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Museum Ostwall

Museum Ostwall
Museum Ostwall

Museum Ostwall is a museum in Dortmund, Germany.

About Museum Ostwall

The Museum Ostwall (known as Museum am Ostwall until 2010) is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Dortmund, Germany. It was founded in the late 1940s, and has been located in the Dortmund U-Tower since 2010. The collection includes paintings, sculptures, objects and photographs from the 20th century, plus over 2,500 graphics, spanning Expressionism through classic modern art to the present day.

Museum Ostwall by the numbers

Founded
1952

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  • Exhibition: Symposium: Müll. Kunst und die globalen Wege des Abfalls

    Symposium: Müll. Kunst und die globalen Wege des Abfalls

    27 Mar 2026 – 26 Jul 2026

  • Exhibition: Öffentliche Führung »Müll. Eine Ausstellung über die globalen Wege des Abfalls«

    Öffentliche Führung »Müll. Eine Ausstellung über die globalen Wege des Abfalls«

    From 7 Jun 2026

  • Exhibition: Ina Webers Trümmerbahnen Minigolf: Öffentliche Führung

    Ina Webers Trümmerbahnen Minigolf: Öffentliche Führung

    From 7 Jun 2026

  • Exhibition: Museum Ostwall – Informationen und Verortung im Haus

    Museum Ostwall – Informationen und Verortung im Haus

    27 Mar 2026 – 26 Jul 2026

Artworks shown from Museum Ostwall are in the public domain; images via the open-access programs of their source collections. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.