Press Area

This is where you’ll find downloadable print-quality photos as well as press kits for current exhibitions and events.

All images and texts available for download are protected by copyright. These images and texts may be used free of cost for the purposes of reporting on the respective exhibition provided the copyright information and a reference to our website www.draiflessen.com are also published. Any other use of the images or texts is not allowed and requires express permission.

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Draiflessen Press Newsletter

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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

Die Ausstellung zeigt ca. 30 Architekturmodelle aus dem Bestand, von denen die Häuser in Berlin, Hamburg, Essen, Celle und Frankfurt am Main intensiver beleuchtet werden. Historische Fotografien der ersten Häuser, die vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entstanden sind, führen in die Geschichte ein.

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.

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.

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.

18.07.2023
ARIADNE'S NAAIKUSSEN

The presentation allows visitors to rediscover the practical significance and aesthetic beauty of historical handicrafts and sewing utensils.

24.04.2023
THE MIRROR OF PEACE

Following its exhibition at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice as a collaboration between the Draiflessen Collection, the artist Renee van Bavel, and the Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore - Benedicti Claustra Onlus, THE MIRROR OF PEACE has now entered the museum’s permanent collection. 2023 marks the 375th anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia, signed in the cities of Münster and Osnabrück. To mark this occasion, THE MIRROR OF PEACE will be open to the public in the park at Draiflessen beginning on the 10th of May.

13.02.2023
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS?

How can we (survive) in the age of rapid climate change? The Draiflessen Collection is addressing this pressing question and exploring the state of affairs. During the planned period, the museum will offer different event formats such as lectures, workshops and excursions.

17.01.2023
CAUTION, GLASS!

For the first time the Draiflessen Collection presents a dual exhibition spanning multiple eras and dedicated to two aspects of the same artistic medium: the various facets of glass as a material for window design and the fragile and fascinating art of glass painting on unipartite panels.