Please note: This tour will be held in German!

Typical motifs in still lifes are flowers, fruits, and vessels, but also everyday objects that are artfully arranged and often have symbolic meaning. The appeal of these works of art lies above all in slowing down the gaze and rediscovering the beauty of everyday life. What do the pictures tell us about their time, about human values, and about transience? In the Kunstpalast collection, we discover works from different centuries.

In addition to the art-historical background, this special series focuses on mutual exchange and personal impressions. Sometimes all it takes is a picture to start a conversation or bring back memories. Our experienced art educators guide you through the collection exhibition and introduce individual 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 Kunstpalast – The history of architecture and its collection

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.

Es rauscht wieder im Kunstpalast

Bei Sparda’s Palastrauschen wird der Kunstpalast zur Bühne für digitale Konzertformate, Performances und Installationen. Studierende des Instituts für Musik und Medien der Robert Schumann Hochschule präsentieren ihre Arbeiten. Begleitet wird der Abend durch zwei DJ-Sets, live gestreamt von Callshop Radio, der unabhängigen Onlineradiostation.

Sparda’s Palastrauschen wird ermöglicht durch die Unterstützung der Stiftung der Sparda-Bank West!

Hinweis:
Bei unseren Veranstaltungen werden Foto- und Filmaufnahmen gemacht, die für nachfolgende Veröffentlichungen verwendet werden.

Es rauscht wieder im Kunstpalast

Bei Sparda’s Palastrauschen wird der Kunstpalast zur Bühne für digitale Konzertformate, Performances und Installationen. Studierende des Instituts für Musik und Medien der Robert Schumann Hochschule präsentieren ihre Arbeiten. Begleitet wird der Abend durch zwei DJ-Sets, live gestreamt von Callshop Radio, der unabhängigen Onlineradiostation.

Sparda’s Palastrauschen wird ermöglicht durch die Unterstützung der Stiftung der Sparda-Bank West!

Hinweis:
Bei unseren Veranstaltungen werden Foto- und Filmaufnahmen gemacht, die für nachfolgende Veröffentlichungen verwendet werden.

“Your first stroke counts more than perfection” – under this motto, artist Susi Bumms invites you on a creative journey that puts the joy of experimenting front and center. With paper and pen, we explore ideas that arise both in our minds and around us. We try, experiment, and let spontaneous ideas guide us – without pressure, without right or wrong. Sketching, conceptual thinking, visual ideas: everything is allowed, everything counts.

This workshop is an invitation to explore your own creative expression, enjoy the act of making, and perhaps take home a truly personal piece. Just start, draw, create – and let yourself be surprised!

The artist, a freelance illustrator based in Cologne after studying in the arts, combines conceptual approaches with keen observation, humor, and surprising perspectives. Her work plays with design and language, depicting objects with character, situations with a twist, and people with “living fingers.”

Ages 16+

Please Note: This tour will be given in German!

What is the world and what is it made of? Is there something that connects everything? The exhibition shows the four elements – fire, water, earth and air – and adds a fifth element. Get to know the artists’ unusual materials and techniques. The artworks invite us to develop new ideas about nature, art and science. Get creative and share your thoughts.

Meeting Point Museum takes place once a month. Refugees and migrants are very welcome and admission is free!

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn how to capture the magic of a glowing sky with watercolors. We will experiment with color gradients, wet-on-wet blending, and layering techniques to create vibrant colors and expressive cloud shapes. Discover the joy of painting with loose, free, and bold brushstrokes.


Artist-quality materials are provided.

Nima Dibazar is an architect and watercolour painter who has been recording his own memories of people, places and travels in his sketchbooks. He will introduce you to painting with watercolours and show you how to work free and loose with them.



Instagram: @nimadibazar

Please Note: This tour will be held in German!
What does a certain smell evoke in me? How does it influence my perception and behaviour? What memories and emotions does it bring to life?
In this guided tour for blind and visually impaired people, we invite you to experience the history of scent through your sense of smell: embark on a sensory journey through our collection rooms and discover a wide variety of smells from over a thousand years of art and cultural history at 27 scent stations and rooms.