Städtische Galerie Wittlich

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The Old Town Hall on Wittlich's market square was built between 1650 and 1652 on medieval foundations after the town fire of 1647. After further fires in 1689 and 1707, it received its curved gable with the figure of Saint Roch, the plague saint and patron saint of the town. From 1922 to 1924 it was extended along Neustraße in matching forms. For the staircase, Georg Meistermann created in 1954 the four-part window cycle of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as a reminder of the wartime destruction.

Until 1984, the town administration worked here. With a show on Meistermann's drawings and graphic work in the summer of 1984, the building became a municipal gallery. On 11 December 1994, Mayor Helmut Hagedorn and the artist's widow opened the Städtische Galerie (municipal gallery), which shows a large part of his estate from the donation to the town.

The ground floor presents a selection from all phases of Meistermann's career – paintings, prints and large-format designs for stained-glass windows. The town uses the second floor for changing exhibitions on art, photography and cultural history. Wittlich also has numerous other stained-glass windows by the artist in churches and public buildings.

Highlights

• Window cycle "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" by Georg Meistermann (1954)
• Paintings, prints and stained-glass window designs from Meistermann's estate
• Town hall building of 1652 with Baroque gable and figure of Saint Roch
• Changing exhibitions on the second floor

Permanent exhibition

• Georg Meistermann – Works from all phases of the glass artist's career, from paintings to full-scale window designs.

Founded

1984

Operated by

Stadt Wittlich (Kulturamt)

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Service dogs welcome: no information
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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

Getting there & parking

The gallery is located on the market square in Wittlich's town centre; the ZOB is about 500 m away.

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