Caricatura Museum Frankfurt
The Caricatura Museum, official name Caricatura Museum für Komische Kunst, is a museum for comic art in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It shows a in a permanent exhibition works by the artists of the Neue Frankfurter Schule, and additionally exhibitions of contemporary artists.
History[edit]
In 2000, a group called Caricatura of the Historical Museum, Frankfurt, began to prepare a museum for comic art in Frankfurt. The Caricatura Museum was opened on 1 October 2008 in the Leinwandhaus in the Altstadt. The permanent exhibition shows works by F. W. Bernstein, Robert Gernhardt, Chlodwig Poth , Hans Traxler and F. K. Waechter, including literary works and films. It is complemented by readings, book presentations and other events.
The trade mark of the museum is a bronze sculpture in front of the building by Hans Traxler. The Elch sculpture carries the names of the eight most important representatives of the Neue Frankfurter Schule, and a two-line poem by F. W. Bernstein, "Die schärfsten Kritiker der Elche / waren früher selber welche" ("The harshest critics of the moose / used themselves to be some").[1]
Temporary exhibitions[edit]
- 2018 Otto Waalkes[2]
- 2023–2024 Loriot[3]
Museumsufer[edit]
Caricatura Museum is part of the Museumsufer.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kunst im Öffentlichen Raum Frankfurt. Die Elchskulptur auf der Website". Stadt Frankfurt am Main :: Der Magistrat :: Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main :: Fachbereich Bildende Kunst. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Otto – Die Ausstellung". Caricatura Museum Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Caricatura Frankfurt feiert 100 Jahre Loriot: Unbekannte Werke in Ausstellung". hessenschau.de (in German). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- "Caricatura Museum Frankfurt – Museum for Comical Art". Museumsufer Frankfurt. Retrieved 21 December 2022.