When does the exhibition run?

The exhibition runs until October 4, 2026 at the Edwin Scharff Museum in Neu-Ulm.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission is 6 euros. Children and teenagers up to 18 years do not pay admission.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, art historical tours and a literary tour are offered for the exhibition. Registration is required.

Is the museum accessible?

Yes, the museum is centrally located and easily accessible. According to museum information, elevators are available.

How do I get there by public transport?

The museum can be reached by line 5 to Petrusplatz or line 7 to Schützenstraße.

Can I book in advance?

For visits and event offerings, the museum recommends registration via email to the specified booking address.

Ernst Barlach in Neu-Ulm: An exhibition about love, form and inner authenticity

Name: Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love
Start: 2026-07-28T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-04T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Edwin Scharff Museum / Kunstmuseum

Ernst Barlach in Neu-Ulm: An exhibition about love, form and inner authenticity

The Edwin Scharff Museum presents Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love, a special exhibition that rediscover one of the most significant German sculptors, drawers and authors of the 20th century from the perspective of emotion. The focus is not on the romantic formula, but on love as an elemental human experience, as the driving force of relationship, longing, empathy and intellectual tension.

An art experience between sculpture, graphics and literature

Ernst Barlach (1870–1938) concentrated inner states into plastic bodies, line drawings and literary language. The exhibition takes this complexity seriously and opens up a work analysis where plastic and graphic, expression and reduction, closeness and distance meet. For the art historical tour, the museum provides access to a work that is deeply rooted in Expressionism while possessing an independent, humanly touching voice.

Love as a fundamental motif of modernity

Barlach understood love as more than just the relationship of a couple. This expanded concept is what makes the exhibition so contemporary: love appears as an existential force, as a vulnerable bond, as spiritual resonance and as movement between people. The exhibition thus connects cultural education with a concentrated aesthetic experience that is far from lightness and unfolds its depth precisely therein.

A house with art historical profile

The Edwin Scharff Museum is not only a venue for temporary exhibitions but a house with a clear art historical identity. The collection has grown from the estate of the sculptor and painter Edwin Scharff and places his work in the context of significant artist personalities. Visitors to the exhibition thus not only experience Barlach but also a museum that carefully brings together sculpture, modernity and mediation.

Mediation, guided tours and workshops

The exhibition includes art historical tours as well as a literary tour that connects Barlach's own texts with the voices of his expressionistic time. A workshop complements the program and links to the handwritten and poetic work of the artist. This makes the exhibition also a place of museum education, where seeing, reading and creating can productively connect.

Accessibility and visit quality

The museum is centrally located in Neu-Ulm, close to the train station and city center. The access is well connected, elevators are available, and the exhibition can be embedded in a calm, concentrated visit situation. Those who do not just want to look at art but truly experience it will find ideal conditions for an intense museum visit.

Conclusion: Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love invites to an exhibition that connects form, feeling and spirit in rare clarity. This show deserves a live visit: for its art historical depth, its sensual presence and its lasting question of what love can mean in art today.