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Satisfying curiosity—and sparking it anew

Sharing our enthusiasm for art and cultural history and sparking it in others: that’s what we’re about at the Städel Museum—with passion and a wide range of different approaches. Our museum-education work is known worldwide as a standard-setter for its innovative ideas. Both on site at the Städel and online, we offer a whole spectrum of formats, in part interactive, for building knowledge, encouraging creativity and kindling curiosity. Our aim is to shed light on background facts and interconnections and invite questions and discourse.

Targeting all age groups, our offers are as appealing to people already familiar with art as to newcomers in the art world. Our museum-education programme also provides socially marginalized groups opportunities for learning and participation.

With your support, you help us offer in-depth knowledge about our collection and special exhibitions to a broader public!

Your dedication—to preserve what we have and create new knowledge

The Städel Museum cooperates with experts at famous museums worldwide and is recognized internationally for its research in the areas of art history and art conservation alike. The conservation and restoration projects carried out in our workshops ensure the preservation of artworks—among them more than 100,000 drawings, prints and photographs as well as 3,500 paintings and sculptures—for the coming generations and their presentation in exhibitions with global reach.

Even if this important work takes place “behind the scenes”, it is of decisive importance for making 700 years of art accessible and experienceable for our visitors. Help us gain new insights with state-of-the-art technology and methods; help us unlock further enthralling secrets from works in our collection as well as valuable loans.

Support fascinating conservation and research projects such as the work on the Raphael drawings or the analysis of the “wrong foot” in Tischbein’s Goethe at the Städel Museum.

Discover the secrets of prominent artworks and contribute to the preservation of our cultural heritage.

In a vibrant museum, there’s always a lot to do.

The Städel is a vibrant institution. To remain up to date and future-oriented, it’s important to tackle major projects that are matters of the heart. Again and again, experience has shown that even seemingly inconceivable things can become reality—thanks to your civic dedication!

Whether it was the refurbishment of the Department of Prints and Drawings, the spectacular view of Frankfurt’s skyline or the relandscaping of the Städel Garden—we have lots of ideas for how to make your Städel a place of pleasure and encounter. A home for art and a home away from home for you.

Support these ideas and innovations and join us in giving them shape!