Museum Folkwang

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Easily my favourite visit in Essen. Small as art museums go, but the architecture suits the work well, it's light and airy and quiet. Collection is diverse and I liked that it wasn't split by art movement like in a lot of museums (it's curated by mood and theme). They had a super fascinating ranking of provenance in some of the collection which I would like to see picked up as a methodology in more museums, and the explanation gave a rare and valuable insight into the working of museums, which felt really special. Also, they had a Barnett Newman, which I did not know going in, and it's breathtaking. Rather excessive number of security guards here though (like 2-3 per room??!), and one of them kept pacing across the room and back again and snorting which was a little distracting in a quiet museum 😅 Staff on the front desk and Garderobe were very kind however and generally an enjoyable visit 😊

Eva LEva L

Disorder and lack of coherent display of artworks. The spaces of this museum are actually huge, but they are not rationally exploited: The managers have tried to mix in the same room , for example, an ancient Egyptian statue next to the expressionism artworks : There is no clear meaning in doing this . The visitors have no chance to understand where is the logical or historical link between ancien Egypt statuary and Expressionismus. This is just one of the many examples I collected during my visit. Nolde is in one room, then in another and moreover in another. But there is no Leitmotiv in such a display , no chronology and no link among artworks. Frankly it gives the impression of visiting a storeroom. Folkwang in the past was better placed when organising an exhibition on ONE artist or on ONE mainstream school of artists. But its permanent collection, albeit on rotation of artworks, has deceived me beyond any expectations. We are however grateful for the kindness from the museum managers to let the admission free of charge.

ALESSANDRO IANALESSANDRO IAN

Heute war wieder Kulturtag. Es ging in das Folkwang - Museum nach Essen, wo aktuell die Sonderausstellung mit Impressionisten einlädt -Renoir, Monet, Gauguin. Der Sonntagstermin wurde online gebucht und bezahlt...es wird eine Zeitachse angeboten. Der Computerzahlvorgang mit MasterCard erforderte einiges Geschick. Coronaimpfung ist beim Eingang durch Impfapp auf Smartphone bzw Bescheinigung nachzuweisen. Gebuchte Termine werden an der langen Warteschlange für Kassenkäufer vorbeigeführt. Wir waren um 13:00 Uhr vor Ort, die Abfertigung ging zügig. Aber: Das Parkhaus war um diese Zeit belegt...Stress...Glücklicherweise bot auf der gegenüberliegenden Museumsseite ein mit Parkuhr bewirtschafteter Seitenstreifen einen Stellplatz...Sonntags gebührenfrei. Das Museum bietet neben der kostenpflichtigen Sonderausstellung eine sehr, sehr umfangreiche kostenfreie Dauerausstellung in 24 (!!!) Raeumen. Störend empfand ich die teilweise dicht an dicht stehende Besucherschar vor den Oevres, obwohl 1,5 m Abstand vorgeschrieben sind. Man fühlte sich offensichtlich immun gegen Omikron- bzw. Covid-Infektion. Die große Sammlung des Hagener Kunstmaezens Osthaus sowie eines japanischen Impressionisten-Sammlers ist sehr, sehr vielfältig und mit anderen Künstlern durchsetzt (Manet, van Gogh und sogar seltenen Gemälden des Karikaturisten Daumier !). Ausführliche Texte neben den Werken bringen uns Biografie des Künstlers, Titel des Werks und Entstehungszeit nahe. Interessant ist, daß nicht wenige Ausstellungsstücke den Vermerk "Provinienz ungeklärt" tragen. Hier versucht das Museum lobenswerterweise zu klaeren, ob es sich um sog. Raubkunst handelt, die der Restitution unterliegt. Diese Sonderausstellung ist ein Muss für den Liebhaber jener Malepoche. Wer nach dem Goutieren dieser erlesenen Kunstspeise noch Kraft dazu findet, sollte jedenfalls auch die Dauerausstellung besuchen, die ihrerseits die Vielfalt des Kunstgeschehens exzerptweise abbildet. Die Architektur des modernen Museumsgebäudes ist sehr gefällig Ich werde in absehbarer Zeit jedenfalls wiederkommen.

Ernst WiegandErnst Wiegand

The only issue I have with this place is the security staff. Wow. Just wow. So intrusive. All dressed in black like some squad of inspectors waiting to pounce. Otherwise it’s a great gallery. Apparently voted most beautiful gallery in the world.. mmm that I can’t see. But it’s a great gallery space however. Really nice collection. Free entry. Some beautiful Buddhas and bodhisattvas. It’s all hung by theme which I’m not much of a fan of. Could do with some improvements but you’re getting 4/5. Just sort your imposing security out please

Ben Hills-JonesBen Hills-Jones

A large permanent exhibition with a current exhibition celebrating 100 years to the collection. The museum has many pleasant spaces, there's a lot to see but also places to take a pause or rest. Many highlights, in and out the special exhibition for which you stand in line and pay 14€ The permanent exhibition is for free! Because one of us is impressionism fan, we took the line and paid for RENOIR, MONET, GAUGUIN - but also without that, I'd enjoy the visit.

Amit EpsteinAmit Epstein

I had an Exkursion here on Tuesday. I was surprised when the ticket is free, cool! There's no need to fill out any form to take pictures. I got there late so it took me a while to find my classmates in this big big museum, I couldn't find them at first so I asked a security guard there, so she showed me the place where they might be, therefore I could find them eventually :D so niceeeee !!! There are so many rooms that I wanted to get lost here ^^

Mai Thao NguyenMai Thao Nguyen

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Museumsplatz 1, 45128 Essen, Germany

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+49 201 8845000

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museum-folkwang.de

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Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen, founded in 1902.

