Exhibitions

Superheroes

13.9.2024 - 11.5.2025

The eternal battle of good versus evil: superheroes have been saving the world for around 100 years.

Superheroes embody the wishes, dreams and hopes of humanity and are a collective vision created to defend democracy. These characters have not only become part of a universal pop culture, but have also been successfully integrated into our everyday lives – from fancy dress costumes to mindset coaching for business heroes.

In our increasingly fragile world, isn’t there a need for new superheroes who can serve as representatives of universal values and guardians of peace and justice?

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Einblick in den Manga Anime Raum in der Superheroes-Ausstellung, Foto: © Anne Orthen Einblick in den Manga Anime Raum in der Superheroes-Ausstellung, Foto: © Anne Orthen
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Pleun van Dijk, Objects of Desire, Wall piece, Photo: © Nahmlos

SEX NOW

5.9.2025 - 11.1.2026

Sex can be beautiful, exciting, provocative and political. With the exhibition ‘SEX NOW’, we invite the visitors to rediscover sexuality in all its complexity. A central starting point of the exhibition is the observation that the sex industry has changed in recent years from a predominantly male-dominated industry to a more female-dominated industry.

From latex fashion, furniture design, queer photography, media art and Japanese woodcuts to dolls, machines and toys: In eleven themed rooms, the exhibition stages an intimate, critical and creative dialogue about sexuality and society, telling of erotic fantasies and new realities.

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Event Highlights

Living Exhibition

Sound On!

23. November – 24. November 2024, 12.00 Uhr

Boom, boom, slap, swoosh - what would superheroes be without soundwords? TV series and blockbusters have left their mark on soundscapes. Klaus Kauker (*1987), composer, multi-instrumentalist and music producer, brings the exhibition to life with a band, classical instruments and synthesiser, turning your visit into an audio experience.

Cello - Burkart Zeller

Saxophone - Wardy Hamburg

Violin - Margarita Rumyantseva

Bass clarinet - Florian Walter

Percussion - Klaus Kauker

Fee: admission to the exhibition, no registration necessary

Klaus Kauker C
Public Participation
NEFOS inside the sneaker exhibition, Photo: Andreas Endermann

The NRW-Forum Düsseldorf is reinventing itself. Thanks to you!

We are making the NRW-Forum fit for the future. Help shape a house of pop culture: Events, exhibitions, design, the café, communication - simply everything can and should be rethought! We are inviting seven people to become NRW-Forum Friends (NEFOs for short) and develop ideas for this together with us.

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