The Skulpturenpark Köln is a museum for contemporary sculpture in the open air. The approximately 35,000 square meter park is an oasis of peace and contemplation in the hustle and bustle of the city and a place to experience contemporary art first-hand. It is located between Zoobrücke, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer and Riehler Straße.

Every two years, the Cologne Sculpture Park Foundation appoints an independent curator who then curates the following KölnSkulptur according to his or her own conceptual ideas. Each production redefines and reinterprets the Skulpturenpark Köln with current positions of contemporary outdoor sculpture.

The next exhibition KölnSkuptur #11 was opened on June 23, 2024.

Nikola Dietrich is an art historian and curator. Until recently, she was the director of Kölnischer Kunstverein, where she had been responsible for numerous exhibitions and publications with renowned artists since 2018. Her career also includes her tenure as director of the Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Basel from 2008 to 2013, during which time she also played a pivotal role in initiating the museum’s adjacent project space Elaine. Prior to that, she was a curator at Portikus in Frankfurt from 2004 to 2007. In addition to being the editor of numerous artist monographs and exhibition catalogues, she has also been active since 2014 as co-editor of Starship, a magazine based in Berlin. Nikola Dietrich appointed artistic director of Liste Art Fair Basel  in September 2024.