The trailer for the exhibition Expressionists at Folkwang

In its centenary year, Museum Folkwang is showing its second major exhibition, Expressionists at Folkwang. Discovered – Defamed – Celebrated (20 August 2022 – 8 January 2023). On 1,400 m² of exhibition space and in 14 sections, the diverse connections between Expressionist artists and Museum Folkwang are presented. The exhibition combines works from the museum collection with international loans from Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Germany; it comprises around 250 works by renowned artists such as Wassily Kandinksy, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Oskar Kokoschka, Franz Marc, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Edvard Munch, Gabriele Münter, Emil Nolde and Egon Schiele. The opening of the exhibition on 19 August at 6 p.m. is timed to coincide with the start of Museum Folkwang’s 24-hour summer festival.