 The term "Folkwang" derives from the name of the afterlife meadow of the dead, Fólkvangr, presided over by the Norse goddess Freyja.Museum Folkwang incorporates the Deutsche Plakat Museum (German poster museum), comprising circa 340,000 posters from politics, economy and culture.During a visit in Essen in 1932, Paul J. Sachs called the Folkwang "the most beautiful museum in the world."