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The Von der Heydt Museum is internationally renowned for its collection of classical modern art, particularly Impressionism and Expressionism. Alongside these strengths, the museum also houses a focused collection of Dutch and Flemish art from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, comprising around 60 paintings and 200 graphic works within a total collection of about 30,000 works of art.
Large parts of this collection were already established in connection with the founding of the museum in 1902 in the old town hall of Elberfeld (now a district of Wuppertal). These early acquisitions were intended to broaden the museum’s original focus on nineteenth-century landscape painting. August von der Heydt donated several Dutch works in 1900 and 1901, and his son Eduard von der Heydt later followed suit with generous donations. Additional works entered the collection through gifts from other committed collectors from Wuppertal.
Today, the collection features high-quality paintings by artists such as Aelbert Cuyp, Jan van Goyen, Joos de Momper, Pieter Neefs the Elder, Jacob van Ruisdael, Herman Saftleven III, and Frans Snyders. The graphic collection includes notable works by Hendrick Goltzius, Nicolaes Berchem, Cornelis Dusart, and Rembrandt.
Dr. Anna Storm, Deputy Director (February 2026)