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The Georg Schaefer Museum houses the The collection was assembled Major works in the collection include Franz The Museum offers a unique panorama of world’s most important private collection of after World War II by Georg Pforr’s Sulamith und Maria, Caspar David 19th century art, with its unmistakeable char- 19th century German art. The collection Schäfer (1896-1975), co-owner of Frie drich’s celebrated Abend an der Ostsee acteristics – the many genres, the particular spans the period from the early 18th to the FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer & (Evening on the Baltic) and Adolph Menzel‘s role of the academies, the concept of genius, beginning of the 20th century. It encom - Co. In 1997 a foundation was es- study Cercle am Hof Kaiser Wilhelm I (Group the trends towards pathos and in trospection, THE IDEA passes the different artistic movements of tablished in order to make the at the Court of Kaiser Wilhelm I.), 1879. the enthusiasm for horror fantasy. the age, from late rococo and classicism to collection available to the public. THE MUSEUM romanticism and impressionism. One of the With backing from the State of earliest paintings in the collection is Januarius Bavaria, the municipality of Schwein furt built The Georg Schaefer Museum houses the Zick’s Bäuerliches Idyll (Peasant Idyll, c. 1760), the museum, and now runs it with the finan- THE COLLECTION world’s largest collection of Carl Spitzweg’s one of the latest Max Lie bermann’s Selfpor- cial support of the foundation. In 1997 the works – nearly 200 oil trait (1927). Berlin architect Volker Staab won the Euro- paintings and 110 draw- pean competition to design the museum ings – as well as over 100 buildings. Construction work took two years, oil paintings, goua ches The most striking aspect of the and was completed in 2000. and draw ings by Adolph collection is the way it blends Menzel. Other artists major individual works with well-represented in the THE COLLECTOR – PROJECT groups of paintings by import - col lection include Caspar David Friedrich, Georg ant artists, as well as many Carl Spitzweg paintings by lesser-known Ferdinand Waldmüller, The Portraitist, c. 1860 masters. In this respect the Wilhelm Leibl and his cir- Georg Schaefer Museum con- cle, Johann Sperl and ´ tinues the tradition estab lished Carl Schuch, Hans Thoma WHAT S HAPPENING: for English art by the Tate as well as Max Lieber- The complexity of the period of 19th cen - Britain in London and for Ger- mann and Max Slevogt. tury art will be illustrated in exhibitions, lec- Wilhelm von Kobell man art by the Nationalgalerie Lovis Corinth, Hunters in mountain Selfportrait upper tures, guided tours, family programs, landscape, 1828 in Berlin and the Neue Pina- The Museum also brings to light lesser- torso, 1909 school projects, courses for children, con- kothek in Munich. known artists, including Carl Beckmann, Emil Januarius Zick Lugo, Gustav Schönleber and Wilhelm certs and read ings. Special exhibitions will Flirtation, c. 1760/65 Wach. draw on the collection’s extensive re- sources, and will be accompanied by one- off displays of paint ings viewing the 19th Caspar David Friedrich In addition, the Museum contains a con - century through the eyes of the 21st. Evening on the Baltic, Special exhibitions will draw on the re- c. 1826 siderable number of drawings, gouaches and watercolours housed in a special sources of the graphics section. graphics section. These include extensive collections by Ludwig Vogel, Rudolf Alt, Log on to www.museumgeorgschaefer.de Lovis Corinth, Joseph Füh rich, Otto Booking of your guided tours and your private event: Greiner, Peter von Hess, Max Liebermann Phone +49 9721 51 4830 and