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The Museum Ludwig in Cologne is renowned for its unique collection of modern art, including works by Picasso, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

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Ukrainian art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova, dressed all in black and wearing glasses, stands in front of two artworks hanging on the wall at Museum Ludwig, Cologne on May 2023.

Reclaiming the history of Ukrainian art

Reclaiming the history of Ukrainian art

Art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova is working in exile in Cologne to de-Russify Ukrainian modern art.
CultureMay 28, 2023
A woman wearing a golden COVID mask stands in front of a sculpted metal face

'Anti-colonial interventions' in Cologne

'Anti-colonial interventions' in Cologne

South American artists are combing through a Cologne Museum for colonial traces as part of "anti-colonial intervention."
ArtsOctober 13, 2022
Picasso's mural War and Peace

Picasso's image in East and West Germany

Picasso's image in East and West Germany

The influential artist was viewed through drastically different ideological lenses in former East and West Germany.
ArtsSeptember 27, 2021
Ausstellung | Russische Avantgarde im Museum Ludwig – Original und Fälschung

Real or fake? Museum Ludwig probes Russian works of art

Real or fake? Museum Ludwig probes Russian works of art

An exhibition at the Cologne museum — including fakes — shows how the authenticity of artworks is determined.
CultureSeptember 30, 20207 images
An ad by Corita Kent says 'people like us yes'

Only white and male? Questioning the Pop Art canon

Only white and male? Questioning the Pop Art canon

In "Mapping the Collection," Germany's Museum Ludwig highlights long-overlooked underrepresented artists.
ArtsJune 23, 2020
Ausstellung Mapping the Collection im Museum Ludwig in Köln

A German museum re-examines its artistic diversity

A German museum re-examines its artistic diversity

Works by Indigenous, African American and queer artists have been absent from Cologne's Museum Ludwig, but not anymore.
ArtsJune 23, 20208 images
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