Von der Heydt Museum

　　The Von der Heydt Museum is located in the Wuppertal region of Germany and is a very famous and exquisite fine arts museum. It is the most important art collection museum in the city of Wuppertal. The museum is housed in the former town hall of Elberfeld, an old town in western Germany. This neoclassical-style building became a municipal museum as early as 1902. The museum was renamed the Von der Heydt Museum in 1961, initially sponsored by a banker at the time.

　　Of course, not only thanks to the special exhibitions of the Von der Heydt Museum. The permanent exhibitions and ground floor collections house paintings and sculptures from the 16th century to the contemporary era, including important works of various styles from Flemish, Dutch, French, and German artists across different periods. Its special collections mainly consist of private donations from the industrial period of Wuppertal in the 19th and 20th centuries. Among them, the most famous are the first works created by Picasso that were once exhibited here. It also preserves and collects outstanding artworks from the early 20th century. Today, the museum houses approximately 3,000 paintings, 400 sculptures, and 30,000 paper works, attracting a large number of art enthusiasts all year round.

　　Von der Heydt-Museum Must-visit reason: The most important art collection museum in Wuppertal Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】 Country/region where the attraction is located: Germany[Germany] Province/state where the attraction is located: North Rhine-Westphalia [North Rhine-Westphalia] City where the attraction is located: Wuppertal [Wuppertal]