Philipp Demandt extends his tenure as director of the Städel Museum

Contract as Director of the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung extended until 2031

Philipp Demandt will remain at the helm of the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung for a further six years. This decision was made unanimously by the Städel Museum’s administration at its last meeting. The decision to extend his contract reaffirms Demandt’s commitment to one of Europe’s most renowned art museums. Philipp Demandt has been director of the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung since 2016; until 2022, he also headed the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. He came to Frankfurt from the Nationalgalerie in Berlin in 2016.

The Städel Museum, financed by the Stiftung Städelsches Kunstinstitut, is the oldest civic museum foundation in Germany. The museum is significantly supported in its operations by companies, foundations, private sponsors, the City of Frankfurt and the State of Hesse. Since 2006, the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung has been managed as an operating company by the Städel Museum.

Wolfgang Kirsch, Chairman of the Administration of the Stiftung Städelsches Kunstinstitut, comments on the extension: “Philipp Demandt has been managing the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus with great success and widespread acclaim since 2016. With a clear signature and a resolute attitude, diverse programming and innovative educational offerings, he has firmly established his institutions among the top German and international museums. Special exhibitions and new acquisitions, as well as scholarship and research, set standards, as do communication, education and fundraising. The administration of the Städel Museum would like to thank Philipp Demandt and his team for their outstanding performance in recent years and looks forward to continuing to work with them.”

“I am excited and delighted to be able to continue our joint work at the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus in the coming years. We have achieved a great deal. And we have even more planned, as our institution has some decisive years ahead of it. My sincere thanks go to our loyal audience, as well as to all our partners and supporters from the worlds of business, politics and philanthropy. Without the outstanding commitment of the local community, whose dedication to the Städel Museum is unparalleled, the success story of our institution would not have been possible. I would therefore like to express my sincere gratitude to the Städelscher Museums-Verein, chaired by Sylvia von Metzler, whose members and support groups have accompanied us with generosity and reliability. My special thanks go to all my colleagues at the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus, whose magnificent work is the cornerstone of our institutions’ joint success—their trust makes me prouder than anything else to be able to carry out this role”, said Philipp Demandt, Director of the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung.

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