Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenhaus, Koblenz
Since 1992, the municipal "Ludwig Museum“ in Peter Ludwig’s home town of Koblenz is located in the Deutschherrenhaus, a former bastion of the Teutonic Order of Knights from the 12th century. The building now offers four storeys for the presentation of the collection and for special exhibitions. As early as 1985, a committee of specialists agreed to place the primary emphasis of the new museum on Western European art, with a particular concentration on contemporary art from France.
The Ludwigs’ donation of a number of outstanding artworks, complemented by the extensive amount of objects on long-term loan, form the basis of this museum with its international agenda. The goal of the museum is to provide a vivid impression of the contemporary art scene in France. The collection concentrates on the period from 1945 to today’s progressive trends and comprises works by Pablo Picasso, Jean Dubuffet, Wols, Pierre Soulages and Serge Poliakoff as the leading exponents of Classical Modern Art in France. These are complemented by works from the "Nouveaux Réalistes“ and the "Figuration libre“ movement.
