✨ A Final Sweet Reminder. Sept. 4 ArtTalk at Museum LudwigGeorge Segal & Everyday Sculpture04.09.2025, 10:30 Uhr
and 04.09.2025, 18:30 Uhr
Museum Ludwig

George Segal, “The Diner” 1964-1966

Dear ArtTalkers,

This is your “last” friendly nudge 🤗 our next ArtTalk on September 4 is coming up fast!

We’ll wander the Ludwig Museum, pausing at sculptural masterpieces that invite us to see space and ourselves in new ways.

One highlight: the hauntingly familiar figures of George Segal. Using simple plaster casts, he captured the quiet dignity of everyday people in ordinary scenes, subway stations, diners, street corners. His sculptures remind us that art is not only about heroes or myths, but also about us.

Segal once said:

“I like to take ordinary people and make them monumental.”

💡 That’s the essence of sculpture, shifting our perception, inviting us to walk around, and to feel presence in a way no painting can.

The ArtTalk spots are filling; this is your chance to join us for this journey through the entire collection. Afterward, we’ll share thoughts over some kind of refreshment since ArtTalks are more than tours — they’re a growing community. Every time we meet, we connect, exchange perspectives, and spark ideas that stay with us long after the museum doors close.

“After two hours, you feel connected… a new kind of community emerges.”

— ArtTalk participant, June 2025

👉 And if you can’t make this one, save the date: November 6 for the special show “5 Freunde” coat the famous Museum Ludwig in Kölle am Rhein.

Artfully yours, Karla Schlaepfer

ArtTalk Resources

  1. On George Segal – Modern Sculpture

ArtTalk Sign Up

Sessions

Session 1: 04.09.2025, 10:30 Uhr
Session 2: 04.09.2025, 18:30 Uhr

Sign Up Information

Register now for the ArtTalk. Why? My ArtTalks are individual; each ArtTalk is unique and requires time and resources to prepare for. Minimum number of ArtTalk participants: 5. Maximum number of ArtTalk participants: 15.

Venue

Museum Ludwig, Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln

Fee

Regular ArtTalk 28€; Kids/Students/Artists 8€; KölnTag: 1st Thursday monthly, Museum entrance free with Cologne ID.

Please transfer the ArtTalk fee with your registration a week before the ArtTalk. If you pay and cannot attend, let me know BEFORE the ArtTalk and I will transfer your money back to you.

Bank Account

DE 17 6723 0000 4019 2455 50

Further Information

Museum entrance is free for Cologne citizens on “long museum Thursday” Bring your ID that shows you live in Köln. We’ll meet in the middle of the central foyer, in front of the main cashier, at the column with the BLUE dot. Large bags (bigger than an A4 piece of paper) must be checked, be punctual please. Feel free to reach out to me Karla Schlaepfer: info@art-talks.de with questions.