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Johnny Depp Exhibition Opens at Schloss Benrath

Curators place his neo‑expressionist, pop‑tinged works against Baroque rooms to attract new visitors.

Overview

  • The show, which opened Saturday, August 30, 2026, is on view at Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf through 27 September and lists public hours and ticket prices on the museum website.
  • The exhibition presents 60 works by Johnny Depp, mixing originals, monoprints, and limited-run prints across several palace rooms.
  • Key motifs include the dream-derived 'Bunnyman' described by the museum director as an American urban legend, the skeleton-themed 'Death by Confetti' series that comments on Hollywood party culture, and a floral 'Flowers' series tied to Depp’s time in France.
  • Depp viewed the show privately before the public opening and reportedly called the exhibition 'Shockingly beautiful,' a remark shared by the museum’s director.
  • Curators placed brighter floral works in the Gartensaal der Kurfürstin and more confrontational images in contrasting chambers to use the palace’s Baroque setting as a deliberate foil that may broaden the museum’s audience.