The calm and restrained design of the façades is continued inside and continues to impress with its simplicity and clear forms as well as the uniform materials used.Following a renovation and extension in line with the building's listed status, the SCHROTH ROOM was created in 2016 with the glazing of the atrium, where the Conceptual Art Foundation exhibits works by national and international artists, while
the Morgner Hall houses a large permanent exhibition documenting the works of the painter Wilhelm Morgner, who was considered degenerate under National Socialism. Wilhelm Morgner, born in Soest in 1891 and killed in action in the First World War in 1917, left behind a large number of works despite his young and short creative period. Morgner's paintings were featured in the almanac "Der Blaue Reiter", among others. 60 paintings and over 400 drawings and graphic works form the centerpiece of the museum named after him, and
these works are shown in a permanent exhibition in the large hall on a rotating basis. Morgner's work, created in the few years between 1908 and 1917, reflects, as if in a burning glass, the artistic development at the end of the German Empire from naturalistic painting to completely abstract compositions.
Wilhelm Morgner is regarded as a talented pioneer of modernism in Westfalen. In addition to the presentation of his expressionist oeuvre , the Wilhelm Morgner Museum also houses exhibits by well-known artists such as Otto Modersohn, Christian Rohlfs, Hans Kaiser, Franz Nölken, Arnold Topp, Eberhard Viegener, Wilhelm Wulff and many more. The City of Soest's art collection comprises more than 3,500 works by various artists who had a connection to Soest or exhibited here. Works from Soest's rich art collection and contemporary art are presented in changing exhibitions.
The Remter, located to the east of the Wilhelm Morgner Museum, was the dining hall (refectory) of the St. Patrokli collegiate monastery. It was built around 1300 and today serves as the parish hall of the provost's parish of St. Patrokli. Of the original cloister, only the north wing, built in the 12th century, and the west wing, built in the 13th century and integrated into the Remter, remain today. The south and east wings of the cloister were demolished after the abbey was dissolved in the 19th century and rebuilt on the old floor plan between 1953 and 1955.
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