Disappointing: only one Kirchner sketch. Firstly, I'm a big admirer of expressionism and Kirchner in particular. I spend a lot of my time visiting galleries and museums, having visited around fifty in the last twelve months. I enjoy cultural institutions as a whole, but I have never before thought that one would be better closed. Before visiting I inquired as to whether original works were on display, and was told there were exhibitions. Apparently there are *sometimes* exhibitions, but when there are not, only one Kirchner original is on display. It is a graphite portrait, showing none of the typical vibrant colours or carnal subjects for which Kirchner is famous. The sketch is not in good condition. To add to my disappointment I was informed by the staff that original works could be viewed at the nearby palace Schloss Johannisburg. Only prints were on view in the palace. I suggest Kirchnerhaus, where the artist only resided until the age of four, be used once more as housing. A very good selection of several Kirchner works are on view in Städel Museum in Frankfurt. For the life of Kirchner, this museum offers little that cannot be discovered reading Wikipedia in comfort at home.

Well done

A small but very fine exhibition house. The current exhibition ("Against All Resistance. Women Artists of Modernity"; running until 8.2.2026 and highly recommended!) goes well beyond previous exhibition activities, as all artworks are now provided with, in my view, exactly the right amount of information. This is another improvement. Great!

The house near the central train station in Aschaffenburg, where the German expressionist artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) was born. In his childhood memories and his development as an artist, Kirchner specifically mentioned the view from the house to the station and how he tried to recreate images from it. Since 2013, a floor in the house has been dedicated to an exhibition in memory of the artist.

A small and interesting exhibition about Kirchner's biography! Especially interesting are the drawings of the life world of the 3 - 4 year old boy.