Graphics and Posters
Introduction
The collection comprises approx. 400,000 works that document important aspects in the development of graphic design and printmaking. In addition to political, cultural and travel posters, it also covers type design, product advertising and corporate design. Besides iconic works, there are also numerous collections of papers that tell the story of the design, culture and history of printing from a new perspective, such as early colour and screen prints, feminist posters and flyers from the early days of techno culture. The collection is currently being expanded with a focus on female positions and perspectives. The collection can be seen in changing presentations on the 2nd floor.
Image / video

Oops, Chris Campe, Hamburg, 2012, © Chris Campe
Favourite objects
From the collection

Ariane Spanier, Toleranz, Berlin, 2018, Offsetdruck, 100 x 70 cm, Schenkung Ariane Spanier, © Ariane Spanier

Dieses Franzbrötchen repräsentiert die 400.000 grafischen Arbeiten im MK&G – Dieser Krümel steht für die Arbeiten von Frauen: 1,5%, 2022
© Guerrilla Girls, courtesy guerrillagirls.com
© Guerrilla Girls, courtesy guerrillagirls.com

Clémentine Hélène Dufau, La Fronde, 1898, Plakat, Lithografie, Sammlung Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg

Kieler Woche 1970, Waldemar Świerzy, Polen, 1970, MK&G