Gallery on the Council Wall
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| place | Bitterfeld-Wolfen |
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Art museum
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| opening | December 1990 |
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The Galerie am Ratswall is a museum in Bitterfeld-Wolfen . It was founded in December 1990 as an institution in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district .
history
Today's museum was built in 1925 as a warehouse for colonial goods for the Bitterfeld coffee merchant and city councilor Albert Richter (1853–1939); the usable area at that time was 1,800 square meters.
Since the reunification the building functions as an art museum . The museum's exhibitions are mainly dedicated to contemporary Saxon-Anhalt artists. It deals with photography , graphics , painting and sculpture as well as performing arts and applied arts . Works by Joseph Beuys , Robert Rauschenberg (USA), AR Penck and Klaus Staeck could be acquired.
In addition, author readings , art talks and chamber music performances take place in the museum . So occurred in the premises u. a. Quintessenz , the Ensemble Sortisatio , the Döring Wind Quintet , the Wiener Glasharmonika Duo , the Leipzig Synagogal Choir , the pianist Tomoko Masur , the singer Christine Wolff and the guitarist Reinbert Evers .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the gallery on the Ratswall in the German Museum Directory
- ^ The city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen to the gallery on the council wall
- ^ History of the museum
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 21 ″ N , 12 ° 19 ′ 47 ″ E