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2024/04/01: Smaller garden and visits only after oral agreement!

For reasons of health we decided to diminish the garden space from approximately 10,000 square meters to about 2500 m2.
Furthermore we no longer exhibit works of some 30 artists but only the works of myself and a few befriended artists.
Also we no longer have the garden open at regular times. In case you like to visit our smaller garden you will have to make an appointment by telephone or Email beforehand.
Thank you, Ellen Welten-Louwers

2023/11/25: Winter Exposition!

Skulpturengarten Gerolstein in Autumn ambiance.
There are 'light-objects', glass objects and further works of art on show.
On Saturday 25 November and Sunday 26 November we will have our Winter Exposition.
Opening hours: 14:00 till 19:00 hours. Singer/songwriter Sylvia Nels will sing on Saturday from 15:00 until 16:30 hours.
N.B.: There are Dutch 'Oliebollen', Apple Beignets and glühwein (while supplies last)!


2023/06/16: Salsa dancing!

Foto Wietske en Ramiro
Salsa dancing on Sunday July 16th (Note: was July 15th but has been changed to July 16th!): Workshop Salsa by Wietske Welten and Ramiro Cairo. After the workshop Wietske and Ramiro wil give a demonstration of Salsa. If you want to participate in the workshop, please register by sending an Email to ellen.welten --at-- planet.nl (replace ' --at-- ' by the real at-sign).

Details Demonstration:
The demo can be attended to freely. No registration needed.
Location: Dorfstraße 7, 54568 Gerolstein ST Büscheich OT Niedereich. Note: On a road navigator enter 'Niedereich' in case 'Dorfstraße 7' cannot be found. We are in the center of this very small village.

Details Workshop:
Lasts 1 hour.
Mainly meant as Workshop to (further) get to know the Salsa dance art.
No special cloth needed as long as you can move comfortably in them. Normal shoes will do as long as they are comfortable as well.
Cost: 10 Euro per person.
Singles and couples welcome.
Registration per Email to ellen.welten --at-- planet.nl. (replace ' --at-- ' by the real at-sign).
Location: Dorfstraße 7, 54568 Gerolstein ST Büscheich OT Niedereich. Note: On a road navigator enter 'Niedereich' in case 'Dorfstraße 7' cannot be found. We are in the center of this very small village.

2023/05/11: Announcements!

Festive Opening on Sunday June 11th: Season's opening.

Salsa dancing on Sunday July 16th (Note: was July 15th but has been changed to July 16th!): Workshop Salsa by Wietske Welten and Ramiro Cairo. After the workshop Wietske and Ramiro wil give a demonstration of Salsa. If you want to participate in the workshop, please register by sending an Email to ellen.welten --at-- planet.nl (replace ' --at-- ' by the real at-sign).

2023/05/03: We're open again!

Today we opened our garden (actually more of a park) again with works from several new artists. We welcome Roos Mannaerts and Svanhilde Zuidhoek and expect works from Rietje Geurts, Tine Harleman and Loes Knoben shortly.

2022/09/30: We open again on May 3rd.

Today September 30st was the last day of our season. In 2023 we will open 1 month earlier than we used to do namely on May 3rd. We hope to meet you in our 2023 season!


2022/08/14: Patine Demonstration

On August 14th at 14:00 hrs Ellen will give a demonstration on how to coat an object with a patina !
Free access. The demonstration will last for approximately 1 hour. You are very welcome to attend.


2022/06/01: We are very glad to open again on June 1st 2022.

There is still gardening work ongoing in our sculpture garden as nature gives us a lot to do. However on our opening day June 1st 2022 although some gardening still needs to be done, the works of over 30 artists are on display from that day onwards.

We welcome the following artists exhibiting with us for the first time:

From Germany:
Tilman Schmitten

From the Netherlands:
Peter Adams
Ton van der Linden

Please come and visit us and meet our returning and our new artists through their art.

Hoping to see you soon!

Ellen Welten
Skulpturengarten Gerolstein

2021/06/01: Special Exhibition 'Ainsi Soit-elle' also in 2021!

The preparations for the new season have begun again. We are glad to let you know that the special exposition by the late Maïté Duval can also be visited in the coming season (provided we are allowed to open in view of anti-corona measures).
Furthermore we welcome the following new international artists:

From Belgium:
Jan Verschueren

From the Netherlands:
Hermien Buytendijk
Cor de Ree
Jacob Bos

In 2020 we were very honoured to have been given the opportunity to present you our special Exhibition 'Ainsi Soit-elle' by Maïté Duval, a postume tribute to a feeling artist who sadly passed away November 2nd 2019. We are happy to be able to also present Maïté's Skulptures in 2021.

Please visit our spotlight page to learn more about this interesting artist.

Or even better, come visit us and meet Maïté as well as our returning and our new artists through their art.

I hope to see you soon!

Ellen Welten
Skulpturengarten Gerolstein

2021/05/15: We are preparing for opening again in 2021!

Opening hours:
In June, July, August, September / Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saterday, Sunday from 11:00 O'clock till 17:00 O'Clock.
Niedereich 7a, 54568 Gerolstein --> later changed to 'Dorfstraße 7a, 54568 Gerolstein ST Büscheich OT Niedereich'
+49 173 9833241 or +49 6591 8193055

When still needed by June: We have plenty of room to keep 1.5 to 2 meters of social distance!
Only in our indoor gallery you are requested next to keeping at least 1.5 meters distance to please also wear a face mask.

I hope to see you soon!

Ellen Welten
Skulpturengarten Gerolstein


Introduction

Skulpturengarten Gerolstein is a rather new sculpture garden in the village Niedereich part of municipality Gerolstein in the German Vulkaneifel. The garden first opened last June 30st 2018 at 14:00 hours. The opening speech in 2018 was held (in German) by Mr. Oswald Weber, local community leader at the time, and Mr. Friedhelm Bongartz, city mayor at the time of the Gerolstein municipality.
In 2019 the season's opening speech was held (in German) by Mr. Hans-Peter Böffchen, the mayor of the association of municipalities (German: Verbandsgemeinde) Gerolstein.
In 2020 there was no season's opening due to the corona pandemic. Sadly, also in 2021 the season's opening will be omitted.
You are welcome to visit us within opening hours or after prior agreement! See the menu item Opening hours.

Opening impression, between 100 and 200 guests attended.
speech mayors strolling through the garden cosy talks leaves bart


Skulpturengarten Gerolstein in the news

2020

You'll find us on page 70 through 73 in the 'VulkanEifel - Heimat hautnah' magazine for July-Sept of this year:
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'VulkanEifel – Heimat hautnah' can be bought in the German train station book stores as well as in certain magazine shops. The closest selling point can be found here: www.mykiosk.com
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2019

2018

article Eifel Journal article Wochenspiegel