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Profile - Ludwig Museum
The collection of the Museum Ludwig comprises the most important stages and positions in the development of 20th century art and contemporary art.
Roy Lichtenstein’s “Maybe“, Andy Warhol’s “Brillo Boxes“ and George Segal’s “Restaurant Window”, all icons of American Pop Art, had just been completed when in 1969 they were included as loans in the collection of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. The works came from Peter and Irene Ludwig who have built up the biggest collection of Pop Art outside the USA.
Kasper Koenig has been director of the museum since November 2000. His name is associated with major exhibitions such as “Westkunst”, “von hier aus” and “skulptur.projekte Muenster”. He is dedicated to promote a dialogue between visitors and works of art by making use of the project rooms AC: and DC: and by staging numerous events. “The museum should be used, not visited, as it belongs to everyone and no-one.”
The building designed by the architects Peter Busmann and Godfried Haberer was opened in 1986. It is located between the Cathedral, the river Rhine and the main station. It housed the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, the Museum Ludwig and the Philharmonie. In January 2001 the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum moved into its own building so that 20th century and contemporary art now have roughly 8000 sq. metres of exhibition space at their disposal.
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