When does the tour take place?

On 15.08.2026 at 3:00 PM. The tour is expected to last about an hour.

Where is the meeting point?

In the foyer of the House of the Graphic Collection, Salzstraße 32/34 in 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau.

What is the cost of participation?

The event ticket costs 2.50 euros. Additionally, the regular museum admission applies.

Is the Augustinermuseum accessible?

Yes, the Augustinermuseum is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator.

Can I purchase tickets in advance?

Yes, event and admission tickets are available in the online shop as well as at the museum box office.

What is the focus of the tour?

The focus is on the 70-part work cycle 6 August 1870 by Marcel van Eeden, emphasizing texts, historical research, and colonial entanglements.

Marcel van Eeden at the Augustinermuseum: Drawing, History and Memory

Name: Tour: Marcel van Eeden
Start: 2026-08-15T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-15T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Augustinermuseum

Marcel van Eeden at the Augustinermuseum: Drawing, History and Memory in Dialogue

The tour led by Marcel van Eeden offers a concentrated look at a work that understands drawing as a precise means of art historical research. In the House of the Graphic Collection at the Augustinermuseum Freiburg, an art experience unfolds that connects historical research, political reflection, and the atmosphere of an accessible museum situation.

A Work Cycle as a Search for Traces

At the center is the 70-part cycle 6 August 1870. The starting point is the fate of a colonial soldier from North Africa during the Franco-Prussian War. Marcel van Eeden combines nationalism, colonialism, and racism in his work, creating an intense exhibition experience that forms image and thought spaces. The tour focuses on texts, sequences of images, and the quiet intensity of his drawings.

Marcel van Eeden: Art Between Archive and Imagination

The Dutch artist, born in 1965, lives and works in Karlsruhe, Zurich, and The Hague. His characteristic black drawings arise from photographs, magazines, promotional materials, and postcards from a time before his birth. Art museums describe him as one of the defining draftsmen of his generation; his work navigates between serial imagery, historical reconstruction, and the aesthetics of film noir and graphic novels. This is precisely where the special educational quality of this tour lies: it makes visible how contemporary art reorganizes historical narratives.

The Augustinermuseum as an Exhibition Venue

The Augustinermuseum, with its art and cultural-historical collection from the Middle Ages to Baroque, is among the most renowned museums in Southern Germany. The House of the Graphic Collection complements the historical museum building with a modern exhibition venue, whose lighting design, spiral staircase, and flexible spaces are especially suitable for drawings, printmaking, and cabinet exhibitions. The accessible design and its location in the heart of Freiburg make visiting pleasant and well-planned.

Visit, Tour and Framework

The tour will take place on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Meeting point is the foyer in the House of the Graphic Collection at Salzstraße 32/34. The event ticket costs 2.50 euros; in addition, the museum admission fee applies. Anyone interested in art history, political imagery, and the language of drawing will experience a concentrated form of cultural education that resonates long after.

Conclusion: This tour offers far more than a short round. It opens up an analytical and simultaneously sensual approach to Marcel van Eeden's work, to the historical context of his images, and to the special exhibition atmosphere of the Augustinermuseum. Anyone wanting to experience contemporary art with depth should not miss this date in Freiburg.