Folkwang and the City

Where do we stand – almost 100 years aft er the founding of the Museum Folkwang in Essen – with regard to the participation of society in art? And how does art address central social issues of integration, cultural diversity, sustainability, globalisation, digitality, urban life and development? Do people come to the museum to find answers, or does the museum have to approach people and meet them where the questions arise in their immediate living environment? Together with initiatives, associations, communities and decision-makers, the Folkwang and the City project is dedicated to important future issues and the role of art and culture in current transformation processes. Accompanied by an extensive programme of events, the exhibition in Essen’s urban space around Berliner Platz presents site-specific art projects by international artists that bring a new cooperation between art and society to life and open up the museum to the city.

In collaboration with MAP Markus Ambach Projekte

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