Exhibitions

Since the summer of 2019 Museum Folkwang has been presenting its collection in completely redesigned halls. Taking New Worlds as the overarching theme, the presentation is destined to enable visitors to experience the long-standing collection in a new form, and often from surprising angles. Now, painting is juxtaposed with photography, sculpture or prints, and enters into unprecedented and inspiring constellations with world …

Wanderlust, a longing for adventure and the desire to escape from everyday life: until well into the 20th century, travelling was denied to many people and was considered an elitist pleasure. At that time, wanderlust was satisfied with the help of pictures and travelogues. Travel posters, which advertised the fantastic and far-flung destinations in large format and colour, became a place of longing for most people – “journeys …