Museum Goch

Om museet

A first Goch museum was set up by Jean Klein, known in the town as "Papa Klein," in 1930 in the historic Steintor gate. After Goch was largely destroyed in 1945, the museum reopened at the same location in 1956 with the rescued holdings.

After long planning, it moved into the former district court on Kastellstraße, which was extensively restored and converted for this purpose; the new building was opened on October 26, 1991, with a considerably expanded collection. The operator is the town of Goch, supported by the friends' association Museum & Freunde, founded in 1990, which has also included a MuseumsClub for children and young people since 2005.

The collection is presented not chronologically but as a juxtaposition of eras. Its focal points are late Gothic wooden sculptures from the Lower Rhine, works by the Goch sculptor Ferdinand Langenberg and the 19th-century Düsseldorf painter Eduard von Gebhardt, as well as works by the ZERO artists Günther Uecker, Heinz Mack, and Otto Piene. In addition, a collection of young contemporary art is growing, often through purchases from the museum's own temporary exhibitions in the large first-floor rooms. Permanently installed works on the façade and in the sculpture garden, which opens onto the Niers river, continue the dialogue outdoors.

Højdepunkter

• Late Gothic wooden sculptures from the Lower Rhine, including a flying angel with the Goch coat of arms by Master Arnt
• Works by Ferdinand Langenberg and Eduard von Gebhardt
• Works by the ZERO artists Günther Uecker, Heinz Mack, and Otto Piene
• Sculpture garden by the Niers with works by contemporary artists
• Former district court as museum building

Permanente udstillinger

• Im Dialog der Jahrhunderte – die Sammlung – Collection presentation that deliberately places late Gothic sculpture, 19th-century art, ZERO, and young contemporary art side by side instead of arranging them chronologically.

Grundlagt

1930

Ejer

Stadt Goch

Ledelse

Stephan Mann

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission also for members of Museum & Freunde e. V., ICOM, and the Deutscher Museumsbund. Card payment accepted.

Tilgængelighed

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

Accessible parking space directly in front of the entrance, from there a ramp to the entrance. The door does not open automatically; it is opened via the doorbell. Elevator to all floors (door width max. 80 cm), coat check and accessible restroom reachable. Tours in plain language for people with intellectual disabilities as well as, by arrangement, tactile tours for people with visual impairments.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Børnefødselsdage: findes ikke

The "Junges Museum" series combines, for 6- to 18-year-olds, a tour through the exhibition with creative work at the Atelierhaus Königshaus (€10 including admission and materials). For exhibition openings there is a dedicated Kids Opening, as well as a MuseumsClub for children and young people. Children's birthday parties are currently not offered.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A 57, exit Goch, left at the first traffic light, right at the next, and straight ahead in the S-curve into Kastellstraße.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe

Catalogs, editions, and museum products in the museum and in the online shop. Art history reference library by telephone appointment.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Bryllupper / vielser

The Goch registry office conducts weddings in various rooms of the museum; a sparkling wine reception is possible in the foyer or, in summer, in the garden (glasses and standing tables for a fee). Evening birthday parties in the collection rooms for members of the friends' association only.

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