Drawing at the Kunstpalast
Images of women
Workshop für Erwachsene
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Künstlerinnen und Modelle – Welche Rollen nehmen Frauen in der Kunst ein? Mit Papier und Stift gehen wir den weiblichen Positionen in der Sammlung des Kunstpalastes nach. Dabei entdecken wir die Vielfalt an Werken und halten Kompositionen, Darstellungen sowie Inspirationen zeichnerisch fest.
Sie haben Lust mit anderen zu Zeichnen? Ganz gleich, ob Sie neu anfangen oder schon Erfahrungen haben – Sie sind herzlich eingeladen mitzumachen!
Tonies-Tag
Familientag im Kunstpalast
11-18 Uhr
Für die ganze Familie
Im Kunstpalast sind die Tonies los! Gemeinsam mit Rhino-Nele und ihren Freunden erleben Kinder ab 4 Jahre Kunstwerke in der Sammlung des Kunstpalasts. Mit der Toniebox in der Hand geht es auf Entdeckungsreise. In verschiedenen Workshops könnt Ihr Tonies bemalen und Geschichten erfinden.
Wir freuen uns auf Euren Besuch!
Das Programm folgt in Kürze.
Open Studio
Creative Programme – Paint a picture for the elf
2-6 pm
no registration required
An elf has moved into the Kunstpalast. Go on a search for his apartment door. You will discover it on your tour through the exhibition ‚The Secret Power of Scents’. He has also brought three friends with him, who can be found in the glass collection.
In our ‚workshop’ there are small picture frames ready for you to paint in bright colors for the elf’s apartment. We look forward to seeing you and your ideas!
Open Studio
Creative Programme – Paint a picture for the elf
2-6 pm
no registration required
Date
Sun 21 Dec 2025, 14:00
Location
» KunstpalastDuration
240 Min
Price
included in the admission price
An elf has moved into the Kunstpalast. Go on a search for his apartment door. You will discover it on your tour through the exhibition ‚The Secret Power of Scents’. He has also brought three friends with him, who can be found in the glass collection.
In our ‚workshop’ there are small picture frames ready for you to paint in bright colors for the elf’s apartment. We look forward to seeing you and your ideas!
Story time for children
Lauscher auf!
4-8 years
ABGESAGT
Hereinspaziert und Lauscher auf! Geschichten über Weihnachten und den Wichtel liest Katharina Martini bei uns im Raum Belvedere vor. Kuschelt Euch in die Sitzsäcke und hört in Ruhe zu. Wer will kann dann auch auf die Suche nach der Wohnung des Wichtels gehen. Denn auch bei uns ist vor kurzem eine kleine Wichteltür in der Ausstellung entdeckt worden.
Wir freuen uns auf Euch!
Grumpy Guide
Eine höchst unangenehme Tour durch die Sammlung
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Der Grumpy Guide weiß alles und vor allem weiß er es besser als die Besucher*innen und das lässt er sie auch gerne spüren. Er ist genervt, gelangweilt und überheblich.
Laut eigener Aussage ist Joseph Langelinck Nachfahr eines ehemaligen Direktors der Düsseldorfer Gemäldegalerie. Sein Groll gilt manchen Künstler*innen und den Werken, die unter seiner rechtmäßigen Führung niemals einen Weg in die Sammlung gefunden hätten, vor allem aber den Besucher*innen und deren Ahnungslosigkeit.
Langelinck arbeitete als Kunstkritiker in Berlin, hielt es dort aber nicht lange aus, da die Stadt ihm einfach zu freundlich war. Zurück in seiner Heimat Düsseldorf versuchte er sich in verschiedenen Brauhäusern als Köbes, doch die sonnigen Gemüter der Kollegen trieben ihn an den Rand der Verzweiflung. Und so kam er an den Kunstpalast, um als Museumsguide den Besucher*innen sein geballtes Wissen um die Ohren zu hauen.
Er führt die Gruppe durch die Sammlung wie es ihm gerade passt, mal im Schnelldurchlauf durch mehrere Jahrhunderte und mal kann er sich minutenlang in das kleinste Detail eines Kunstwerkes vertiefen. Zwischendurch kann es auch zu einer überraschenden Wissensabfrage kommen – nehmen Sie sich in Acht vor dem Grumpy Guide!
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DIE GROSSE.
ART EXHIBITION NRW DÜSSELDORF
July, 5. – August, 9. 2026
In 2026, NRW-Forum, Kunstpalast, and Ehrenhof will once again host Germany’s largest exhibition organised by artists for artists. Outdoor sculptures will create a visual link between the two well-known art institutions in Düsseldorf.
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Since 1902, the Verein zur Veranstaltung von Kunstausstellungen e.V. (Association for the Organisation of Art Exhibitions) has provided a unique platform for the exchange of ideas between artists, art enthusiasts and art buyers.
Visitors have the opportunity to purchase works directly on site, bypassing the gallery. The selection of participating artists is made each year by a rotating jury from a pool of numerous applications. Featured works include those in painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation and video.
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View of the wall “The small format”, 2024, photo: Morgaine Prinz
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Die KLEINE
April, 30.- June, 7. 2026DIE KLEINE is the closing exhibition of the art competition for primary schools, which will be held for the seventh time in 2026. Open to all primary schools in Düsseldorf and the surrounding region, the competition aims to unleash the creativity of young schoolchildren and give them the opportunity to experience the museum as an enriching extracurricular learning space.
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Children can work in any medium, be it painting, collage, objects, photography or film. All submitted artworks will be on view in the closing exhibition.
DIE KLEINE is arranged under the auspices of the Mayor of Düsseldorf, Dr. Stephan Keller.
Curator: Friederike van Delden, Kunstpalast
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Insight in Die KLEINE 2025, Photo: © Anne Orthen
Insight in Die Kleine 2025, Photo: © Anne Orthen
Insight in Die Kleine 2025, Photo: © Anne Orthen
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GYM.
Fit with art
Autumn 2026
The Kunstpalast collection is always in motion, and for the GeSoLei centenary we’re taking that literally – installing a sports circuit at the heart of the galleries.
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In 1926, the Ehrenhof complex and its surroundings hosted the Great Exhibition for Public Health, Social Welfare and Physical Exercise (GeSoLei), the largest fair of the Weimar Republic, which attracted roughly 7.5 million visitors. Sport formed one of its key areas, a strand we pick up a century later and translate into a contemporary format. Rings, a rowing machine, a ping-pong table, a balance board and more will be placed throughout the collection galleries. Visitors are invited to use the equipment: a way to experience the exhibition differently and to set their own physical rhythm in dialogue with the art on view.
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photo: Andreas Endermann
photo: Andreas Endermann
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Niki de Saint Phalle.
Dream machine
September, 10 2026 – February, 7 2027The work of Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002) mounts a radical challenge to the discrimination of women and asserts a new, monumental vision of femininity. The Kunstpalast presents her iconic female figures, shooting paintings, happenings, sculptures and films, along with models for large-scale outdoor works, with particular attention to how she carved out artistic autonomy within a male-dominated field. “Nana Power!” – seen from today’s vantage point, her singular practice and her determination to upend gender relations place her squarely within the sphere of feminist activism, even if she never claimed the term herself.
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The exhibition places de Saint Phalle’s work in dialogue with selected pieces by her contemporaries. Encounters with artist friends such as Jean Tinguely, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as Yayoi Kusama and Dorothy Iannone, sharpen the contours of her position and illuminate the enduring impact of her artistic legacy.
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I am the Nana Dream House, 1967, Druck, © Niki Charitable Art Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
Nana, Pink, © Niki Charitable Art Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
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