The Städel Museum

700 Years of Art under One Roof

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THE STÄDEL MUSEUM

700 Years of Art under a Single Roof

Experiencing art, making new discoveries, coming together, learning: The Städel Museum is a place of encounter, exchange and the exploration of our past, present and future. A private foundation from its very inception, the Städel is sustained to this day by the generous support of citizens, foundations and business enterprises of the city and region. It collects, preserves and studies works spanning 700 years of European art history and teaches the public about them. With its on-site programme and online digital offers, the Städel Museum provides unique access to art across generations, epochs and styles—quite in keeping with the vision of its founder Johann Friedrich Städel. It creates spaces that stimulate our senses and put us in touch with important questions. Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? Art has inspiring answers to offer.

As stipulated by the banker and businessman Johann Friedrich Städel in his will, the Städel Museum was established in 1815 as a civil foundation. Thanks to the founder’s dedication and collecting activities, the museum can today offer its visitors a virtually complete overview of 700 years of European art—from the early fourteenth century to the Renaissance, from the Baroque to Classical Modernism and the very present. On more than 15,000 square metres, visitors can take inspiration from paintings and sculptures, photographs, drawings and prints. Among the collection highlights are works by such artists as Lucas Cranach, Albrecht Dürer, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Vermeer, Maria Sibylla Merian, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Max Beckmann, Lotte Laserstein, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Gerhard Richter and Wolfgang Tillmans.

In the fulfilment of its educational mandate, the Städel also pursues a strategy in the digital realm as a way of sparking enthusiasm for engagement with art and culture in a wide variety of visitor groups. Since first launching this effort, the museum has developed numerous innovative digital offers, including the Digital Collection, the Digitorials®, apps, podcasts, the online course on modern art and the Café Deutschland oral history project, but also film and video series.

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Städel Museum
Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Städel Musem

Städel Museum and Städel Garden
Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Städel Museum and Städel Garden

Städel Museum
Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Städel Museum and Städel Garden

Exterior view of the Städel Museum and Städel Garden Photo: Städel Museum

Exterior view of the Städel Museum and Städel Garden

Exterior view of the Städel Museum and Städel Garden
Photo: Städel Museum

Exterior view of the Städel Museum and Städel Garden

Städel Garden
Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Städel Garden

Philipp Demandt
Photo: Städel Museum – Tetyana Lux

Philipp Demandt

Philipp Demandt
Photo: Städel Museum – Tetyana Lux

Philipp Demandt

Exhibition view, Collection of Old Masters
Photo: Städel Museum – Wolfgang Stahr

Collection of Old Masters

Exhibition view, Collection of Old Masters Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Collection of Old Masters

Exhibition view, Collection of Modern Art Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Collection of Modern Art

Exhibition view, Collection of Modern Art Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Collection of Modern Art

Exhibition view, Collection of Contemporary Art Photo: Städel Museum – Norbert Miguletz

Collection of Contemporary Art

Guided tour in the Collection of Contemporary Art
Photo: Städel Museum – Wilma Leskowitsch

Collection of Contemporary Art

Visitors at the Städel Museum
Foto: Städel Museum – Esra Klein

Visitors at the Städel Museum

Visitors at the Städel Museum
Photo: Tetyana Lux

Visitors at the Städel Museum

Study Room of the Department of Prints and Drawings

Study Room of the Department of Prints and Drawings
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Pamela Rohde

Head of Press and Online Communication
rohde@staedelmuseum.de
+49(0)69-605098-170

Franziska von Plocki

Deputy Head of Press and Online Communication
plocki@staedelmuseum.de
+49(0)69-605098-268

Elisabeth Pallentin

Press and Online Communication Officer
pallentin@staedelmuseum.de
+49(0)69-605098-195

Carolin Fuhr

Social Media Communication
fuhr@staedelmuseum.de

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