Press Area
This is where you’ll find downloadable print-quality photos as well as press kits for current exhibitions and events.
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Draiflessen Press Newsletter
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05.05.2024
The Draiflessen Collection
The Draiflessen Collection was established in 2009 and regularly presents exhibitions on a broad range of topics – family, company, art, and cultural history – in its own international, museum-standard exhibition space.
17.09.2024
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
Die Kabinettaussellung setzt sich mit der Rolle der Sprache in der Bibel und ihrer weitreichenden Bedeutung in der Gesellschaft auseinander.
17.09.2024
CUNDA, KNÖS, AND KNASPELHUTSCHE
Auf der Suche nach dem Unternehmenswortschatz von C&A spürt die Ausstellung in DAS Forum anhand von Dokumenten, Objekten, Fotografien und Archivmaterialien aus der eigenen Sammlung den identitätsstiftenden und praktischen Funktionen geheimsprachlicher Kommunikation nach.
22.08.2024
LANGUAGE/TEXT/IMAGE
LANGUAGE/TEXT/IMAGE focuses on the central role of language, text, and image, which are essential means of expression in human communication and the creation of meaning. The show is dedicated to the question of where the boundaries lie between what can be said or seen and what can be said or shown.
13.03.2024
MO(NU)MENTS
The cabinet exhibition takes a look at the ephemeral architectural masterpieces that once adorned public spaces during royal ceremonies and other festive occasions.
11.03.2024
TRUE TO SCALE
The exhibition TRUE TO SCALE shows around 30 architectural models from the existing collection, of which the buildings in Berlin, Hamburg, Essen, Celle and Frankfurt am Main are examined in more detail. Historical photographs of the first houses, which were built before the Second World War, provide an introduction to the history.
08.02.2024
SPACES EMBODIED
The exhibition SPACES EMBODIED sheds light on the complex interactions between people and spaces, particularly in the context of modernity and the present day.
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18.07.2023
STORYTELLING
The cabinet exhibition delves into the fascinating world of printmaking, which in the 15th century gave the starting signal for a groundbreaking change through its novel form of disseminating images.
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18.07.2023
THREADS
This exhibition is dedicated to the symbolic meanings of threads for man and human life. To this end, it combines works by contemporary women artists with historical tools of spinning and weaving, as well as with classical representations of selected Greco-Roman myths.
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18.07.2023
ARIADNE'S NAAIKUSSEN
The presentation allows visitors to rediscover the practical significance and aesthetic beauty of historical handicrafts and sewing utensils.