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.

When the first glassmakers fused sand and ash, the result must have seemed like a miracle. They had succeeded in imitating radiantly colourful gems using simple raw materials. Since then nearly 4,000 years have passed, and to this day glass has remained a fascinating material in the realms of both high technology and art.

A particular strength of the Glass Collection lies in its comprehensiveness, which provides an almost complete overview of the history of glass art from Antiquity to the present. Many of the pinnacles in the development of glass art are represented by unique principal works held here. Further, a number of areas have become a focus:

An estimated 400 individuals and institutions have bestowed gifts of glass to the Glass Collection since its inception. Thus, the quality of the collection is indebted to a considerable extent to the private commitment of our patrons. First and foremost, it draws from the collection of the Düsseldorf architect Helmut Hentrich (1905–2001), comprising some 3,000 objects with particular emphasis on Art Nouveau glasses. Assuring the museum’s world renown in this field once and for all was the addition of the collection of Art Nouveau glass of the Heidelberg entrepreneur Gerda Koepff (1919-2006). More recently, the collection of the Hamburg pharmacist Frauke Thole has placed an additional focus on the oeuvre of the Czech sculptor Jan Fišar (1933–2010).

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Sparda’s JUNGE NACHT versteht sich als Nacht der jungen Künste. Für die Organisation des über die Grenzen Düsseldorfs hinaus bekannt gewordenen Events übergibt der Kunstpalast in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Kunstgeschichte die Regie an Studierende der Heinrich-Heine-Universität. Jedes Jahr zieht die Veranstaltung mit ihrem vielseitigen Programm aus Kunstgesprächen, Performances und Party über 1000 Besuchende an.

Please note: This program will be held in German!

Get to know the Scharf Collections graphics. Have a look at the dark scenes of Francisco de Goya. Explore Japanese colour woodblock prints. They inspired many French artists in the 19. Century. Admire Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s artworks and dip into the colourful world of Henri Matisse. Afterwards, we will be creative ourselves.

Meeting Point Museum is once a month.
Refugees and immigrants are very welcome. For them admission is free.

We are looking forward seeing you!

The GeSoLei exhibition 1926

Please note: This tour will be held in German.

Travel a hundred years back in time to the “Große Ausstellung für Gesundheitspflege, soziale Fürsorge und Leibesübungen“. The GeSoLei combined sports, hygiene, arts, welfare, and other topics; also, it included a variety of amusement possibilities. It was the biggest exhibition of the Weimar Republic, attracting 7.5 million visitors between May and October 1926. Learn more about this extraordinary part of Düsseldorf’s history.

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 workshop will be held in German.

We are excited about the long June evenings, pack our drawing materials and go outside. In fast sketches we capture the summer scene. The light of the setting sun reflects in the water of the fountain and under the buildings’ shades paly a few people boule. The Ehrenhof acts as an atmospheric stage, ready to draw.

Beginner or advanced – everyone is welcome to join!

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Please note: This Workshop will be held primarily in German. English and Spanish speaking people are also welcome to join.

Just start painting! This workshop offers an introduction to Modificationism. This is an artistic practice based on transforming pre-existing pictures through artistic interventions. Together we explore new readings and visual possibilities by editing and creating. Scribble, splatter, smear – This is an open space, inviting you to experiment with colours and materials.

Beginner or advanced, everyone is welcome to join.

Treffpunkt Museum ist einmal im Monat.
Geflohene oder zugewanderte Menschen sind herzlich willkommen, für sie ist der Eintritt frei.

Wir freuen uns auf Sie!

Enjoy the Ehrenhof and capture it with your brush! This time, the workshop will take place outside. We observe the hustle and bustle, the Kunstpalast’s architecture, and the shapes and colours surrounding us. How do we sketch the scenery? Outdoor painting demands fast decisions but also offers a broad variety of details and inspiring moments. You will learn methods and techniques to capture your impressions.

Beginner or advanced, everyone is welcome!

Artist-quality materials are provided. You may bring your own easel, folding stool or another seating possibility for outside.

Please note: this event will be held in German

The world of art is an enormous enrichment. At the same time, many people feel overwhelmed and intimidated by it. That ends now! Jakob Schwerdtfeger inspires with his very own perspective: What does Impressionism have to do with dog sweaters? Why does Cubism look like someone punched a mirror? And how did the Renaissance become the teacher’s pet among art epochs?
In his reading show, the stand-up comedian and art historian brings together countless masterpieces, insider tips, anecdotes, and art scandals, offering a contemporary and refreshing look at art history. This unique mix of entertainment and knowledge allows us to experience art in a completely new way. Schwerdtfeger digs up fun facts and explores why the Mona Lisa ended up in a pizza commercial and how one artist managed to trick Google Maps. This book makes you excited about art.

Jakob Schwerdtfeger (born in 1988) is an art historian and stand-up comedian. After studying art history, he worked for several years in art education at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. Since 2012, he has been performing on stage, combining art expertise with entertainment – innovative, insightful, and funny.