Exhibitions
Current Special Exhibitions
RETROSPECTIVE! A photographic history of Benrath Palace from 1870 to the present day
17 May - 27 October 2024
"RETROSPECTIVE! A photographic history of Benrath Palace from 1870 to the present day" at the Museum of Garden Art is the first exhibition on the photographic history of Benrath Palace and Park and traces the photographic events of the last 150 years. The exhibition shows the many different areas in which photography has been used: from monument preservation to tourism, everyday family photography, political and public events, journalism, advertising and art. It shows how Benrath Palace was presented as an outstanding symbol of Düsseldorf's history on the basis of photographs.
Further information can be found at here.
Neozoa. Animal Newcomers & Native Exotics
since March 2023
The exhibition at the Natural History Museum highlights the phenomenon of new citizens, so-called neozoa, which have left their original ranges due to human activity. In addition, the exhibition presents animals that immigrate independently, often favored by climate change, or were once extinct but have returned. Tracing the new citizens, climate migrants and returnees, the exhibition takes a look at the establishment of new - sometimes exotic - animal species in Germany.
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Current Permanent Exhibitions
Man’s View on Animals. Josef Pallenberg’s Animal Sculptures
since 2018
The Benrath Palace and Park Foundation is pleased to present the long-awaited exhibition on the life and works of Josef Pallenberg. The naturalistic animal sculptures of this outstanding Düsseldorf artist of the 20th century will not only be able to inspire art lovers.
You can find more information here.
Groundwater and Groundwater Remediation
since 2016
On November 14, 2016, the Benrath groundwater remediation plant was officially put into operation by Head of the Environment Department Helga Stulgies and the Deputy Head of the Environment Department. At the same time, a small exhibition by the Environmental Agency on the subject of groundwater and groundwater remediation was opened in the Natural History Museum. There, among other things, the newly constructed plant in the Schlosspark is placed in the overall remediation concept and the city's strategy for groundwater remediation is explained.
Preceding Special Exhibitions
- THE HAMBACH FOREST AND THE PRICE OF OUR ENERGY SUPPLY
Duration: April 21, 2023 – December 3, 2023 - CITRUS MANIA. GOLDEN FRUIT IN PRINCELY GARDENS
Duration: April 7, 2022 – September 18, 2022