Fólkvangr

Folkwang ( Old-norse Fólkvangr - "people's field") is in Norse mythology one of the gods palaces in Asgard and residence of the goddess Freya. Here is the hall Sessrumnir which forms next to Valhalla one of the two great halls in which the fallen heroes receive collection after her death.

" Volkwang is the ninth: there Freyja violence To arrange the seats in the hall. The battlefield half she chooses every day, Odin has the other half. "

Folkwang idea

Karl Ernst Osthaus developed in the early 20th century, the " Folkwang - thoughts " (also " Folkwang - concept " ), under which art and life are reconcilable. On this basis, several cultural institutions were founded or wear bearing the name Folkwang.

These include:

  • Museum Folkwang, Essen, opened in 1902
  • Folkwang -Verlag founded in 1919
  • Art Folkwang ( Essen until 1924 Kunstverein, Kunstverein then Folkwang ), with approximately 6,000 members ( March 2013 )
  • Folkwang Technical School for Design (formerly the School of Applied Arts ), founded in Food, 1928
  • Folkwang Chamber Orchestra Essen founded, 1958
  • Folkwang Music School founded the city of Essen, 1974
  • Folkwang University of the Arts for music, theater, dance, design, science

Exhibitions

  • 2012/13: The Folkwang pulse. The museum from 1902 to today, in Hagen Osthaus Museum
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