Lehmbruck Museum

What Lehmbruck Museum does

Lehmbruck Museum is a public art museum and legally capable foundation under German civil law (Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum – Zentrum Internationaler Skulptur), seated in Duisburg, Germany, and operating from a building in Kantpark approximately 500 metres from Duisburg main railway station. The foundation stone was laid on 25 June 1959 and the museum opened to the public in 1964, with an extension building added in 2014. It houses the world's largest collection of works by Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881–1919) alongside international modern sculpture, paintings, and prints, and is designated as a Center for International Sculpture. It is led by Director Dr. Söke Dinkla and supervised by the Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf.

The museum's core offerings are permanent collection exhibitions and rotating temporary exhibitions (e.g., Anish Kapoor 2026, Dejan Sarić 2026, 'Dream and Reality' 2025), complemented by Sunday public tours, the plasticBAR evening program, Kunst & Kaffee, Lehmbruck Lectures, and a tiered art education program covering schools, nurseries, families, and visitors with special needs. Commercial offerings include exhibition catalogues, limited museum editions (e.g., Alicja Kwade's Pirum Inversum, Peter Kogler edition), publications, and merchandise sold through the museum shop and online. Public outdoor sculpture in Kantpark, Rheinorange, the fountain route, underground art, and Duisburg Inner Harbour extend the museum's footprint into the city.

Revenue is generated through a mix of admission tickets (EUR 9 standard / EUR 5 discounted), family tickets (EUR 15), annual passes (EUR 35), group and school rates, museum shop sales, a Friends of the Museum membership, event ticket sales, and donations and sponsorship. The museum is primarily funded by the City of Duisburg and the Landschaftsverband Rheinland, with additional support from foundations such as the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung and the Herbert-Gerisch-Stiftung. Distribution is omnichannel: physical visits to the Duisburg site, online ticketing via Ticketpay, an e-commerce shop, monthly email newsletters on MailChimp, and active engagement across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.

Name

Lehmbruck Museum

Legal name

Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum – Zentrum Internationaler Skulptur

Website

https://lehmbruckmuseum.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lehmbruck Museum is a non-profit German art foundation and museum in Duisburg, operating as a Center for International Sculpture. It serves the general public, schools, families, and visitors with special needs through permanent and rotating exhibitions, education programs, events, and a museum shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Museum & Cultural Institution

NAICS

Museums (71211)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Museums (e.g., Maritime, Aviation, Sports, Music, Film) (THAJADAF)

Keywords

• Art museum exhibitions
• Sculpture collection
• Cultural education programs
• Guided art tours
• Museum shop merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

Duisburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Admission Tickets: Daily tickets, annual passes, and group tickets sold at the museum box office and online via Ticketpay.
2. Museum Shop: Sale of exhibition catalogs, editions, merchandise, books, and art-related products both in-store and online.
3. Friends of the Museum Membership: Annual membership program providing benefits to supporters of the museum.
4. Donations and Sponsorship: Donations from supporters, founders, sponsors and partners as well as public funding from City of Duisburg and Landschaftsverband Rheinland.
5. Event Revenue: Tickets for guided tours, Kunst & Kaffee, plasticBAR, Lehmbruck Lectures, and other events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Lehmbruck Museum is a Center for International Sculpture in Duisburg, Germany, that operates as a public art museum presenting permanent and rotating exhibitions of Wilhelm Lehmbruck's works alongside international modern sculpture, paintings, and prints. It supplements exhibitions with guided tours, art education programs, an on-site and online museum shop selling catalogues, limited editions, publications, and merchandise, plus public art installations throughout Duisburg.

