CREATING
A FUTURE
VISION
Annual Report 2024

“A vision for the future must not be based solely on individual interests, but must consider the well-being of people and the planet. Creating such a vision requires creativity, courage, and an open mind. It means thinking beyond the limits of the known and exploring new possibilities.”

Dr. Corinna Otto | Director, Draiflessen Collection

In 2024, our exhibitions were guided by the overarching theme of the year, “Creating a Future Vision”, with which we perhaps wanted to provide unusual or even extraordinary impulses and invited people to think together about how we want to live in the future and to what extent we can shape our future ourselves.
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SPACES EMBODIED
“The exhibition was about our very personal relationships with the spaces in which we live or work. We develop emotional ties to these spaces because we have certain experiences in them and spend our lives in them.”  
Olesja Nein | Curator of the Exhibition

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MO(NU)MENTS. On the Short Life Span of Ceremonial Architecture
“The subject of the exhibition is truly an unusual fringe phenomenon in the history of art and architecture—and that is precisely why it should be explored.” 
Iris Ellers | Curator, Liberna Collection

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TRUE TO SCALE. The History of C&A Stores in Model and Image
“Architecture and architectural models in particular always represent a blueprint for the future. The department store building type in particular must therefore always address questions about the future. On the other hand, the history of department stores can also be used to reflect on the future of the same.”
Dr. Julia Cwojdzinski | Collection Manager and Curator of the Exhibition

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LANGUAGE/TEXT/IMAGE
“We often lose sight of the extent to which we use language, text and images to mark group affiliation and at the same time exclude others or otherness. That's where the exhibition comes in.”
Dr. Barbara Segelken | Curator of the Exhibition

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IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD. On the Power of Communication
“Languages are the key to the future. The fundamental question of how we communicate with each other in society is of great importance.”
Guido Scholten | Junior Curator, Liberna Collection

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CUNDA, KNÖS AND KNASPELHUTSCHE. In Search of Company Vocabulary
„Quäss humpisch!“ An exhibition traces the identity-forming and practical functions of secret language communication.

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Number of Visitors

In 2020, we attracted almost 14,000 visitors, over 50% more than in the previous year, mainly from a radius of 15 to 50 km around Draiflessen. In addition, around 110,000 online visitors took advantage of our offerings. These figures reflect the positive media response and the high quality of our exhibitions.

A large proportion of the guests came from a radius of 15 to 50 kilometers (district of Steinfurt, district and city of Osnabrück, Münster, Rheine). However, there are also numerous visitors who have traveled further (+ 200 kilometers).
A large proportion of our guests have found out about us through recommendations from friends or through articles about our exhibitions in magazines.
Our guests were very impressed by the architecture of the building and the elaborate exhibitions. As reported on request, there are a great many visitors who come again and again and regularly recommend us.

“Draiflessen: art and culture that moves the region!”

Visitor Statistics
Exhibition Visitors
13 855 Visitors
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Visitors Online
102 830 Visitors
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Reviews from the Guestbook

“Always a great experience.”

“It's always a pleasure to see such high-quality art and well-curated exhibitions here in Mettingen.”

„Thank you Draiflessen, very much enjoyed!“

“Thank you Draiflessen. Another wonderful exhibition, we'll keep coming back, keep it up!”

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Network

In 2024, we have successfully expanded and intensified our network through new collaborations with cultural institutions,

universities and other partners in order to deepen our cultural offerings and expand our reach.

Partners

KunstContainer der HHO, Osnabrück | Institute for Textile Design of the University of Osnabrück | Volkshochschule Kassel, Cultural Department | University of Osnabrück | Kuhl and Frenzel, Osnabrück | Dr. Stephan Zech, Verein für Baukultur, Osnabrück | MSA - Münster School of Architecture, Münster | IGP Europaschule, Paffrath | Ludmila Henseler, Conservator, Rastede | DA Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst | Karin Bucher and Thomas Karrer, Film Directors | Markus Vater, Artist | Thomas Höxtermann, Nattler Architekten, Essen | HGEsch, Photographer | Dr. Jan Graefe, Bibelmuseum Münster | Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso, Münster | Prof. Jan Kampshoff, Visiting Professor of Design and Building Construction at the TU Berlin, Managing Director of modulorbeat, Münster | Druckvereinigung Bentlage | Dr. Inken Tintemann, Düren | Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Timmen, Münster | Lars Heese, Managing Director of Redevco DACH | Nina Hangebruch, TU Dortmund | Francesco Marzano, Musician, and Liga Korne, Pianist – musical intervention at THREADS | DJ Julian Hügelmeyer – Open House at SPACES EMBODIED | Jeongmoon Choi, Artist | Tracey Snelling, Artist | Alice Bidault, Artist | Ayşe Erkmen, Artist | Nadine Fecht, Artist | numerous lenders, museums, collections, artists and galleries
New Items_2024
Our company has a select collection that is constantly growing. In 2024, we have again received new additions for the art collection, with works of fine and applied art from the late Middle Ages to the present. But new pieces have also been added to the corporate collection, with objects and documents from the Brenninkmeijer family and their business activities.
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Preview 2025
THE 
MISSING 
LINK
n 2025, our various projects will be united under the umbrella of the year's motto “The Missing Link”. This term, which originally comes from evolutionary theory to describe the missing links in the development of life, serves as inspiration for very different perspectives and approaches to art and society and their possible connections.

The exhibitions 2025 will therefore deal with gaps, in-between spaces and transitions, asking questions about what we are missing, what connects us and what we may have forgotten or not yet discovered.
Draiflessen Collection
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49497 Mettingen
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