Museum Küppersmühle, Art museum in Duisburg, Germany.
Museum Küppersmühle occupies a former grain mill and steel silo complex on the Inner Harbour. The 1908 seven-storey mill building has a pale concrete facade with five tall rounded channels beneath the openwork metal sign "KÜPPERSMÜHLE"; the 42.75-metre steel silos added in 1934 stand beside a dark red brick building, linked by an enclosed bridge. Herzog & de Meuron converted the mill into galleries with 6-metre ceilings, grey Turkish basalt floors and ceiling-high window slits.
The building served as a grain mill for over a century until operations stopped in 1972, after which it remained unused. Swiss architects transformed it into a museum in the late 1990s, opening to the public in 1999.
The collection focuses on German artists after World War II, and visitors encounter works by names like Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter throughout the galleries. The selection gives a sense of how German creators responded and worked during the postwar period.
The museum is open several days a week, and people with mobility needs can access all areas since the entire building is wheelchair accessible. It helps to check opening hours in advance and allow enough time to explore the galleries.
The 1934 steel silos, 42.75 metres tall, were opened to visitors for the first time with the 2021 extension, which also added a viewing platform on top of them. The extension was designed by Herzog & de Meuron and connects to the old mill via the silos.
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