About us
- Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Photo: Jens Willebrand
0 Euro
euros is the price of admission on every 1st Wednesday of the month beginning at 6 p.m.
1,5 kilometers
is the distance separating the K20 from the K21.
2
small Mercedes Benz buses shuttle between the two buildings, transporting visitors free of charge.
3
is the number of venues operated by the Kunstsammlung.
8
trips and local excursions are organized on average annually by the Society of Friends, in addition to exhibition previews and guided tours.
21 m
meters is the length of Monika Sosnowska’s installation The Staircase.
30
books are found in the initial inventory of the Literature Café in the Lokal Lieshout.
32
exhibitions have been mounted to date in the K21.
65
volunteers contribute their time and energy to the Kunstsammlung.
87
exhibitions in all have been mounted to date in the K20.
98
staff members work at the Kunstsammlung, 49 of them women, 49 men.
100
additional individuals are active on behalf of the Kunstsammlung.
280
artists are represented in the collection, including 51 women and 221 men.
300
pieces of Sunday dinnerware are found in the Lokal Lieshout.
854
individuals are members of the Society of Friends of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 53 of which are younger than 40.
1880
was the year when the Ständehaus was erected.
1971
was the year when Aldo van Eyck built the Schmela Haus.
1986
marked the opening of the Kunstsammlung am Grabbeplatz.
2002
saw the opening of the K21 im Ständehaus.
2004
saw the acquisition of the Sammlung Ackerman, containing 155 works.
2009
is the year the Schmela Haus became the third venue of the Kunstsammlung.
2010
marked the reopening of the K20.
2010
is the date of the most recent work contained in the collection.
1904
is the earliest date.
2011
will mark the 50th anniversary of the Kunstsammlung.
2024
mosaic tiles make up Sarah Morris’s wall piece at Paul Klee Platz.
10.300 square meters
of exhibition surface is contained in the Kunstsammlung.
38.000
volumes of the library inventory have been digitally catalogued.
130.000
is the total number of volumes.
8.400.000 Euros
was allocated to the museum in 2009 by the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
