Celebrating the Centenary of Joseph Beuys
Marking the centenary of Joseph Beuys' birth, 2021 will see over 30 museum exhibitions taking place internationally in Europe, America and Asia honouring his legacy. This year's centenary programme celebrates Joseph Beuys' life and work through curatorial approaches that consider his extensive oeuvre anew. We invite you to explore the centenary programme and learn more about the artist and his legacy through our overview of past and current exhibitions, as well as interviews with artists and curators for whom his work has been a source of inspiration.
Explore international exhibitions programme
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Museum Ulm, Ulm
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Belvedere 21, Vienna
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
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K20 Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf
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Akademie-Galerie, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
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Kaiser Wilhelm Museum - Kunstmuseen Krefeld
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Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal
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Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota
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Kenritsu Kindai Museum, Saitama
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National Museum of Art, Osaka
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St. Matthäus Kirche im Berliner Kulturforum, Berlin
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Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover
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Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau
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Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
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Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve
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Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach
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Kunsthalle der Sparkassenstiftung Lüneburg, Lüneburg
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Stiftung Zollverein / Ruhr-Museum, UNESCO Welterbe Zollverein, Hall 8, Essen
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Fondazione Bonotto, Milan
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Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
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Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
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Franz Marc Museum, Kochel am See
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Museum Kurhaus, Kleve
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Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
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Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
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Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg
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Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
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Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
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Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden
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Museum Ostwall im Dortmunder U, Dortmund
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Kunsthalle Vogelmann, Heilbronn
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Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal
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Kunstmuseum, Bonn
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Kaiser Wilhelm Museum - Kunstmuseen Krefeld
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Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund
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Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Düsseldorf
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Museum Ulm, Ulm
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Belvedere 21, Vienna
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
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K20 Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf
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Akademie-Galerie, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
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Kaiser Wilhelm Museum - Kunstmuseen Krefeld
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Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal
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Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota
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Kenritsu Kindai Museum, Saitama
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National Museum of Art, Osaka
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St. Matthäus Kirche im Berliner Kulturforum, Berlin
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Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover
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Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau
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Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
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Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve
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Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach
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Kunsthalle der Sparkassenstiftung Lüneburg, Lüneburg
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Stiftung Zollverein / Ruhr-Museum, UNESCO Welterbe Zollverein, Hall 8, Essen
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Fondazione Bonotto, Milan
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Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
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Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
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Franz Marc Museum, Kochel am See
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Museum Kurhaus, Kleve
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Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
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Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
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Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg
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Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
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Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
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Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden
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Museum Ostwall im Dortmunder U, Dortmund
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Kunsthalle Vogelmann, Heilbronn
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Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal
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Kunstmuseum, Bonn
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Kaiser Wilhelm Museum - Kunstmuseen Krefeld
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Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund
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Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Düsseldorf
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Museum ExhibitionMuseum Ulm, Ulm
A Woodstock of Ideas. Joseph Beuys, Achberg and the German South23 January - 4 July 2021 -
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Belvedere 21, Vienna
Joseph Beuys. Think. Act. Convey.4 March - 13 June 2021 -
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Joseph Beuys. The Space Curator26 March - 18 July 2021 -
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K20 Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf
Everyone Is an Artist27 March - 15 August 2021 -
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Akademie-Galerie, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Mataré + Beuys + Immendorff27 March - 20 June 2021 -
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Kaiser Wilhelm Museum - Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Art = Human28 March - 1 August 2021 -
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Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal
Joseph Beuys. Perpetual Motion28 March - 20 June 2021 -
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Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota
Beuys + Palermo3 April - 20 June 2021 -
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Kenritsu Kindai Museum, Saitama
Beuys + Palermo10 July - 5 September 2021 -
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National Museum of Art, Osaka
Beuys + Palermo12 October 2021 - 16 January 2022 -
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St. Matthäus Kirche im Berliner Kulturforum, Berlin
The inventor of electricity. Joseph Beuys and the Christ Impulse9 April - 12 September 2021 -
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Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover
Joseph Beuys/ 100!18 April - 8 August 2021 -
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Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau
Joseph Beuys and the Shamans2 May - 19 September 2021 -
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Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
The Catalyst2 May - 29 August 2021 -
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Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve
Joseph Beuys. Collection highlights for the 100th birthday7 May - 30 January 2022 -
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Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach
Empty Boxes as a Plastic Theme in the Work of Joseph Beuys7 May - 8 August 2021 -
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Kunsthalle der Sparkassenstiftung Lüneburg, Lüneburg
Joseph Beuys. Posters and multiples9 May - 1 August 2021 -
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Stiftung Zollverein / Ruhr-Museum, UNESCO Welterbe Zollverein, Hall 8, Essen
Invisible Sculpture10 May - 26 September 2021 -
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Fondazione Bonotto, Milan
Beuys. Poster ed edizioni. Collezione Bonotto11 May - 19 December 2021 -
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Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
Institutional Critique3 June - 24 October 2021 -
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Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
Starting From Language. The Centenary of Beuys's Birth13 June - 19 September 2021 -
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Franz Marc Museum, Kochel am See
Joseph Beuys and Franz Marc15 June - 26 September 2021 -
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Museum Kurhaus, Kleve
Intuition!19 June - 3 October 2021 -
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Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
I transmit. Joseph Beuys' 100th anniversary25 June - 10 October 2021 -
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Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
Beuys – Lehmbruck25 June - 1 November 2021 -
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Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg
Lehmbruck – Beuys26 June - 1 November 2021 -
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Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
Joseph Beuys. Ulysses30 June - 26 September 2021 -
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Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
Joseph Beuys: From the Secret Block to Rosc14 July - 9 January 2022 -
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Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden
Joseph Beuys. Linie zu Linie, Blatt um Blatt23 July - 17 October 2021 -
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Museum Ostwall im Dortmunder U, Dortmund
Revolution Beuys13 August - 17 October 2021 -
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Kunsthalle Vogelmann, Heilbronn
A Woodstock of Ideas. Joseph Beuys, Achberg and the German South28 August - 28 November 2021 -
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Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal
Torn out of Time19 September 2021 - 9 January 2022 -
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Kunstmuseum, Bonn
Ticket to the Future7 October 2021 - 9 January 2022 -
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Kaiser Wilhelm Museum - Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Beuys & Duchamp8 October 2021 - 16 January 2022 -
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Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund
Technoschamanism9 October 2021 - 6 March 2022 -
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Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Düsseldorf
Anyone who doesn't want to think will be thrown [throw themselves] out28 October 2021 - 20 January 2022
Featured exhibition this month
Celebrating Beuys. From Line to Line - Leaf by Leaf
23 July — 17 October 2021 | Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden
The Beuys family has given the Kupferstich-Kabinett access to their private collection for the first time, sending a selection of 85 drawings to Dresden on the occasion of the jubilee presentation. With sheet after sheet, the exhibition shows his graphic work created over the course of five decades, presenting an outstanding master of a delicate yet resolute line. The drawings by Beuys constitute the core of his creative work. They show his fundamental interest in nature, all living things, growth, changeability, flow and process. As an observer, Beuys attempted to unflinchingly explore and record – line for line – everything that imposed itself.
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Images: 1. IMAGO / Leemage. Portrait of Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) Photography, Paris, 1985. © Bildrecht, Wien 2021. Photo: Laurence Sudre 2. © Kupferstich-Kabinett, SKD, Photo: Klemens Renner 3. Joseph Beuys portrait. © Gerd Ludwig.
