Kalkar’s City Museum (Städtisches Museum) is located in the centre of town, close to the Town Hall. It was founded in the 1960s in a wonderful old building. The museum displays items and exhibits on the history of the town, dating back to the Middle Ages. It also has a healthy collection of 20th century art on display, collected mainly by the museum’s founder Heinrich Jakob Schmidt, and mainly featuring Kalkar as a subject. Every year an exhibition of contemporary art is presented, also.
