Museum Schloss Moyland

The interdisciplinary exhibition Joseph Beuys and the Shamans presents for the first time works by Joseph Beuys together with ethnological objects from shamanic living environments in the circumpolar, Eurasian region.

In his early works Joseph Beuys repeatedly focused on shamans and on the contexts in which they operate. In a number of Actions he either assumed the role of the shaman or drew on shamanic practices. For Beuys, Eurasia was a spiritual space that stood for the reconciliation of opposites such as reason and intuition. 

This ethnological exhibition highlights fundamental aspects of historical and contemporary indigenous shamanism and of the shamanic worlds that Beuys so often referred to.

It will also include work by contemporary artists demonstrating the relevance of the topic of shamanism to the current artistic discourse with its particular interest in social issues and ecology.

Museum Schloss Moyland boasts the world’s largest collection of works by Joseph Beuys and is also home to the extensive Joseph Beuys Archive. With its exhibition hall, moated castle and park, the museum also has spaces which, thanks to the immediate proximity of art and nature, allow an intensive and meaningful experience of the exhibition and accompanying events.

Opening hours

Summer (1 April to 3 October)

Mon 11 am to 5 pm (Historic Garden Complex only)

Tue to Fri 11 am to 6 pm

Sat and Sun 10 am to 6 pm

Winter (4 October to 31 March)

Mon 11 am to 5 pm (Historic Garden Complex only)

Tue to Sun 11 am to 5 pm

The Museum remains open on holidays and Rosenmontag. The Museum is closed on 1 January, 24 December, 25 December and 31 December.

Special and evening openings are possible upon request!

Please note different opening hours for the Joseph Beuys Archive and the museum library.

Please note

Dogs are not allowed on the museum grounds. Thank you for understanding.

Price:

€ 7 adults,

€ 3 children from 6 years and young people With ID: schoolchildren, students, people with disabilities, welfare recipients, federal voluntary service

€ 15 family card (2 adults and children)

€ 6 groups of 10 people or more (per person)

€ 5.50 € Groups of 50 or more people (per person)

€ 1.50 School classes per child (accompanying persons free)

€ 60 annual ticket (individuals)

€ 120 annual ticket (families) for the historical garden area

to the sub-area historical gardens / sculpture park:

€ 2 per person (no reduction)

€ 5 family ticket (2 adults and children)

20 € annual ticket (individuals)

40 € annual ticket (families)

A redemption is possible at any time.

Guided tours / workshops:

€ 3 per person for a public tour

€ 80 per group (60 min.), € 100 (90 min.), € 50 per school group, € 100 guided tour in a foreign language (60 min.), € 120 (90 min.)

€ 150 guided tour for special topics (90 min.)

€ 150 nature tour / curator tour (90 min.)

€ 80 Cicerone (individual art viewing) (60 min.)

€ 100 children's birthday (max. 9 children)