Wolfsburg and the province of Pesaro-Urbino have been twinned since 1975. The M2K of the city of Wolfsburg is celebrating the anniversary of the friendship with an artist exchange. As part of this, Wolfsburg artist Stefanie Woch exhibited her works at the Rossini Gallery in Pesaro in March.
From 18.9. to 9.10.2025, all Wolfsburg residents can look forward to the artistic works of Italian artist Arianna Pace and discover her exhibition "Volksbestiarium" at the Hoffmann von Fallersleben Museum.
With her exhibition "Volksbestiarium", artist Arianna Pace encourages visitors to reflect on the relationship between humans and animals.
The inspiration for "Volksbestiarium" comes from the book "L'arca di Noè. Bestiario popolare" (Noah's Ark. People's Bestiary) by Carlo Lapucci. It sheds light on the figure of the animal as an interlocutor of man and rediscovers it as an indispensable companion on the journey of life.
Pace presents small sculptures in the Hoffmann von Fallersleben Museum that revolve around the concept of fencing and boundaries. On the one hand, fences separate and isolate. On the other hand, they preserve and protect. Alongside the sculptures, watercolors, oil drawings and photographs tell of a nature from which we feel increasingly distanced in today's everyday life. The exhibition is also a subtle critique of the ruthless colonization of the animal world by humans in the name of supposed progress.
Arianna Pace, born in Pesaro in 1995, is a visual artist and landscape researcher. She explores a wide variety of places and tracks down traces left behind by humans, animals and plants in order to archive and preserve them. Pace has received various prizes and special awards in national and international competitions. One of her works is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome.
The M2K cordially invites you to the opening on September 18, 2025 at 3:00 pm at the Hoffmann-von-Fallersleben Museum, to which Lord Mayor Dennis Weilmann will give a welcoming address.
Admission to the special exhibition is free to mark the anniversary.
Exhibition venue: Hoffmann-von-Fallersleben-Museum in the M2K, Schloßplatz 5, 38442 Wolfsburg
Opening hours: Thursday and Friday: 10:00 to 17:00 | Saturday: 13:00 to 17:00 | Sunday: 11:00 to 17:00