Abstrakt
The article presents the Art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne. The text is divided into 4 parts treating: the building, the idea of the museum, the exhibition concept and the activity.
This museum, called Kolumba since 2007, is a place the preservation and exhibition of an art collection the Archdiocese of Cologne, which is one of the largest German archdioceses. Its exceptional features include: collections (inter alia, there are works by Stefan Lochner, Joseph Beuys, Charles Rouault and Antonio Saura), new location and new building, designed by Paul Zumthor, an icon of the modern architecture.
Not only these factors, but also an original exhibition concept of "a living museum" makes, the Kolumba stand out from ordinary ecclesiastical museums. The curators are concentrated on the mutual, aesthetic - thematic impact of the works (the director, Dr.
Stefan Kraus, calls it "a museum as an aesthetic experiment"), which means the museum's rooms lack traditional descriptions. Each year, a choreographed new exhibition is meant to be a voice in a discussion about the problems of modern man.
The article notes also the system in which the museum is organized, the information policy and specific atmosphere of the Cologne archdiocese which has an indisputable influence for the existence of Kolumba in its current form.