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Kunstmuseum Bochum

Municipal museum of art after 1945 with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe, housed in Villa Marckhoff and a 1983 new building by Bochum's Stadtpark.

ÅbningstiderEntré fra 6 € Kørestolsvenlig Café

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Aktuelle udstillinger

25. april 2026 – 1. november 2026

Das öffentliche Grün

Group exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of Bochum's Stadtpark, examining the park as a shared resource and a multi-layered habitat; works are also shown in the park itself.

24. oktober 2026 – 14. marts 2027

Maria Pinińska-Bereś: Under the Pink Flag

Comprehensive retrospective of the Polish sculptor and performer, with sculptures, objects and installations, organized in collaboration with the Kunstmuseum Luzern.

5. december 2026 – 6. juni 2027

Grentzelos: Eine Hommage an Vlassis Caniaris

Assemblages and environments by the Greek artist on work and migration, complemented by contributions from contemporary artists.

Om museet

In 1960, the city of Bochum founded the Städtische Kunstgalerie (Municipal Art Gallery), from which today's Kunstmuseum emerged; its forerunner was a municipal collection established back in the 1920s. Founding director Peter Leo focused on art from 1945 to the present and deliberately looked beyond the Iron Curtain. As a result, a collection that was unusual for West Germany emerged early on, with works from countries of the former Eastern Bloc.

The museum was initially housed in Villa Marckhoff-Rosenstein by the Stadtpark (city park). In 1983, a new building was added, designed by the Danish architects Jørgen Bo and Vilhelm Wohlert, who had previously designed the Louisiana Museum near Copenhagen. The light-filled building opens onto the park with large windows and is connected to the villa.

Under Leo and his successor Peter Spielmann, the collection grew to its current size of more than 8,000 objects: painting, sculpture, prints and drawings, photography and installations, including works by Andy Warhol, Louise Nevelson and Tadeusz Kantor, as well as an estate with Fluxus works.

Noor Mertens has headed the museum since 2021. The program combines the presentation of the museum's own collection, which is free to visit, with temporary exhibitions on international contemporary art and social issues, often with a connection to Bochum and the Ruhr region.

Højdepunkter

Art after 1945 with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe
Works by Andy Warhol, Louise Nevelson and Tadeusz Kantor
Fluxus holdings
New building by Bo and Wohlert (1983) by the Stadtpark
Collection display with free admission

Permanente udstillinger

SICHTBAR: Die eigene Sammlung – Changing selection from the collection of more than 8,000 works, which also traces the history of the museum and its acquisition policy; free admission.

Grundlagt: 1960
Ejer: Stadt Bochum
Ledelse: Noor Mertens

Entrépriser & rabatter

Voksne	6 €
Nedsat pris	3 €Students and apprentices up to age 29, people with severe disabilities with a degree of disability (GdB) of 80 or more, BochumPass holders
Børn og unge	gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Free admission up to age 18
Pensionister	–No senior discount listed
Personer med handicap	3 €ledsager gratis · Reduced price with a degree of disability (GdB) of 80 or more
Studerende og elever	3 €Up to age 29, including apprentices
Grupper (fra 10 pers.)	–Group ticket for 10 or more people, flat rate €40. Group tour (up to 20 people, 1 hour) €70 plus admission; workshops 2 hours €170, 3 hours €250
Combination ticket (two temporary exhibitions)	8 €Reduced €4
Annual pass	30 €Reduced €15
Group ticket (10 or more people)	40 €Flat rate

Gratis entré: Every first Wednesday of the month, for the entire museum

The collection display is always free; the price applies to temporary exhibitions. Also free with an ICOM/Museumsbund card, RuhrKultur.Card and ArtCard.

Tilgængelighed

Kørestolsvenlig
Elevator
Handicaptoilet
Handicapparkering
Servicehunde tilladt
Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Ground-level entrance; most rooms are step-free via a large ramp, elevator to the upper floors. Accessible restroom on the first floor with baby changing table. Accessible parking spaces on Kortumstraße and Goethestraße. Audio tour via QR code; texts in German and English.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

Entré for børn	gratis til og med 17 år

Familieomvisninger & workshops
Puslerum

Family tour on the first Sunday of the month (included in admission), monthly "Elternzeit mit Kunst" (Parent Time with Art) for parents with babies up to 2 years, multi-week art courses for children aged 4 and up, and a holiday program.

Transport & parkering

Med offentlig transport

Kunstmuseum Bochum

Bus 336, 339, 353 to Kunstmuseum Bochum; tram 308 to Planetarium (approx. 7-minute walk)

I bil

Parkering muligt

Museum visitor parking lot behind the building on Goethestraße; otherwise parking in the surrounding area.

Handicapparkering

Reachable on foot from downtown Bochum; by car via the A40, exit 36 Bochum Ruhrstadion.

Planlæg rute

Service & spisesteder

Café
Restaurant: findes ikke

Museum café with coffee and cake.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.

Planlæg dit besøg

Rundvisninger	ja
Audioguide	ja (DE)
Tilbud til skoler	ja
Godt at vide	Public guided tours Wed 17:00 and Sun 15:00, included in admission. Group tours also available in Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian. Free tours for Bochum schools and daycare centers. Registration: kunstvermittlung@bochum.de, 0234 910-4225.