Jahn und Jahn

What Jahn und Jahn does

Jahn und Jahn is a privately held contemporary art gallery operating under German law (Galerie Jahn und Jahn GmbH) with its headquarters at Baaderstraße 56 in Munich and a second gallery space in Lisbon's Estrela district (opened 2022). The gallery traces its lineage to Galerie Fred Jahn, founded in Munich in 1978 by Fred Jahn, who built long-term representation relationships with major post-war and contemporary artists including Georg Baselitz, Per Kirkeby, Gerhard Richter, Fred Sandback, and Isa Genzken. In 2017, Fred Jahn's gallery merged with the separate gallery opened by his son Matthias Jahn in 2008 to form the current entity, and Tim Geissler joined as partner in 2018.

The business operates on three interlocking revenue streams: (1) primary-market artwork sales from represented artists through gallery exhibitions and international art fair participation; (2) exhibitions and curatorial programming across two physical locations that bring historical and contemporary artistic positions into dialogue; and (3) a publishing program of exhibition catalogues, artist monographs, and editions initiated in the late 1970s, priced at €20–€49 and sold directly through the gallery's website. Art fair participation covers Art Cologne, ARCOmadrid, ARCOlisboa, Art Düsseldorf, Art Brussels, Frieze Masters, and Drawing Room.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via physical gallery attendance, art fair booths, and digital channels including a Mailchimp newsletter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and the Artsy marketplace. The customer base comprises private art collectors and museums/public institutions — including Tate Modern, Pinakothek der Moderne, Hamburger Kunsthalle, MAAT Lisbon, and Museum Folkwang — with co-exhibitions alongside peer galleries such as David Zwirner. The company is wholly owned by its three partners, has no external investment, and does not disclose financial results.

Name

Jahn und Jahn

Legal name

Galerie Jahn und Jahn GmbH

Website

https://jahnundjahn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jahn und Jahn is a Munich-founded contemporary art gallery (since 1978) operating spaces in Munich and Lisbon, representing post-war and contemporary artists including Gerhard Richter and Isa Genzken, and selling artworks, publications, and exhibition programming to private collectors and major museums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibitions
• Art fair participation
• Art publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Artwork Sales: Primary revenue through sale of artworks by represented artists at gallery exhibitions and art fairs
2. Publications: Publishing activity focused on exhibition catalogues and artist editions initiated in late 1970s. Publications sold directly through website with pricing ranging from €20 to €49.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Jahn und Jahn is a contemporary art gallery operating physical gallery spaces in Munich (Baaderstraße 56 B and C) and Lisbon (since 2022), representing artists across generations and selling their works through curated exhibitions, international art fair participation, and direct collector relationships. The gallery also produces and sells art publications including exhibition catalogues, artist monographs, and limited editions priced between €20 and €49, building on a publishing tradition dating back to the late 1970s.

Product overview

Jahn und Jahn operates as an art gallery with a dual product offering: (1) core gallery services including exhibition programming, artist representation, and art sales at spaces in Munich and Lisbon, and (2) publications consisting of exhibition catalogues, artist monographs, and limited editions available for purchase through the website. The gallery represents artists across generations and publishes related art books through its own publishing activity initiated in the late 1970s.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Exhibition Services

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ArtsyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline art marketplace and platform partnership for artwork discovery and acquisition. Gallery maintains presence on Artsy platform with artist listings and available works.
• Facebook/InstagramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media marketing channels used for company updates and exhibitions. Privacy policy governed by respective platform policies.
• YouTube (YouTube LLC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVideo content distribution platform for company activities and artist presentations. Operated under YouTube's privacy policy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sprüth Magers: Berlin, London and Los Angeles gallery representing major contemporary figures. Comparably positioned in continental Europe with a similar mix of historically established and contemporary artists.
• König Galerie: Berlin-based gallery with strong international fair presence and contemporary roster. Closely comparable mid-size European gallery competing for similar artist talent and collectors.
• Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac: Multi-city (Salzburg, Paris, London, Seoul) contemporary art gallery with a strong historical-contemporary program and museum-quality roster — a direct European competitor.
• Galerie Max Hetzler: Berlin, Paris and London-based contemporary art gallery representing blue-chip international artists. Directly comparable in scale, generationally mixed program and gallery-fair model.
• Galerie Eigen+Art: Leipzig/Berlin gallery with a long-running contemporary program and publishing tradition. Comparable in longevity and German-market orientation.

Broad incumbents

• David Zwirner: Mega-gallery with New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong and Los Angeles spaces. Already collaborates with Jahn artists and competes for institutional placements.
• Galerie Perrotin: Global mega-gallery with multi-continent presence. Competes for the same artists and collectors but at materially larger scale — a broader incumbent.
• Hauser & Wirth: Global mega-gallery with multiple locations and deep historical-contemporary programming. Overlaps in artist roster and collector base at the upper end of the market.

Regional players

• Galeria Vera Cortês: Lisbon contemporary gallery active in the same Iberian collector community. Useful for benchmarking Lisbon-program performance.
• Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art: Lisbon-based contemporary gallery. Comparable peer in the Iberian market where Jahn und Jahn opened its second space in 2022.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JahnundJahn
• Instagraminstagram.com/jahnundjahn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jahn-und-jahn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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