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General information about the Städel Museum
1 Jan 2023
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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Images
The image file(s) provided may only be used in connection with current media coverage of the aforementioned exhibition or project of the Städel Museum and may not be edited. When used, the author of the work and the source information provided by the Städel Museum must be cited in full.
Städel Musem
Städel Museum and Städel Garden
Städel Museum and Städel Garden
The Städel Rooftop
Skyline view from the Städel Rooftop
Exterior view of the Städel Museum and Städel Garden
Exterior view of the Städel Museum and Städel Garden
Städel Garden
Philipp Demandt
Philipp Demandt
Marc Chagall, “Commedia dell’Arte”, 1959
Founder’s Hall in the Old Masters Collection
Collection of Old Masters
Collection of Modern Art
Collection of Modern Art
Collection of Contemporary Art
Collection of Contemporary Art
Study Hall of the Department of Prints and Drawings
Café at the Städel Museum
Visitors at the Städel Museum
Contact
Elisabeth Pallentin
Deputy Head of Public Relations & Online Communication
(Head of department on parental leave cover)
+49(0)69-605098-195
Carolin Fuhr
Public Relations & Online Communication Officer
(Head of department on parental leave cover)
+49(0)69-605098-234
Theresa Franke
Public Relations & Online Communication Officer
franke@staedelmuseum.de
+49(0)69-605098-160
Anton Wenzel
Trainee Public Relations & Online Communication
wenzel@staedelmuseum.de
+49(0)69-605098-212
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