The Von der Heydt-Museum is located right at the heart of Wuppertal-Elberfeld’s pedestrian zone. The classical building on Turmhof 8, originally the town hall of Elberfeld, became the municipal museum in 1902. From its beginnings the character of the Von der Heydt-Museum has been shaped by the middle-class residents of the towns of Elberfeld and Barmen, which merged in 192...