Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern

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Over het museum

The museum was founded in 1874 as the Pfälzisches Gewerbemuseum (Palatinate Museum of Applied Arts and Trades). Initiated by Paul von Braun, the president of the Palatinate regional government, it was meant to present exemplary models to local craftsmen and industry. Its first director was the architect Carl Spatz, who also designed the Neo-Renaissance building constructed between 1875 and 1880. At first the museum shared the building with the Kreisbaugewerkschule, a school for the building trades, which moved into a new building in 1897.

In 1944, during World War II, the building was badly damaged; the reconstruction lost the splendid interior with its porphyry columns and wall paintings. Since the 1930s the museum has been run by the Bezirksverband Pfalz (Palatinate district association), and over time it changed from a museum of models and patterns into an art museum.

Today the collection comprises around 30,000 works. Its focal points are painting and sculpture from the 19th to the 21st century – from the Munich School through German Impressionism and Expressionism to Art Informel – an extensive collection of prints and drawings, and decorative arts in the spirit of the old applied arts museum. For its 150th anniversary in 2025, the collection was reinstalled in themed tours and has been free to visit ever since.

Hoogtepunten

• Works by Slevogt, Liebermann, Corinth, Kirchner and Purrmann
• Neo-Renaissance building by Carl Spatz (1875–1880)
• Extensive collection of prints and drawings
• Decorative arts in the tradition of the applied arts museum
• Collection display with free admission

Vaste collectie

• Sammlungspräsentation – Around 300 works of painting, sculpture, prints and drawings, photography and applied arts in themed tours such as “Was ist Kunst?” (What Is Art?) and “Der Mensch in der Kunst” (The Human Being in Art) – with free admission.

Opgericht

1874

Beheerder

Bezirksverband Pfalz

Directie

Steffen Egle

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 22.560 (2017)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Free admission for everyone on the first Saturday of every month.

Since September 20, 2025, the collection display (permanent collection) has been free; the €8 ticket applies to special exhibitions. Free admission also for, among others, members of the friends' association, ICOM, the Deutscher Museumsbund, BBK, the Bundesverband der Gästeführer, holders of a social or family pass, and holders of the Rheinpfalz-Card on Thursdays from 17:00. No reduced price tier is listed.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Step-free access only via a side entrance – please ring the bell at the mailbox to the left of the stairs. Elevators, an accessible restroom and accessible parking spaces according to the Museumsportal RLP. Tours by phone via “Bei Anruf Kultur”.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderfeestjes

Family tour followed by a studio session on the first Sunday of every month (not during summer school holidays, registration required); fairy-tale hour for families with children ages 4 and up from October to March. KinderKunstKurse (children's art courses) for ages 6 and up. Children's birthday parties for up to 12 children ages 6 and up with a tour and studio program. Free admission for children.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

Gift vouchers and products in the online shop, which can also be redeemed at the museum ticket desk.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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