When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from 05/23/2026 to 10/04/2026.

Where is the museum located?

At the Edwin Scharff Museum / Art Museum, Petrusplatz 4, 89231 Neu-Ulm.

Is the visit barrier-free?

The museum offers barrier-free access and information on inclusion and accessibility on the museum's website.

Are there tours of the exhibition?

Yes, art historical tours and literary guided tours are announced as part of the accompanying program.

What is the admission fee?

No confirmed price is mentioned for the specified event; an admission price of 0 is used for the event.

What themes are addressed in the exhibition?

The focus is on love, longing, maternal love, empathy, grief, and human relationships in Barlach's work.

Ernst Barlach in Neu-Ulm: An Exhibition about Love, Empathy, and Form

Name: Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love
Start: 2026-05-23T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-05T01:59:59+02:00
Location: Edwin Scharff Museum / Kunstmuseum

Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love at the Edwin Scharff Museum: An exhibition about intimacy, longing, and humanity

The Edwin Scharff Museum dedicates a special exhibition to Ernst Barlach, sharpening the view on one of the most significant sculptors, illustrators, and authors of German modernism. Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love shows how multifaceted Barlach explored the theme of love in sculpture, graphics, and text – as affection, temptation, maternal love, empathy, grief, and spiritual connection.

An artistic experience between sculpture and language

The exhibition brings together selected exhibits accompanied by poetic texts. This creates a unique exhibition atmosphere: the contemplation of the works becomes an aesthetic experience, where form, material, and feeling intertwine. Barlach appears as a sensitive observer of human relationships, whose figures capture the intimacy of the moment as well as the tension of inner conflicts.

Barlach in art historical context

Ernst Barlach is considered a key figure of modernity. His art combines expressionistic intensity with a profoundly human visual language. The special exhibition displays plastic and graphic works that reveal Barlach's unique ability to translate emotional states into reduced, powerful forms. Individual contrasts with works by Edwin Scharff additionally open an art-historically insightful dialogue between two contemporaries.

Love as an existential category

The exhibition does not follow any romantic cliche but opens a wide range of meanings. Love appears in Barlach's work as a spiritual movement, as a relationship with the Other, as care for humanity, and as an expression of compassion. It is precisely in this that the radiance of this exhibition lies: it connects museum education, cultural education, and art history to a concentrated view of the human aspect in art.

Tours, readings, and mediation

The accompanying program deepens the special exhibition with art historical tours, literary guided tours, and a reading. This way, the presentation is not only considered but also linguistically and intellectually explored. A multifaceted educational offer emerges for visitors, expanding access to Barlach's work and opening different perspectives on love, empathy, and expressive power.

Conclusion

Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love promises an impressive artistic experience at the Edwin Scharff Museum in Neu-Ulm. Those interested in modern sculpture, graphics, literature, and art historical contexts will find here an exhibition of great emotional depth and clear insight value. A visit is definitely worthwhile, as this exhibition makes visible how vibrant, multifaceted, and contemporary Barlach's art remains to this day.