MODULAR ORGAN

Phillip Sollmann & Konrad Sprenger

18.10.2025 – 25.01.2026

Opening: 18. October 2025 4-8 PM

In cooperation with the 20th IDO Festival (International Düsseldorf Organ Festival) the Philara Collection is excited to open the exhibition MODULAR ORGAN by Phillip Sollmann & Konrad Sprenger. To mark the anniversary of the festival, the walk-in sound installation Modular Organ System will be presented, transforming the former glassworks into a resonating space over a period of three months.

Curators: Julika Bosch, Vincent Stange, Hannah Niemeier

The MODULAR ORGAN project is supported by the aventis foundation, the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland and the Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung.

MELTING SANDS 

Glass in Contemporary Art

Gabriele Beveridge, Gwenneth Boelens, Elio J Carranza, Kasia Fudakowski, Paul Hance, Annika Kahrs, Yaël Kempf, Katharina Maderthaner, Mischa Kuball, Narges Mohammadi, Leonor Serrano Rivas, Mathilde Rosier, Jeremy Shaw, Slavs and Tatars, Jeanine Verloop

18.10.2025 – 25.01.2026

Opening: 18. October 2025 4-8 PM

To mark the 150th anniversary of the former Lennarz glassworks, where Philara's building manager worked previously and in which the museum is hosted since 2016, the Philara Collection is presenting a comprehensive exhibition on glass in contemporary art. The group show explores the compatibility of structure and chaos and focuses on collectivity and international collaboration - all characteristics of glass and its production. 

Träume, Trichter & Tricksereien

Anton Henning 

18.10.2025 – 25.01.2026

Opening: 18. October 2025 4-8 PM

Parallel to the group exhibition of the anniversary, the Philara Collection is presenting a solo exhibition of the painter Anton Henning (*1964), who lives in Berlin and Manker, in cooperation with several museums in Germany and neighbouring countries.