Permanent Exhibition
The Museum of Art and Cultural History Schloss Gottorf owns some 120,000 works of art and items, from which it presents selected exhibits in its permanent exhibition. A large part of the permanent exhibition has previously been on display in the rooms of the castle, which is closed due to extensive renovation and modernisation work. However, Schleswig Museum Island remains open. Read on and discover why it is still worth a visit.
Gallery of Modern Art
The art of the 20th and 21st centuries takes centre stage in an exhibition at the Museum of Art and Cultural History at Gottorf Castle. Across some 1,800 square metres, you will encounter around 350 works by important artists of Modernism and the present day. Many of them come from the renowned Horn Collection. The focus is on German Expressionism, with masterpieces by the Brücke group. What makes this exhibition unique, not least, are its wide-ranging North German positions, with works by artists such as Emil Nolde, Ernst Barlach and Christian Rohlfs. MORE...
Sculpture Park
The sculpture park on the Schleswig museum island presents more than 50 figurative and immaterial, in-part monumental statuary works dating from the end of the 19th century to the current day around the magnificent Baroque building. The oldest work dates back to 1889, the latest is from 2013. The creators include well-known names: Karl Hartung, Bernhard Heiliger, Hans Wimmer, Magdalena Abakanovicz and also Daniel Spoerri.
Gottorf Globe & Baroque garden
Particularly noteworthy is the reconstructed Gottorf Globe, located near Museum Island, which is considered the first planetarium in history, as well as the reconstructed Baroque garden that surrounds it. CONTINUE...
During the renovation and modernisation of the castle, we will continue to present exciting special exhibitions. CONTINUE...
