Backstage – Hinter den Kulissen des Museums

In the organizer's words:

We all know the expression of putting something on a pedestal, but we rarely ask ourselves who actually built the pedestal. And even if this could be the perfect metaphor for a political debate, this time we mean it quite literally. After all, exhibitions - or, more generally, the presentation of art - always require a certain form of staging, which calls for a variety of people and professions.

The most common of these is the professional group of curators. While they deal with the concept of an exhibition and consider where a work of art should be shown, the Museum Ludwig works together with its in-house carpentry workshop in this process. It is not that common for a museum to have its own carpentry workshop - and that is precisely why we would like to take the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes with you.

So be there when Leif Lenzner gives us an exclusive insight into the workshop he runs.

Backstage? What's that?

Have you always wanted to take a look behind the scenes of the museum, understand what everyday museum life really looks like and get into rooms that are otherwise not open to the public? Then you've come to the right place.

We meet the staff of the Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Museum Ludwig in their usual working environment. With exclusive insights, formative memories and funny anecdotes, we will get to know the various professional fields in the museum. From the museum management to the security staff, we will get to know all areas at Backstage.

What is jungekunstfreunde?

We are around 500 young "Friends of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Museum Ludwig e.V." up to and including the age of 30. Aware that Cologne has an incomparable art landscape, jungekunstfreunde present art and culture in an avant-garde, contemporary and critical way. We visit well-known and lesser-known art venues and meet the planners, creators and initiators behind them.

Price information:

Friends members are free of charge, non-members pay 5€