Germany Guide
North Rhine-Westphalia
Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte
Address: Domplatz, main entrance on Pferdegasse
Opening time: Tues, Wed & Fri 9am–7pm, Thurs 9am–9pm, Sat & Sun 10am–6pm
Price: €9
Facing the cathedral across, the eclectic Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte houses a sprawling collection of fine and applied art from the medieval to the modern, though ongoing building work means parts of the complex are subject to closure and not everything may be on view at any one time. Medieval works on the ground floor include Conrad von Soest's Saints Dorothea and Odilia, created for the Walburgis convent in Soest, and splendid late medieval carvings by Münster-born Heinrich Brabender, the great master of Westphalian sculpture at the turn of the sixteenth century, represented here by his Entry of Christ in Jerusalem, carved for the Dom around 1516. Upstairs, the Renaissance is represented by paintings by Münster's own tom Ring dynasty, but also by the Wrangelschrank, a spectacular inlaid cabinet made in Augsburg in 1566 and decorated with scenes from Roman wars. It was once the property of Swedish field marshal Carl Gustav Wrangel. The extensive modern art collection includes Impressionist paintings by Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth and Expressionist works from the Brücke and Blaue Reiter groups, with an emphasis on the work of Westphalian-born August Macke.