The ex­hi­bi­tion Map­ping the Col­lec­tion takes a new look at two in­flu­en­tial de­cades in Amer­i­can (art) his­to­ry: the 1960s and 1970s. The ex­hi­bi­tion pre­sents a se­lec­tion of art­works from the Mu­se­um Lud­wig’s col­lec­tion by fe­male, queer, and in­dige­nous artists as well as artists of col­or who are not rep­re­sent­ed in the col­lec­tion, as an im­pe­tus for a broad­er re­cep­tion of Amer­i­can art. The po­lit­i­cal and so­cial events and de­vel­op­ments of th­ese two de­cades form the back­ground against which our West­ern Eu­ro­pean con­cep­tion and re­cep­tion of Amer­i­can art his­to­ry is crit­i­cal­ly ques­tioned.

In con­junc­tion with the ex­hi­bi­tion, a video se­ries has been pro­duced which will be up­dat­ed week­ly. Have a look at it here.

Dear vis­i­tors,

we are pleased to an­nounce that Mu­se­um Lud­wig has re-opened on the 5th of May. As is it our pri­or­i­ty to pro­tect you and our staff we kind­ly ask you to cov­er your mouth and nose when vis­it­ing us.