Von der Heydt Museum

Von der Heydt Museum

The Von der Heydt Museum is a museum in Wuppertal, Germany.

The Von der Heydt Museum includes works by artists from the 17th century to the present time.

History

The museum is housed in the former city hall of Elberfeld, which in 1902 became a municipal museum.

The museum was named in 1961 after the Von der Heydt family. Banker August von der Heydt (1851–1929) and his son Eduard von der Heydt (1882–1964) were important patrons.^[1]

Notable works

• Still Life with Beer Mug and Fruit

Gallery

• 
  Dame am Fenster
  Caspar Netscher
• 
  L'ermitage à Pontoise
  Paul Cézanne
• 
  Visioni simultanee
  Umberto Boccioni
• 
  Frauen auf der Strasse
  Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Notes and references

External links

• Official website (German)

Coordinates: 51°15′26″N 7°8′48″E / 51.25722°N 7.14667°E / 51.25722; 7.14667

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