When does the exhibition run?

The exhibition runs from 23.05.2026 to 04.10.2026 at the Edwin Scharff Museum in Neu-Ulm.

What is the admission fee?

The regular admission fee is 6 euros. Reduced admission costs 5 euros, and admission is free on Wednesdays.

Are there guided tours or educational offers?

Yes, the museum offers guided tours and educational programs. Additional mediation formats are available for groups and school classes.

Is the museum accessible?

The museum is partially accessible and certified as a travel-ready facility. An elevator and other aids support the visit.

How do I get to the museum?

The Edwin Scharff Museum is located at Petrusplatz 4 in Neu-Ulm, near the train station and city center. Access is good by train, bus, and car.

Is photography allowed?

Specific photography rules are not explicitly mentioned in the available sources. The museum provides the best information directly on-site or upon request.

Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love

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 at the Edwin Scharff Museum: Love as a Great Human Form

With Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love, the Edwin Scharff Museum in Neu-Ulm opens a focused view of one of the most significant German sculptors, draftsmen, and writers of the 20th century. The exhibition does not focus on loud gestures but rather on quiet concentration: love as longing, care, temptation, loss, and charity.

An Artistic Experience Between Sculptures, Graphics, and Inner Tension

Barlach thinks of the human figure not as a decorative ideal but as a carrier of emotional states. His works unfold a special exhibition atmosphere: heavy volumes, calm surfaces, and concentrated postures create an intense viewing of the works. It is in the dialogue between plastic works and graphic sheets that the aesthetic experience arises for which Barlach is still appreciated today.

Love as an Artistic Leitmotif

The exhibition shows how far Barlach's understanding of love extends. It includes motherly love, lovers, desire, grief, and spiritual devotion. The selection of exhibits makes it clear that Barlach never interprets human closeness sentimentally but as an existential force. Poetic texts accompany the works and open the view for the literary side of his creation.

Dialogue with Edwin Scharff and Art Historical Context

Particularly appealing are the juxtapositions with works by Edwin Scharff. Thus, two contemporaries enter into a silent art-historical dialogue: both anchored in modernity, both sensitive to human dignity, both shaped by a language of forms between expressionism and classical reduction. For art-interested visitors, this creates a lively access to German sculpture, museum education, and high-level curation.

Museum Experience with Educational Value

The Edwin Scharff Museum combines an art museum and a children's museum, thus providing a place for cultural education for different target groups. The exhibition can be well combined with a tour of the house, as the museum is focused on mediation, accessibility, and in-depth information. Those interested in art history, sculpture, graphics, and the history of expressionism will find a visit with substance here.

Conclusion

Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love promises a calm, intense, and at the same time touching exhibition about one of the great themes of art. Anyone who wants to rediscover Barlach’s work or experience his visual language up close should visit this exhibition live.