Product overview

The Lehmbruck Museum operates as a Center for International Sculpture featuring a dual offering: permanent collection exhibitions centered on Wilhelm Lehmbruck and international modern sculpture, alongside rotating temporary exhibitions showcasing diverse artists. The museum complements its core exhibition business with an e-commerce platform selling exhibition catalogues, limited museum editions, publications, and merchandise. Educational programming includes guided tours, art education workshops for schools and families, and specialized accessibility services. Additional offerings include public sculpture installations throughout Duisburg, digital educational content, a newsletter subscription service, and event programming including lectures and evening events. Ticket sales are handled through an integrated online ticketing platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Permanent Collection Exhibitions Permanent exhibitions featuring Wilhelm Lehmbruck's works alongside international modern sculpture, paintings, prints, and works from the collection spanning over 100 years, presented to general museum visitors.
• Temporary and Changing Exhibitions Rotating exhibitions showcasing works from various artists worldwide, presented alongside themed exhibitions and current previews for general visitors.
• Public Guided Tours Weekly public guided tours held every Sunday at 11:30 AM, covering Wilhelm Lehmbruck, rotating exhibitions, or general sculpture topics, included with admission plus a 2 EUR tour fee.
• Art Education Programs Educational offerings including programs for teachers and school groups, nurseries, families with children, visitors with special needs, and adults, including specialized sign language and tactile tours for blind visitors.
• Exhibition Catalogues Published catalogues documenting past and current exhibitions, including works by artists such as Mika Rottenberg, Eva Aeppli, Jean Tinguely, Alicja Kwade, Barbara Hepworth, Antony Gormley, Joseph Beuys, and Stephan Balkenhol, priced between EUR 3 and EUR 48.
• Museum Editions Limited edition artworks produced by the museum, including Pirum Inversum by Alicja Kwade (bronze sculpture, EUR 8,560) and Edition: Peter Kogler (UV Fine-Art Print, EUR 1,016.50).
• Lehmbruck Museum Publications Collection publications including Skulpturensammlung (sculpture collection catalogue, EUR 29), Zeichnungen (drawings catalogue, EUR 5), and Gemälde (paintings catalogue, EUR 15).
• Museum Merchandise Museum merchandise including books, posters, and gift items available in the museum shop and online.
• Online Ticketing Online ticket sales system for day tickets, event tickets, and guided tours including Sunday tours, Kunst & Kaffee, plastikBAR, and Lehmbruck Lectures.
• Art in Public Spaces Outdoor sculpture locations including Kantpark, Rheinorange, the fountain route, underground art at U-Bahn stations, and Duisburg Inner Harbour, with free public access.
• City Atelier Digital Digital art education offerings including online activities and workshops for various audiences.
• Evening & Cultural Events (plastikBAR, Kunst & Kaffee, Lehmbruck Lectures) Evening and cultural events including plastikBAR evening openings (Thursday until 9 PM), Kunst & Kaffee gatherings, and the Lehmbruck Lecture academic series, combining art, refreshments, and discussion.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration13 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RuhrKunstMuseencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of art museums in the Ruhr region of Germany, providing cross-promotion and collaborative programming across member institutions.
• Duisburg Art MuseumscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of art museums in Duisburg for coordinated cultural offerings and visitor engagement.
• RWE Foundation / RuhrArtMovesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFoundation supporting art mobility and cultural initiatives in the Ruhr region.
• RuhrtriennaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational art festival in the Ruhr region, with which the museum collaborates on cultural programming.
• Duisburger AkzenteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual cultural festival in Duisburg, of which the museum is a participating institution.
• Herbert-Gerisch-StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation that partnered with the museum on the Henry Moore exhibition 'Wie die Natur'.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Museum Insel Hombroich: Art and architecture park near Neuss housing modern art and sculpture in a landscape setting. Comparable as a sculpture-focused cultural institution in the Rhineland region.
• Kröller-Müller Museum: Sculpture- and modern-art-focused museum in Otterlo, Netherlands, with a major sculpture garden. Highly comparable due to its emphasis on sculpture and modern art and proximity to Germany.
• Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen: Modern and contemporary art collection in Düsseldorf, funded under the same LVR umbrella as Lehmbruck Museum. Comparable as a regional modern art museum with shared institutional funding.
• Pinakothek der Moderne: Munich-based museum of modern and contemporary art. Comparable as a major German institution covering modern sculpture, painting, and design with strong educational programming.
• Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck: Modern art museum focused on sculptor Hans Arp and 20th-century art in Remagen. Directly comparable as a German museum specializing in sculpture and modern art.
• Museum Ludwig: Premier modern and contemporary art museum in Cologne. Directly comparable as a high-profile German modern art museum with similar curatorial focus on 20th-century and contemporary works.
• Museum Folkwang: Major modern art museum in Essen in the Ruhr region, formally part of the RuhrKunstMuseen network. Directly comparable as a fellow modern art museum in the same regional cultural ecosystem with significant ties to Lehmbruck Museum.
• Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl: Sculpture museum in Marl, also part of the RuhrKunstMuseen network. Closely comparable as a dedicated sculpture museum in the immediate Ruhr region.
• Bundeskunsthalle: Federal art and exhibition hall in Bonn with rotating large-scale exhibitions. Comparable as a German public museum with rotating international exhibitions and educational programming.

Regional players

• Fondation Beyeler: Prestigious modern art museum in Riehen, Switzerland. Comparable as a high-profile privately operated museum with rotating exhibitions, named-artist focus, and a strong premium visitor experience, although geographically outside Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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