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Conference proceedings on WALTHER MOERS published
Humor can be clever – and art can be funny. That's what it's all about. Walter Moers last year, impressively in our exhibition What is so funny about that? The comic art of Walter Moers She showed us. She led us from Zamonia, to Captain Bluebear and the Little Asshole.
As part of this exhibition, a scientific symposium took place in November 2024, the results of which are now available in book form: The volume Humor is a serious business. – Walter Moers in the focus of art, literary and media studies, published by Dr. Sarah Hülsewig and Dr. Christine Vogt, illuminates the many facets of an artist who effortlessly transcends the boundaries between media, forms, and genres.
You can purchase the book now in the museum shop or via our webshop at [website address].
Wiesels Beautiful signs bring a smile to the faces of visitors and passers-by
A fantastic idea: Instead of everyday, often purely functional signs, "Signs of Instruction for Well-being" can now be discovered around the LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen and the adjacent Kaisergarten until the beginning of May 2026. This art project by Oberhausen artist and graphic designer Klaus Wiesel, with its interplay of art, humor, and everyday observations, is sure to make visitors and strollers smile, reflect, and linger.
Udo Lindenberg – meteorically panicked
June 29 – September 28, 2025, extended until November 23, 2025, Tue – Sun from 11am–18pm
03 October 2025, 13 a.m. to 17.30 p.m
The Oberhausen Singers’ Circle organizes the Day of CHOIRS in colorful diversity.
12 choirs will perform, and the German Silver Singers will invite everyone to join in the sing-along.
OBERHAUSEN CASTLE NIGHTS 2025
A summer theatre in the courtyard of the LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen
Tickets under www.ebertbad.de and at the box office
Entrance from 18.30 pm, start 19.30 pm, further INFO at: www.oberhausener-schlossnächte.de
special 21 x 21. The RuhrKunstMuseen on the Hill
The RuhrKunstMuseen join forces and put highlights of their art collections into dialogue – digitally as a web app at www.21×21.de and from April 2025 in a large special exhibition in the Villa Hügel. In the joint exhibition 21 x 21. The RuhrKunstMuseen on the Hill From April 11th to July 27th, 2025, numerous works from the RuhrKunstMuseen can be admired in the Villa Hügel. The LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen is participating with a total of 7 selected works of art.
21 x 21. THE COLLECTIONS OF THE RUHR ART MUSEUMS
The multifaceted and diverse art collections can be explored in a playful way from November 2024
be discovered: The digital project 21 x 21. The collections of the RuhrKunstMuseen conveyed via
400 works of art from the individual museums in dialogue and provides a cross-section of the collections.
Each of the 21 RuhrKunstMuseen selected a work from its collection that served as an impulse for the
other houses and formed the basis for a creative exchange. The 21 Impulswerke
The partner museums each provided a work from their own collection – thus linking
The artworks combine different eras, techniques, themes and artists to create an inspiring
Dialogue and spin a broad network of associations on 21 topics. Presented are
the works of art at www.21×21.de and on the website of the RuhrKunstMuseen in pictures, texts,
Animations and films (design and programming: blubb.media, Stuttgart). As speaker,
the renowned author and presenter Ronja von Rönne gives the project its own voice.
In the interactive museum match, based on dating platforms, users can
Find a suitable museum and from now on follow their hearts in the art world of the Ruhr area.
The LUDWIGGALERIE chose the Red Heels by Heiner Meyer.
Heiner Meyer, Red Heels
RuhrKunstus – An educational project of the RuhrKunstMuseen
Supported by the RWE Foundation
term 2024 – 2026
RuhrKunstbewegt is an educational project of the 21 RuhrkunstMuseen, supported by the RWE Foundation.
The network of RuhrKunstMuseen develops with RuhrKunstus once again an educational offer for children and young people who grow up in financial poverty and whose social participation is impaired by disadvantageous living conditions. The participants get to know the museum as a new place of experience and expand their skills through creative forms of expression. Approaches and formats of museum education and communication are expanded in an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral manner: approaches from theater, dance and music complement museum offers in order to offer children and young people a variety of activating approaches to art and culture as well as self-efficacy and independent acquisition of learning content and working methods.
Over three school semesters, children and young people of different age groups and school types can take part in several consecutive workshops in order to find their own approach to art.
From Oberhausen Castle to the Europahaus – the ArtOthek is moving!
After the speciesOthe library opened its doors for the last time for lending in the castle, the big move is now in full swing. With a tear in one eye and a smile in the other, the LUDWIGGALERIE bids farewell to the ArtOthek from its old location and is looking forward to moving to the city center. The opening of the ArtOThe library will take place in the Europahaus. Before that, the listed building on Friedensplatz will be renovated.
The move of the speciesOthek is part of the "Creative City" project, which is concerned with the development of art and culture in Alt-Oberhausen. Various concepts are intended to make the area an attractive and sustainable place for creative exchange. Interested visitors will be able to browse for works of art in the Europahaus and borrow them for a small fee to beautify their own four walls or office. With the move, the LUDWIGGALERIE will also gain a prominent location in the city center. Large display windows not only provide insights into the continuously expanding inventory of artOThe library is available for borrowing. Numerous new exhibition formats and workshops are planned for a diverse urban society. The opening hours will also be extended and, in addition to borrowing art, will invite visitors to "take a look", exchange ideas and participate. After the opening, visitors can stop by at Elsässer Straße 16 on Wednesdays from 18 p.m. to 13 p.m. and Thursdays from 19 p.m. to 17 p.m.
spring cleaning 2024
The LUDWIGGALERIE team also took part in the traditional “Oberhausen Spring Cleaning 2024” campaign this year. Around the castle and in the Kaisergarten, the castle employees made a contribution to a clean Oberhausen as part of the largest decentralized garbage collection campaign in the city.
The CulturePass is starting!
The LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen is now taking part in the #KulturPass! With this offer, the federal government is giving all young people who turn 18 this year easier access to cultural events and institutions. With a budget of €100, cultural providers' activities can be purchased on the KulturPass website or via the KulturPass app. With us, you can look forward to entry to the temporary exhibitions.
All further information on the website: https://www.kulturpass.de/jugendliche