Stiftung Für Kunst Und Kultur E.V.

What Stiftung Für Kunst Und Kultur E.V. does

Stiftung Für Kunst Und Kultur E.V. is a Bonn-based, registered non-profit cultural foundation (eingetragener Verein under German law) founded in 1992 and led by Chairman Prof. Dr. h.c. Walter Smerling. The foundation functions as an "idea generator and driving force" for contemporary art, curating exhibitions, operating a private museum, hosting cultural-political discussions, and shaping urban space through permanent public art installations. Its core portfolio comprises four programs: (1) the MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst in Duisburg's Inner Harbour, which displays the Ströher Collection alongside rotating shows; (2) the Bonn Art Project, an ongoing series of public sculptures by international artists (Lüpertz, Cragg, Venet, Balkenhol, Wurm, Barceló) transforming Bonn into an "urban museum"; (3) Diversity United, a pan-European exhibition program supported by the German Federal Foreign Office; and (4) administration of the Grothe Collection, billed as the world's largest private Anselm Kiefer collection with permanent installations at Kunsthalle Mannheim and Musée Franz Marc.

The foundation has no proprietary technology and is explicitly not a technology company; its offering is content-and-curation-driven, anchored by access to significant private art collections and longstanding curatorial relationships. The business model is non-commercial in the traditional sense: revenue is assembled from corporate sponsorship (notably Deutsche Telekom and National-Bank AG), government and parliamentary project funding (Auswärtiges Amt, Deutscher Bundestag), museum admission fees (set separately by MKM), membership fees, and donations (donations are routed to National-Bank AG per the Impressum). Primary audiences are the general public in Germany and international art enthusiasts reached through exhibition partnerships in Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, and China. Headcount is approximately 10 employees, with delivery executed through a small staff, museum operator subsidiary, and a network of high-profile cultural and corporate partners.

Name

Stiftung Für Kunst Und Kultur E.V.

Legal name

Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur e.V.

Website

https://stiftungkunst.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stiftung Für Kunst Und Kultur E.V. is a Bonn-based German non-profit foundation (est. 1992) that curates contemporary art exhibitions, operates the MKM Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg, manages the public Bonn Art Project sculpture series, and administers major private collections for general-public and international cultural audiences.

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Product category

Cultural Foundation Services

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Historical Sites (712120)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH), Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Public art installations
• Museum operations
• Art collection management
• Cultural foundation programs

Headquarters

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Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

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Services

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Core offering

Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur e.V. is a non-profit cultural foundation that organizes contemporary art exhibitions, operates the MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst in Duisburg, commissions public art installations in Bonn's urban spaces, and curates international exhibitions such as Diversity United. The foundation manages significant art collections including the Ströher Collection and the Grothe Collection, and facilitates cultural-political discussions through artist talks, guided tours, and exhibition events.

Product overview

Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur e.V. is a cultural foundation that operates as a unified portfolio of art and cultural programs rather than a platform-based product architecture. The foundation's core offerings include the Museum Küppersmühle (MKM) für Moderne Kunst in Duisburg, the Bonn Art Project series of public art installations, the Diversity United international exhibition program, and various art projects spanning Bonn, Salzburg, and Berlin. The foundation serves as an idea generator and driving force for contemporary art and culture activities, making exhibitions, operating a private museum, organizing cultural-political discussions, and shaping urban space. The portfolio is unified under the foundation's artistic direction led by Walter Smerling, with each program contributing to the foundation's mission of promoting contemporary art.

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• MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst A private museum for modern and contemporary art operated by the foundation in Duisburg, Germany, showcasing works from the Ströher Collection and temporary exhibitions. Open to the general public with admission fees, located in the Inner Harbour district at Philosophenweg 55.
• Bonn Art Project A series of public art installations in Bonn's urban space, commissioned annually to renowned international artists, transforming the city into an open-air museum through permanent sculpture placements. Seven major installations have been completed since 2014, with programming continuing through 2030. Free public access.
• Diversity United An international art exhibition project fostering cultural dialogue and artistic exchange across European countries, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. Brings together artists from multiple countries to address contemporary European issues through art.
• Kunstprojekte (Art Projects) A portfolio of art projects organized by the foundation in various locations including Bonn, Salzburg, Berlin, and international venues, featuring works by contemporary artists. Includes exhibitions, restorations, and cultural-political discussions.

