Caricatura Museum Frankfurt
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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
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 the slogan by F. W. Bernstein, "Die schärfsten Kritiker der Elche waren früher selber welche".[1]
References
- ^ "Kunst im Öffentlichen Raum Frankfurt. Die Elchskulptur auf der Website". Stadt Frankfurt am Main :: Der Magistrat :: Kulturamt Frankfurt am Main :: Fachbereich Bildende Kunst. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
External links
- Literature by and about Caricatura Museum Frankfurt in the German National Library catalogue
- Official website
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