Wilhelm-Morgner-Haus, Art museum and cultural heritage monument in Soest, Germany.
The Wilhelm-Morgner-Haus holds roughly 60 paintings and over 400 graphic works by the expressionist artist Wilhelm Morgner, plus a large collection of other regional artworks. The building also displays work from the 19th and 20th centuries by artists from North Rhine-Westphalia.
The building was constructed in 1962 to designs by the Wiesbaden architect Rainer Schell, making it one of the youngest listed monuments in Soest. It has housed the Museum Wilhelm Morgner and the Raum Schroth since May 2016, after renovation and extension work closed it to visitors until that month. In September 2015 the city council resolved to rename it "Museum Wilhelm Morgner"; it had previously been called "Kunstmuseum Wilhelm-Morgner-Haus". It was entered in the Soest monument list in 1999.
The museum is named after Wilhelm Morgner, the Soest-born expressionist whose work it holds: 60 paintings and 400 graphic works and drawings. Since May 2016 the building has also housed the Raum Schroth of the Stiftung Konzeptuelle Kunst with the Schroth collection, so two collections share the house.
The building is a 1962 structure by architect Rainer Schell, listed as a monument since 1999, not a town house. It reopened in May 2016 after renovation and extension work, so expect modern gallery spaces. The Artothek inside lets visitors borrow pictures.
The building was designed by Wiesbaden architect Rainer Schell and opened in 1962; since 1999 it has been listed as a monument, and in January 2017 the LWL heritage office named it Monument of the Month for Westphalia-Lippe. It is among the youngest listed buildings in Soest.
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