Draiflessen Collection

SHAPING

TRANSITIONS

Annual report 2023

"Especially in Times of Transition, We Need Sustainable Perspectives in Order to Actively Shape and Act: Shaping Transitions"

The themes, exhibitions, events, and projects that we deal with at the Draiflessen Collection are given a self-imposed motto each year. In 2023, it was “Shaping Transitions.” This motto gives voice to the idea that change does not just happen—it can be actively influenced, shaped, and molded by us personally, through our actions. “Shaping Transitions” was therefore a call for us as a cultural institution to think about how we can play an active role in shaping change on an ecological level, and therefore also in social ways.

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THE FINAL BID

A different look at the causes of global warming and the related solutions—sustainable action can even be fun!

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THE STATE OF AFFAIRS?

An Innovative Project That Has Become a Workshop of Ideas for a More Sustainable Way of Life—A Place for Creativity and Exchange of Knowledge!

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CAUTION, GLASS!

Glass can be formed and shaped in its molten state and, as a stained-glass window, allows a view from the inside to the outside, and vice versa.

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Excursion glass

THREADS

Pictures and Stories about the Theme and the Concept of Thread as a Bridge between Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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ARIADNE’S NAAIKUSSEN

An Exciting Look Back and Forward, Turning to Almost Forgotten Items and Techniques That—Not Only in Terms of Sustainability—Are Once Again Taking on New and Important Significance.

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STORYTELLING

Printmaking Becomes a Turning Point, a Transition between Different Eras in Art.

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Since early 2022, we have been on an exciting, challenging, and—admittedly—occasionally frustrating journey toward sustainable museum work. With the topic of sustainability, we are therefore tackling one of the most pressing—but also most challenging—tasks of our time in the cultural sector. Indeed, we are convinced that not only must and can everyone do their part, but that the cultural sector is an important influencing factor as a pioneer and provider of information, especially museums.

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“Sustainable museum work: an exciting, challenging and sometimes frustrating journey, because exhibitions and archives are not isolated islands, but integrated into complex networks.”

With almost 9,000 visitors on site, mainly from the region around Draiflessen, plus an additional 100,000 online users, in 2023 we reached a broad audience that was attracted by positive media reports and the high quality of our exhibitions.

The majority of visitors came from a radius of 30 to 50 kilometers (districts of Steinfurt and Osnabrück, cities of Osnabrück, Münster, and Rheine). However, there were also many visitors who traveled further afield.

When asked, it was often reported that people had read an article about an exhibition at Draiflessen in a newspaper or magazine. It was frequently mentioned that they had heard about Draiflessen a long time ago or had read something about Draiflessen, but had only now managed to actually come.

Our guests were very impressed by the building and the elaborate exhibitions. There are now many guests who come back regularly.

“The museum is an enrichment for the region.”

Visitors to the exhibition

8.877
Visitors

Visitors online

93.490
Visitors

Quotes from visitors

“I traveled all the way from Munich and was really impressed by the beautiful museum and the great exhibition!”

“We enjoyed the exhibition, the action and the whole experience a lot!”

“What a beautiful surprise of architecture and impressionable glass art! Thank you for the very friendly hospitality and welcome!”

New Additions in 2023

The name “Draiflessen Collection” already makes it clear: our company has high-quality collections that are constantly expanding. This includes a selective art collection as well as objects and documents relating to the Brenninkmeijer family and their entrepreneurial activities.

CREATING
A FUTURE
VISION

If we took 2023 as an opportunity to show that even major changes can be actively shaped, then we will take this “mission” with us into the coming years.

The motto for 2024 will be “Creating a Future Vision”—for us, the logical consequence of the new, sometimes surprising, but in any case exciting and inspiring experiences of 2023!

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