Adolph Menzel. Franz Pforr Adolph Menzel I look forward to seeing you in the museum. Sulamith und Maria, Worker washing him- Sigrid Bertuleit, Ph. D. 1811 self in a basin, 1872/75 FLOOR 3 On three floors, the buildings houses service How to reach us Museum Georg Schäfer, Schweinfurt Museum Georg Schäfer The permanent areas (Floor 1), rooms for special exhibitions Brückenstraße 20 collection Schweinfurt (Floor 2) and galleries lit by daylight display- 97421 Schweinfurt / Germany IN ENGLISH 1 Romanticism ing a selection of paintings from the Muse- www.museumgeorgschaefer.de 2 The huge gallery um’s permanent collection (Floor 3). painting By train: change ICE, IC train at Würzburg „Everything about this place will be unforgettable: 3 The Impressionists or Bamberg for Schweinfurt the building itself, the presentation, and above all 4 Realism By plane: airports Frankfurt am Main, a truly wonderful collection of paintings. I feel 5 „Biedermeier“ privileged to have seen it.“ 6 Vienna and Munich and Nuremberg. Waldmüller By car: motorways A3, A7 or A70. A visitor from Birmingham, England, 2005 7 Late Romanticism (Car parking in the museum‘s own under- 8 „Nazarener“ 9 Classicism ground garage / signposted as Parkhaus P2, 10 Early Paintings of Brückenstraße. Private coaches should park at „Thank you for this time and I would love to the Munich School the Maxbrücke, called Wehranlage) come back for another exhibition.“ 11 Spitzweg and his By bike: please see Main-Radweg, signs in A visitor from Gothenburg, Sweden, 2006 friends 12 Carl Spitzweg white/green 13 Historian paintings 765417 By boat: stop at the Mainlände. and Genre of the You find the Museum Georg Schäfer just Munich School 816 14 Wilhelm Leibl and 123 around the corner. his circle By foot: The museum is situated in the town 915 Museum Georg Schäfer Schweinfurt, Main 15 Christian aspects centre of Schweinfurt, next to the Rathaus around 1900 Brückenstraße 20 (Town Hall), at the River Main. 16 Art Deco 97421 Schweinfurt / Germany 17 Idealism and 10 11 12 13 14 Municipal bus stop: Markt (market). Phone: +49-9721-51 4820 / 51 4830 / 51 4825 the „Salon“ Getting here Please contact for further information Fax: +49-9721-51 4831 Tourist Information Phone: +49-0 97 21-51 36 00 E-Mail: [email protected] FLOOR 2 www.museumgeorgschaefer.de By train ... Special exhibitions To host the next special event at the MGS call +49 9721 51 4820 / 4830 By plane ... 1 paintings ADMISSION 111 e By car ... 2 drawings ss en a b Am Mühltor Tuesday – Sunday 10 a. m. – 5 p. m. g ra A n r G m 3 Dept. of drawings e Martin- St. Johannis-Kirche O u Ober b By bike ... a Luther- e Thursdays until 9 p. m. B Krumme Gasser Platz en and sketches: Wal e Str l reading room Christmas closures . By boat ... Hellersg. Zehntstr. We are closed 24, 25, 31 December. M A Zehntstraße Burgg. p 2 2223 a Kirchgasse Linsengasse L By foot ... n o a g s n t Rückertstr. g g e Frauenga a Markt l e s g Stepfgasse se a Z Brückenstraße s e s h e Keßlergasse ss n Tourist MUSEUM PROGRAM t stra BusbahnBusstop Stadtknechtsgasse Information Keßlergasse ß Roßmarkthof e Guided Tours: Saturdays and Sundays 15:00 Brückengasse Town Hall Paul-Rummert-Ring By boat FLOOR 1 7 3 Hohe Spitalstraße Postplatz Courses for Children: Sundays 15:00 1 Cash desk Gallery Talks: Thursdays 19:00 2 Cloakroom M Museum 642 . Fischerrain axbrücke 3 Museum shop Georg Schäfer Please see internet pages for details of the Schultesstr Rusterberg 4 Café Car parking museum program. 5 Toilet By train 6 Lecture Hall 1 Station 5 5 Schweinfurt Mitte 7 Educational Dept. The River Main The museum shop and café are open during museum opening hours. Phone: +49-9721-730077 Konzept und Entwurf Sigrid Bertuleit weppDesign The Panorama of 19th century German Art .