Gerisch Sculpture Park

The foundation serves the care, promotion and presentation of regional and international contemporary art. At the same time as the foundation was established, an international sculpture park was continuously built up. The foundation and its buildings include the Villa Wachholtz, a historic country house garden (both listed) as well as the Gerisch Gallery and a further garden plot. The sculptural glass fence was designed by Olaf Nicolai. After extensive restoration work on the villa and the historic garden, the landscape-garden integration of all buildings and green spaces, the foundation began its regular exhibition operations in September 2007. The Foundation for Art and Culture organizes three major temporary exhibitions each year, as well as numerous smaller cabinet exhibitions. In addition, the Foundation regularly publishes books and organizes educational museum activities. Cultural events, readings, concerts and panel discussions are also offered. The foundation and its café are open five days a week during exhibitions. The Foundation's garden was designed in the style of an English landscape garden with a sculpture park. Through the endowment of Villa Wachholtz and its land, its area was significantly expanded to include that of the historic landscape garden. In July 2012, the inventory counted 22 sculptures - among them works by renowned artists such as Horst Antes, Abraham David Christian, Bogomir Ecker, Thorsten Goldberg, Menashe Kadishman, Brigitte Kowanz, Pit Kroke, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Carsten Höller, Res Ingold, Markus Lüpertz, Olaf Nicolai, Morio Nishimura, Mimmo Paladino, and Anne and Patrick Poirier.