There have been female artists ever since there have been artists. Their visibility is linked to many, often local, conditions.

The exhibition presents 30 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.

Scents evoke direct emotional reactions more strongly than any other sense. From autumn 2025, the history of scent will be told for the first time in a major survey exhibition at the Kunstpalast. The Kunstpalast’s newly established display collection offers a chronological tour of over 1000 years of art and cultural history in 49 rooms. Scent steles, atomisers and diffusers distributed throughout the collection rooms create a close connection between the experience of art and smell. The exhibition thus offers a comprehensive sensory experience that not only teaches visitors a great deal about the secrets of scent, but also allows them to experience art in a completely new emotional way.

Curator: Robert Müller-Grünow, internationally renowned fragrance expert

What is art? Where does it begin and end? Who decides what art is? What makes an artist? These fundamental questions are at the heart of the work of Hans-Peter Feldmann (1941–2023), who is the subject of an extensive exhibition at the Kunstpalast in autumn 2025. The artist’s central themes were already evident in his early works and appear throughout his oeuvre: everyday life, social clichés, voyeurism, private and public spheres, the formation of taste, humour and satire, dreams and projections. From the very beginning of his career, Feldmann also systematically employed strategies of artistic appropriation, alienation and recontextualisation.

Comprising around 80 exhibits, the presentation clearly demonstrates the breadth of Feldmann’s oeuvre, from his early photographs from the 1970s to his sculptures using everyday objects, expansive installations and his more recent works, which will be on display in Düsseldorf for the first time. This is the first retrospective after Hans-Peter Feldmann’s death in May 2023 and the final exhibition in which he was actively involved

Curator: Felicity Korn, Head of the 20th and 21st Century Collection, Kunstpalast

Die Sammlung des Kunstpalastes zeigt eine Vielzahl von Werken aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven und künstlerischen Strömungen und Epochen. Darunter befinden sich auch einige Arbeiten jüdischer Künstler*innen, die jedoch nicht immer die Anerkennung erfuhren, die ihnen gebührt. Während der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus galten viele von ihnen als ‘entartet’ und wurden verfolgt. Im Rahmen des Gedenktags am 9. November, der an die Reichspogromnacht von 1938 erinnert, widmen wir uns diesen jüdischen Künstler*innen in „Alles Kunst!?“ und schreiten ihren Lebensweg nach.

On November 16, the Kunstpalast and Fortuna Düsseldorf are hosting a special eSports event: Beat the Pro! Here, gaming fans will have the chance to compete against eSports players Kai “Hensoo” Hense & Fabio “F95_Fabio” Immerthal from Fortuna Düsseldorf in the EA Sports FC 25 soccer video game in front of a big screen in the Robert Schumann Hall and put their skills to the test. This is the first eSports event of this size to be held in an art museum in German-speaking countries. The matches will be played 1 vs. 1. Take your chance and challenge the pros! You can win F95 gaming jerseys and free tickets for a Fortuna game and the Kunstpalast.

Wir besuchen bei diesem Treffpunkt Museum die Ausstellung Farbrausch. Farbe und ihre Wirkung, als Motiv und Bild-Thema stehen im Mittelpunkt. Inspiriert von den Eindrücken, kommen wir bei einem Glas Tee ins Gespräch und gestalten eigene Entwürfe.
 
Treffpunkt Museum findet einmal im Monat statt. Geflüchtete sowie Migrant*innen sind herzlich willkommen, für sie ist der Eintritt frei!
 
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Die Werke des BAUHAUS in unserer Sammlung stehen bei diesem Treffpunkt Museum auf dem Programm. Was war das Besondere am Bauhaus? Welche Künstler*innen gehören dazu? Was macht ihre Designs aus?
Bei einem Glas Tee kommen wir ins Gespräch, gestalten in der Werkstatt und tauschen uns aus.
 
Treffpunkt Museum findet einmal im Monat statt. Geflüchtete sowie Migrant*innen sind herzlich willkommen, für sie ist der Eintritt frei!
 
Wir freuen uns auf Sie!