Museum Wiesbaden

Art fanciers with a passion for the expressionism cannot do without visiting the Wiesbaden Museum. The museum has two sections and has recently extensively been refurbished and owns more than 100 works of the Russian painter Alexej von Jawlensky, which forms the most important Jawlensky col lection in the world.

During the renovation of this centrally located, three-wing museum building, which was erected from 1913 to 1915, the whole foyer was given an inviting, transparent and visitorfriendly ambience. After the completion of the current construction phase about 7,000 square metres exhibition space will be available. The ingenious lighting system involving transparent glass ceilings of light make the balanced illumination of the exhibits possible.

In addition to the works of Jawlensky, installations, objects, sculptures and paintings from the latter half of the 20th century form the focal points of the art collection. Moreover, this museum regularly organises noteworthy special exhibitions of international contemporary art. The natural science collection comprises not only geological and mineral exhibits,but also exhibits of vertebrates and botanical exhibits. After completion of the renovation work the Natural History will reopen at the end of 2012.

The collection of Nassovian antiquities was given to the city of Wiesbaden in the year 2010.