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Museum Ludwig

The Museum Ludwig in Cologne is renowned for its unique collection of modern art, including works by Picasso, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

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Ukrainian art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova, dressed all in black and wearing glasses, stands in front of two artworks hanging on the wall at Museum Ludwig, Cologne on May 2023.

Reclaiming the history of Ukrainian art

Art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova is working in exile in Cologne to de-Russify Ukrainian modern art.
CultureMay 28, 2023
A woman wearing a golden COVID mask stands in front of a sculpted metal face

'Anti-colonial interventions' in Cologne

South American artists are combing through a Cologne Museum for colonial traces as part of "anti-colonial intervention."
ArtsOctober 13, 2022
Picasso's mural War and Peace

Picasso's image in East and West Germany

The influential artist was viewed through drastically different ideological lenses in former East and West Germany.
ArtsSeptember 27, 2021
Ausstellung | Russische Avantgarde im Museum Ludwig – Original und Fälschung

Real or fake? Museum Ludwig probes Russian works of art

An exhibition at the Cologne museum — including fakes — shows how the authenticity of artworks is determined.
CultureSeptember 30, 20207 images
An ad by Corita Kent says 'people like us yes'

Only white and male? Questioning the Pop Art canon

In "Mapping the Collection," Germany's Museum Ludwig highlights long-overlooked underrepresented artists.
ArtsJune 23, 2020
Ausstellung Mapping the Collection im Museum Ludwig in Köln

A German museum re-examines its artistic diversity

Works by Indigenous, African American and queer artists have been absent from Cologne's Museum Ludwig, but not anymore.
ArtsJune 23, 20208 images
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin - upper part of a huge globe

How sustainable are Germany's museums?

German museums present exhibitions galore on nature and the environment. Few museums think green, however.
CultureDecember 12, 2019
Gabriele Münter's Street Scene in Tunis, shown at the exhibition in Cologne's Museum Ludwig

Strong woman of German modernism

Gabriele Münter was expressive and eager to experiment — and she decisively influenced modern art in the 20th century.
CultureSeptember 13, 2018
Rosenquist painting "President elect"

Homage to James Rosenquist, pop art pioneer

From billboard painter to pop art icon, James Rosenquist learned his trade high up above Times Square.
LifestyleNovember 17, 2017
Köln Gerhard Richter in seinem Atelier

Gerhard Richter turns 85

The works of renowned German artist Gerhard Richter often sell for fabulous sums.
CultureFebruary 9, 2017
Gerhard Richter in his atelier

German art star Gerhard Richter turns 85

New and never-before-seen paintings by top-grossing artist Gerhard Richter are on display in Cologne.
CultureFebruary 9, 20178 images
Museum Ludwig Köln

The Museum Ludwig turns 40

This famous modern art museum in Cologne celebrates its 40th anniversary.
September 22, 2016
Sigmar Polke retrospective at the MoMA in New York, Copyright: EPA/JUSTIN LANE

Enigmatic Polke

His works infused with irony and reflection, German artist Sigmar Polke was an enigmatic observer of his era.
March 13, 2015
DW Discover Germany - Cologne

Discover Cologne

This week we visit Cologne
May 6, 2013

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