Easily my favourite visit in Essen. Small as art museums go, but the architecture suits the work well, it's light and airy and quiet. Collection is diverse and I liked that it wasn't split by art movement like in a lot of museums (it's curated by mood and theme). They had a super fascinating ranking of provenance in some of the collection which I would like to see picked up as a methodology in more museums, and the explanation gave a rare and valuable insight into the working of museums, which felt really special. Also, they had a Barnett Newman, which I did not know going in, and it's breathtaking. Rather excessive number of security guards here though (like 2-3 per room??!), and one of them kept pacing across the room and back again and snorting which was a little distracting in a quiet museum 😅 Staff on the front desk and Garderobe were very kind however and generally an enjoyable visit 😊

Eva LEva L

Disorder and lack of coherent display of artworks. The spaces of this museum are actually huge, but they are not rationally exploited: The managers have tried to mix in the same room , for example, an ancient Egyptian statue next to the expressionism artworks : There is no clear meaning in doing this . The visitors have no chance to understand where is the logical or historical link between ancien Egypt statuary and Expressionismus. This is just one of the many examples I collected during my visit. Nolde is in one room, then in another and moreover in another. But there is no Leitmotiv in such a display , no chronology and no link among artworks. Frankly it gives the impression of visiting a storeroom. Folkwang in the past was better placed when organising an exhibition on ONE artist or on ONE mainstream school of artists. But its permanent collection, albeit on rotation of artworks, has deceived me beyond any expectations. We are however grateful for the kindness from the museum managers to let the admission free of charge.

ALESSANDRO IANALESSANDRO IAN

Heute war wieder Kulturtag. Es ging in das Folkwang - Museum nach Essen, wo aktuell die Sonderausstellung mit Impressionisten einlädt -Renoir, Monet, Gauguin. Der Sonntagstermin wurde online gebucht und bezahlt...es wird eine Zeitachse angeboten. Der Computerzahlvorgang mit MasterCard erforderte einiges Geschick. Coronaimpfung ist beim Eingang durch Impfapp auf Smartphone bzw Bescheinigung nachzuweisen. Gebuchte Termine werden an der langen Warteschlange für Kassenkäufer vorbeigeführt. Wir waren um 13:00 Uhr vor Ort, die Abfertigung ging zügig. Aber: Das Parkhaus war um diese Zeit belegt...Stress...Glücklicherweise bot auf der gegenüberliegenden Museumsseite ein mit Parkuhr bewirtschafteter Seitenstreifen einen Stellplatz...Sonntags gebührenfrei. Das Museum bietet neben der kostenpflichtigen Sonderausstellung eine sehr, sehr umfangreiche kostenfreie Dauerausstellung in 24 (!!!) Raeumen. Störend empfand ich die teilweise dicht an dicht stehende Besucherschar vor den Oevres, obwohl 1,5 m Abstand vorgeschrieben sind. Man fühlte sich offensichtlich immun gegen Omikron- bzw. Covid-Infektion. Die große Sammlung des Hagener Kunstmaezens Osthaus sowie eines japanischen Impressionisten-Sammlers ist sehr, sehr vielfältig und mit anderen Künstlern durchsetzt (Manet, van Gogh und sogar seltenen Gemälden des Karikaturisten Daumier !). Ausführliche Texte neben den Werken bringen uns Biografie des Künstlers, Titel des Werks und Entstehungszeit nahe. Interessant ist, daß nicht wenige Ausstellungsstücke den Vermerk "Provinienz ungeklärt" tragen. Hier versucht das Museum lobenswerterweise zu klaeren, ob es sich um sog. Raubkunst handelt, die der Restitution unterliegt. Diese Sonderausstellung ist ein Muss für den Liebhaber jener Malepoche. Wer nach dem Goutieren dieser erlesenen Kunstspeise noch Kraft dazu findet, sollte jedenfalls auch die Dauerausstellung besuchen, die ihrerseits die Vielfalt des Kunstgeschehens exzerptweise abbildet. Die Architektur des modernen Museumsgebäudes ist sehr gefällig Ich werde in absehbarer Zeit jedenfalls wiederkommen.

Ernst WiegandErnst Wiegand

The only issue I have with this place is the security staff. Wow. Just wow. So intrusive. All dressed in black like some squad of inspectors waiting to pounce. Otherwise it’s a great gallery. Apparently voted most beautiful gallery in the world.. mmm that I can’t see. But it’s a great gallery space however. Really nice collection. Free entry. Some beautiful Buddhas and bodhisattvas. It’s all hung by theme which I’m not much of a fan of. Could do with some improvements but you’re getting 4/5. Just sort your imposing security out please

Ben Hills-JonesBen Hills-Jones

A large permanent exhibition with a current exhibition celebrating 100 years to the collection. The museum has many pleasant spaces, there's a lot to see but also places to take a pause or rest. Many highlights, in and out the special exhibition for which you stand in line and pay 14€ The permanent exhibition is for free! Because one of us is impressionism fan, we took the line and paid for RENOIR, MONET, GAUGUIN - but also without that, I'd enjoy the visit.

Amit EpsteinAmit Epstein

I had an Exkursion here on Tuesday. I was surprised when the ticket is free, cool! There's no need to fill out any form to take pictures. I got there late so it took me a while to find my classmates in this big big museum, I couldn't find them at first so I asked a security guard there, so she showed me the place where they might be, therefore I could find them eventually :D so niceeeee !!! There are so many rooms that I wanted to get lost here ^^

Mai Thao NguyenMai Thao Nguyen

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