Museum Reinhard-Ernst

In the location's words:

For many years, only a few were granted the opportunity to see the top-class international works from the Reinhard Ernst Collection. In our museum, this pleasure is now available to all interested parties.

Reinhard Ernst collects exclusively abstract art. His collection therefore has a rare and clear profile. As a result, the mre is one of the few museums in the world dedicated exclusively to abstract art. Many of the artists in the Reinhard Ernst Collection are among the most important of the 20th and 21st centuries. They have had a decisive influence on the central trends of abstraction.
The museum pays tribute to their work in its exhibitions, two of which are always on show at the same time:

The collection presentations, which are renewed every two years, present different aspects of the Reinhard Ernst Collection. In our annually changing special exhibitions, we show historical positions as well as contemporary artists.

It is our central concern to make visitors understand what the "adventure of abstract art" actually means. It is important to us to explain how profoundly ideas about art and the world have changed in the second half of the 20th century.

The masterful paintings and sculptures were created just a few decades ago - the art in the Reinhard Ernst Collection is only around 75 years old. The works thus bear witness to our time and artistically address contemporary themes.

Because this present is constantly changing, we regularly renew our collection presentations. We show abstract art across temporal, geographical and reception-historical boundaries: from its beginnings in the 1950s to the present day. From Tokyo to New York and Wiesbaden. From renowned to today's rather unknown positions.

In this sense, the Museum Reinhard Ernst sees itself as an international center for abstract art. Abstraction to marvel at, learn and experience. And not just with your eyes when you visit our exhibitions, but also with your whole body and your own creativity thanks to our rich educational program.

Our cordial invitation is:
experience color - color experience!

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