The Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr can look back at an eventful history. Its origins go back to 1909 and the private collection of art and cultural items owned by Robert Rheinen, a citizen of Mülheim. Over time, the museum moved several times to various locations within the city. Since 1994, the Kunstmuseum has been at home in the listed building once occupied by the main post office in the center of Mülheim, right next to the Medienhaus (Media House).
As part of its educational programme, the art museum offers art courses for children, young people and adults under the guidance of experienced art mediators, artists and art educators in the workrooms of the Mülheim an der Ruhr art museum as well as at the two external locations
The Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences and the Kunstmuseum cooperate on a permanent basis - a joint exhibition space at the Parkstadt Mülheim site opens in the summer semester.
