The world's first 24-hour art museum is a new type of museum that is there for the citizens and visitors of Celle around the clock without additional staff costs. The creative factor is the power of the idea - supported by private initiative and voluntary commitment. The Kunstmuseum Celle is literally shining proof that innovation is possible despite tight cultural budgets and a rapidly growing museum landscape.
The collection ranges from the present day to the 1960s and back to the early 20th century. On display are paintings, graphic art, sculpture, light and object art by artists of national and international relevance.
The Robert Simon Collection is the document of over three decades of work and engagement with modern and contemporary art. Its focal points reflect the collector's personal interests and preferences, his reactions to experiences and events in the art world and his individual understanding of the art of his time.
In contrast to a collection organized according to scientific criteria, the private art collector is free from the constraints of objectivity and completeness. He has the right to impulsive decisions and devoted partiality. Nevertheless, such a selection reveals more than just the person and the life of the collector. In its deliberately subjective selectivity, which also keeps the eye open for discoveries outside the major artistic trends, it is at the same time a corrective for the art history that is being formed by academic consensus.
