artworks, themes, and concepts will be introduced.