Altes Rathaus, Art gallery and museum in Wittlich, Germany

The Altes Rathaus in Wittlich now houses the Städtische Galerie für moderne Kunst, which holds a large part of Georg Meistermann's estate. The collection shows graphics, drawings, 1:1 original window designs, and glass and oil paintings, including the 1954 windows "Die Vier Apokalyptischen Reiter". Temporary exhibitions present national and international art.

The building was reconstructed on medieval foundations between 1650 and 1652 under the direction of Carl Caspar von der Leyen following a major fire in 1647. Additional fires in 1689 and 1707 damaged the facade and prompted external alterations.

The museum is named after Georg Meistermann, who felt closely tied to Wittlich because of his early glass work in the town. His widow Edeltrud Meistermann and his grandson, the art historian Justinus Maria Calleen, arranged the donation that founded the museum in 1994. A friends' association named after one of his paintings supports its work.

The gallery occupies the former town hall in Wittlich's centre, a short walk from the market square. The Meistermann collection and the changing art exhibitions share the historic rooms, so allow time for both. A further 40 Meistermann glass windows hang in eleven buildings around town, among them the parish church of St. Markus, which can be visited separately.

The building's curved gable carries a statue of Saint Rochus, placed there after the fires of the 17th century as an appeal to the patron invoked against fire and plague. The museum itself grew from a 1984 exhibition of Georg Meistermann's work in the then town hall; the collection was secured through a donation by his widow Edeltrud Meistermann and his grandson Justinus Maria Calleen, and the museum was founded in 1994.