Paris trip day two! The grads took a boat tour along the River Seine to see many beautiful Parisian landmarks, they went to visit the Centre Pompidou to see some great modern and contemporary art, and they took a nighttime trip to the sparkling Eiffel Tower!

The first year grads had their Paris trip last week! They spent their first day exploring locations like the Latin Quarter, the Notre Dame, Boulevard Saint Michel, and Montmartre. They enjoyed eating at a traditional French cafe, and seeing the beautiful cathedrals of Sainte-Chappelle and the Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre.

The first years went to the NRW Forum to see two amazing shows: the “Sneaker” exhibition and a retrospective of Tim Berresheim titled “Neue alte Welt.”

The first years took a visit to Kunsthalle and the Kunstsammlung to look at the K20 collection. They got to see the works of many 20th century painters including Joseph Beuys, Pablo Picasso, and Gerhard Richter at K20, and some contemporary works at the Kunsthalle.

The first years grads went to KIT, the Kunst im Tunnel exhibition space, to see art made by students who graduated from Kunstakademie.

The first year grads visited the Kunstakademie in Altstadt with their professor Jutta Haeckel! They got to see many different artworks from the classes offered at the academy, as well as the influences of renowned German art professors.