Art Museum in Ahrenshoop
- Julia Liese
Ahrenshoop, located on a chain of islands in the Baltic Sea named Fischland-Darß-Zingst is known for its artists’ colony, which was established back in the 1880s. From the era of classical modernism to our present day, numerous artists have lived in this former fishers’ village and, through their work, responded directly or indirectly to the surrounding landscape. The museum, established in 2005 through the initiative of the organisation Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop devotes its attention to these artists and their works. With the completion of this building, it now has spaces in which the extensive collection, consisting of more than 500 paintings, graphics and sculptures, can be presented to the public in appropriate fashion.
