Museum Education - Single View
Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln
Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm,
Saturday/Sunday and public holidays 11:00 am - 6:00
pm
Closed on Mondays;
Free Entrance
Children under 6;
EUR 1,00 school/student groups accompanied by a
teacher (more than 14 persons).
Contact: | Hannelore Fischer M.A., Museumsleitung |
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Tel.: | (0221) 227-2899/2602 |
Fax: | (0221) 227-3762 |
E-Mail: | museum@kollwitz.de |
Web: | http://www.kollwitz.de/kinderpaedagogik.aspx |
"After more than 20 years of
enthusiastic collecting, the museum's exhibits now comprise 265
drawings, 471 prints, and all her posters and sculptures. Among
the drawings - a focal point of the collection -
there are some of her most impressive works, many from her
later phase when she was predominantly preoccupied with the
theme of death.
Of her earlier work, three of the less than ten pastel and
charcoal drawings that have been preserved and which she
produced for the satirical periodical "Simplicissimus" are
represented in the museum's collection. Sketch-like preparatory
drawings, which throw light on the genesis of important prints,
are also part of the collection. A focal point of these works
is the history of the creation of her cycle entitled "Peasants'
War" (1901-1908) and her series named
"War" (1921/1922).
In the field of prints all her great cycles are represented.
These are milestones not only in the development of Käthe
Kollwitz' work, but also in the development of 20th century
prints in general. These prints include her earlier cycles "A
Weavers' Revolt" (1893-1897) and "Peasants' War"
(1901-1908) which were based on literary models, the woodcut
series "War" (1921-1922), "Proletariat" (1925) and the later
series of lithographs "Death" (1934-1937). In addition,
the collection comprises individual works such as her last
lithograph "Seed for sowing should not be milled" from the
year 1941, which is the artist's legacy in her fight against
war and the death of soldiers in action. (...)"
The 15 bronze sculptures are of particular importance as almost all the examples shown in the museum are rare early casts. Together with the copy of "The Mourning Parents" in the ruin of the church of Alt St. Alban and the relief on the Levy tombstone in the Jewish cemetery in Bocklemünd, Cologne provides the unique opportunity of an overview of the artist's complete sculptural work.
The Kollwitz posters, all of which are represented in the museum, are a rare highlight of the collection. The artist created them above all in the 1920s following her motto "I would like to exert influence in these times". The posters express an anti-war message and emphasise the artist's commitment to social justice, humanity and peace. Another part of the collection which is meanwhile almost complete is Käthe Kollwitz' book illustrations.
All the works by Käthe Kollwitz illustrated in our Internet presentation are part of the collection of the Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln."
Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln Mit Gutschein für einen freien Eintritt
ins Käthe Kollwitz Museum für 1 Kind Ein Museumsfüher für Kinder 48 Seiten mit zahlreichen Fotos, 14.8 x
21.0 cm, geheftet, erschienen im J. P. Bachem Verlag, Köln
2006 ISBN 3-7616- 1974-X "Käthe Kollwitz war eine
außergewöhnliche Künstlerin, die vor allem das Zeichnen und
verschiedene Drucktechniken meisterhaft beherrschte. Bereits
Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts war sie berühmt und erhielt hohe
Auszeichnungen. Immer wieder tauchen liebevoll gezeichnete
Kinder in ihrem Werk auf. Sie widmete sich mit Engagement den
sozialen Problemen ihrer Zeit. Das Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln
besitzt die weltweit umfassendste Sammlung von Werken der
Künstlerin. Der Kinderführer bietet eine anschauliche
Einführung in das Leben und die Kunst der Käthe Kollwitz.
Anhand der im Museum ausgestellten Werke werden spannende
Hintergrundgeschichtchen erzählt und einzelne künstlerische
Techniken für Kinder erklärt. Extra: In kleinen
Comic-Zeichnungen wird die Künstlerin an einigen Stellen
"selbst" auftreten und ihre Kunst kommentieren."