NRW-Forum Düsseldorf

Actuele tentoonstellingen

Over het museum

The building belongs to the Ehrenhof ensemble, which Wilhelm Kreis designed in 1925/26 with Expressionist brick facades for the major GeSoLei exhibition. From 1928 it housed the Reichsmuseum für Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftskunde (Reich Museum of Social and Economic Studies), and after World War II, from 1951 until the early 1990s, the Landesmuseum Volk und Wirtschaft, whose show mine in the basement drew many visitors.

After renovation, the building opened in October 1998 as the "NRW Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft," backed by the state, the city, the trade fair company and businesses. It became known above all for major photography and fashion exhibitions. When the state withdrew its funding in 2013, the city of Düsseldorf continued running the venue as NRW-Forum Düsseldorf.

From 2015, artistic director Alain Bieber refocused the program on photography, pop and digital culture, launched festivals such as Düsseldorf Photo and the META Marathon, and opened a virtual annex for digital exhibitions. Since 2020 the NRW-Forum has been part of the Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast. It has no collection of its own and presents group and solo exhibitions that deliberately do not draw a line between high culture and pop culture.

Hoogtepunten

• Temporary exhibitions on photography, pop culture and digital art
• Part of the listed Ehrenhof ensemble by Wilhelm Kreis (1926)
• Kinetic entrance installation "HELLO / BYE" by the design lab aerosoap
• Food and concerts at PONG in the foyer

Opgericht

1998

Beheerder

Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast

Directie

Felix Krämer (Generaldirektor der Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Visitors with a Kunstpalast ticket for the same day can buy an add-on ticket for the NRW-Forum at the ticket desk. On Saturdays, 2-for-1 for Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf cardholders. Free admission for, among others, members of the Kunstpalast friends' associations, holders of the Art:card, Düsselpass and artist's card, unemployed people, Bürgergeld (basic income support) recipients and ICOM members.

Toegankelijkheid

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

Step-free side entrance at the back of the building (Joseph-Beuys-Ufer/Oederallee) with a doorbell, automatic door and elevator; two elevators serve all levels. Accessible unisex restroom on the first floor. Two accessible parking spaces on Joseph-Beuys-Ufer. Loaner wheelchairs on advance request, folding stools. Guided tours for wheelchair users, in German Sign Language (DGS), for blind visitors with tactile objects and in Easy Language (Leichte Sprache) by appointment. Certified under the "Reisen für Alle" scheme (December 2024).

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Family tours and workshops for children are offered together with the Kunstpalast and booked through its web shop. With a stroller, use the elevator at the rear entrance. Free admission under age 18.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Kluisjes
• Wifi

PONG – Popkultur & Gastro in the foyer (Tue–Thu 11:30–15:30, Fri–Sun 11:30–17:30). Free coat check, lockers with a €1 coin.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Tot 350 personen.

R-Forum on the upper floor (221 m², up to 199 people), the upper-floor foyer (213 m², up to 100 people) and PONG on the first floor (up to 350 people with a flying buffet); technical equipment on request. PONG also hosts weddings and parties.

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