Düsseldorf Sights

  1. Goethe Museum

    Inside the Schloss Jägerhof, the Goethe Museum captures the spirit of the complex genius and his time. Putting the 'trip' in triptych is Paul Struck's epic oil painting (1974) depicting the Walpurgisnacht scene from Faust II .

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  2. Heinrich Heine Institut

    For a literary kick swing by the Heinrich Heine Institut, where letters, portraits, first editions and manuscripts document this famed Düsseldorfer's career. Heine's birth house at Bolkerstrasse 53 now contains a literary bookshop, café and reading room.

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  3. Hetjens Museum

    Along the Rheinuferpromenade you'll pass the ornate Palais Nesselrode (Nesselrode Palace), where the Hetjens Museum provides a survey of 8000 years of ceramic art from around the world. An extension houses the Filmmuseum (899 2232), which trains the spotlight on the technology, history and mystery of movie-making. The integrated Black Box art-house cinema presents cutting-edge films in the original language (separate admission).

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  4. K20 Kunstsammlung am Grabbeplatz

    If you only have time for one museum, zero in on the K20 Kunstsammlung am Grabbeplatz , housed behind an undulating shiny black facade. Walls brim with post-WWII art, most notably a stunning Paul Klee collection along with select works by Picasso, Matisse, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Düsseldorf's own Joseph Beuys.

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  5. K21 Kunstsammlung im Ständehaus

    For art so new that the paint has barely dried, you have to travel south to the K21 Kunstsammlung im Ständehaus. The former 19th-century state parliament building brims with canvasses, photographs, installations and video art ranging from fabulous to frivolous. The international cast of artists includes Sigmar Polke, local boy Thomas Schütte and the late Nam June Paik.

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  7. Kunsthalle

    Immediately south of the K20 Kunstsammlung am Grabbeplatz, the Kunsthalle is renowned for its outstanding temporary art and photography shows.

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  8. Mahn-und Gedenkstätte für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus

    The memorial Mahn-und Gedenkstätte für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus boasts an important but academic exhibit on local persecution and resistance during the Third Reich. Leaflets in English may be borrowed at no charge.

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  9. museum kunst palast

    The museum kunst palast (which is, provocatively, always spelt entirely in lower case letters) has a large collection of European art, including Rubens' sensual Venus and Adonis . Its dazzling glass collection rivals that of London's Victoria & Albert Museum, with an exceptional range of Art Nouveau glassware and objects from China, Persia and India.

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  10. NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft

    Never mind the dull name, the NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft targets the lifestyle-savvy crowd with exhibits about fashion, media, design and architecture. Hip factors: palmtop-sized audio-guides and a video lounge.

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  11. Schifffahrt Museum

    Schifffahrt Museum has neat multimedia exhibits chronicling Rhine shipping from Roman days until today. The 4th-floor café offers panoramic views.

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  13. Theatermuseum

    The Theatermuseum looks back on Düsseldorf's centuries-old theatre tradition and has a collection of marionettes and paper toy theatres. Enter from the park side.

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