Kollwitz Museum

The Kollwitz Museum in Cologne houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of works by Käthe Kollwitz. Drawings, prints, and sculptures explore social conflicts, human connection, and the struggle for peace. This powerful visual world also poses unique challenges for media-based interpretation.

To equip the museum with media technology, 235 MEDIA implemented various installations that integrate information, wayfinding, and audiovisual content into the building’s architecture.

A striking feature is the large-format LED wall above a passageway in the atrium of the Kollwitz Forum (formerly Neumarkt Passage), which makes exhibitions and events visible even from a distance. In addition, there are digital information displays, projection technology, and custom-designed and manufactured stelae and mounts tailored to the various installation scenarios.

As part of the atrium’s renovation, a temporary, two-channel video installation was also implemented for the work “Die Mütter” (2022) by Isaac Chong Wai. The freestanding structure with two screens enabled the presentation of the contemporary video work during the renovation phase. Audio stations with single-ear headphones complement the multimedia presentation.

235 MEDIA was responsible for the technical implementation—from the design and fabrication of the stelae and mounts, through the delivery of the media components, to their professional installation. In this way, the project combines modern presentation technology with an architectural setting in which Käthe Kollwitz’s art remains the focal point.