Four New German Contemporary Art Museums Open in 1986
The Wallraf-Richartz Museum/Museum Ludwig in Cologne is opening to the public, comparable in size to the nearby cathedral. It joins recently built museums in Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt as part of Germany's cultural landscape.
Key facts
- The Wallraf-Richartz Museum/Museum Ludwig in Cologne is opening to the public.
- The museum's surface area is comparable to that of the nearby Cologne Cathedral.
- Other recently built museums in Germany include those in Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt.
- The article was published in Artpress in September 1986.
- The museums are dedicated to contemporary art.
Entities
Institutions
- Wallraf-Richartz Museum
- Museum Ludwig
- Städtisches Museum Abteiberg
- Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt
- Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
- Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf
- Artpress
Locations
- Cologne
- Germany
- Mönchengladbach
- Düsseldorf
- Stuttgart
- Frankfurt
Sources
- artpress —