The Gustav-Lübcke-Museum boasts the largest collection of ancient Egyptian art in the Ruhr region. Spanning 500 square metres, the permanent exhibition offers plenty of space to explore the legacy of this advanced civilisation on the Nile.

Since time immemorial, people have sought to adorn everyday objects beyond the mere requirement for functionality, or at least to give their form an aesthetic appearance.

The permanent archaeology exhibition is a treasure: it preserves a valuable historical heritage and offers a glimpse into the lives of people before the advent of written history.

Our multifaceted collection illustrates the developments of European art over the last 150 years, with individual works dating back as far as the fifteenth century.

The city of Hamm is undoubtedly a city with strong roots and can look back on a history spanning 800 years. In 1226, Count Adolf von der Mark settled political refugees from Nienbrügge as the first inhabitants in a rural stretch of land between the rivers Lippe and Ahse.

Through targeted acquisitions, the collection focuses on works by Westphalian artists of the early twentieth century, as well as German Informel art. The first acquisitions for the Collection of Prints and Drawings date back to the founding of the Gustav-Lübcke-Museum.