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KOLLWITZ NEU SEHEN — Die Ausstellung zur Wiedereröffnung

In the organizer's words:

After three years of general renovation, the Kollwitz Museum Cologne is now opening its doors again!
The first exhibition focuses on the artist's female perspective on the challenges of her time: war and political upheaval, social inequality, the life of women in difficult times and the principle of hope.
Kollwitz' expressive power still touches us today - her message continues to have an impact in the present day.


In the year commemorating the 80th anniversary of Kollwitz' death and the 40th anniversary of the museum, KOLLWITZ NEU SEHEN focuses on the themes that moved her throughout her life: social inequality, political upheaval, gender roles and the lives of women in difficult times. The exhibition deliberately emphasizes her views as a woman and artist - on motherhood, loss, grief, but also on solidarity and hope. Depictions of housing shortages, poor working conditions or the consequences of war and violence underline the unbroken topicality of her work.

A new dialog between art and viewers
The newly conceived hanging brings the works - including around 20 new acquisitions and 10 new permanent loans - into often surprising dialogs. Thematic, technical and motivic references open up new perspectives and contexts. KOLLWITZ NEU SEHEN makes the artist's struggle to find the right technique for her message comprehensible and enables a deeper understanding of her working process and work.
A new multimedia guide offers additional information in text, images, audio and video.

New tools for art education - playful, creative, informative
We are expanding our educational offerings under the motto "Experience Kollwitz". New interactive modules invite visitors to explore her life, her work and contemporary history on their own. Highlights include a virtual studio, media stations on intaglio printing and poster art as well as information on the international reception of Kollwitz' work. The centerpiece is the newly equipped museum workshop with a historical litho press.

Be there!
Look forward with us to the big exhibition for the reopening - and to guided tours, events and workshops for everyone who wants to know more!

www.kollwitz.de

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Location

Kollwitz Museum Köln Neumarkt 18-24 / Neumarkt Passage 50667 Köln

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