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• Deutsche TelekomcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2025Deutsche Telekom commissioned and sponsors the 7th Kunstprojekt Bonn - the 'Gran elefant dret' sculpture by Miquel Barceló unveiled on July 10, 2025. The sculpture is placed in front of Deutsche Telekom's headquarters in Bonn as part of their 30th anniversary celebration. Telekom CEO Tim Höttges symbolically handed over the sculpture to the public. This represents a major corporate sponsorship enabling public art.
• Petersburger Dialog e.V.flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for the 'Diversity United' exhibition - a major international art project. The Petersburger Dialog is a German-Russian dialogue forum that collaborated on this pan-European exhibition addressing contemporary European issues through art.
• Tempelhof Projekt GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for the 'Diversity United' exhibition. Tempelhof Projekt GmbH contributed to the organization of this major international art exhibition.
• Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for 'Diversity United' exhibition - one of Russia's most prestigious art institutions collaborated on this international project bringing together artists from multiple countries.
• Auswärtiges Amt (German Federal Foreign Office)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the 'Diversity United' exhibition, providing governmental backing for this major international cultural initiative promoting European dialogue through art.
• Artipelag (Sweden)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 'Essence-Eksistence' exhibition featuring approximately 50 works by Anselm Kiefer from the Grothe Collection (June 2022 - January 2023). Artipelag's largest exhibition project to date, celebrating their 10th anniversary.
• Grothe CollectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation administers the Grothe Collection - the world's largest private Anselm Kiefer collection, with permanent homes at Kunsthalle Mannheim and Musée Franz Marc in Kochel am See. Hans Grothe initiated the collection in close consultation with Kiefer.
• National-Bank AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing sponsor and partner for 15+ years. The National-Bank Collection (Sammlung) features works by artists from North Rhine-Westphalia and Düsseldorf Academy alumni. Sponsored the 'Insights/Einblicke' exhibition (2021) celebrating the bank's 100th anniversary. Thomas A. Lange is Chairman of National-Bank AG.
• MKM Museum KüppersmühlecoreOthersThe foundation operates the MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst in Duisburg, presenting exhibitions from the Ströher Collection and rotating shows. This is the foundation's primary physical venue for exhibitions.
• Deutscher BundestagmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation project to reinstate Christiane Möbus's 'Auf und ab und unterwegs' Kunst-am-Bau installation in the Jakob-Kaiser-Haus of the German Parliament. The foundation facilitated the restoration and reinstallation of this public art work.
• Sparkasse DuisburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the Erwin Bechtold retrospective exhibition at MKM Museum Küppersmühle (March-May 2020).

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Direct peers

• Artipelag: Swedish contemporary art venue with which the foundation co-organized the 'Essence-Eksistence' Anselm Kiefer exhibition. Comparable as an international cultural institution that partners on large-scale contemporary art exhibitions.
• Kunsthalle Mannheim: German art museum that holds a permanent installation of the Grothe Collection (the world's largest private Anselm Kiefer collection administered by the subject foundation). Closely linked through shared curatorial access and collection stewardship.
• Sammlung Boros: Private contemporary art collection housed in a converted Berlin bunker. Comparable model of a single-collector foundation operating a publicly accessible exhibition space for contemporary art in Germany.
• Salzburg Foundation: The subject foundation's own adjacent operating subsidiary in Salzburg, Austria, supporting public art installations. Sister organization operating under the same foundation umbrella with similar cultural-project mandate.
• MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst: The foundation's own operating subsidiary — a private modern art museum in Duisburg presenting the Ströher Collection and rotating exhibitions. Functions as the foundation's primary exhibition venue.
• Museum Frieder Burda: Private contemporary art museum in Baden-Baden presenting the Frieder Burda Collection. Operates a comparable privately funded German contemporary art museum model with corporate sponsorship.
• Julia Stoschek Collection: One of the world's largest private collections of contemporary art, with exhibition spaces in Düsseldorf and Berlin. Comparable in being a privately funded platform showing time-based and contemporary media art from a major collector's holdings.
• Langen Foundation: Private museum in Neuss, Germany, presenting the Helmut Langen Collection of contemporary art. Closely comparable privately operated contemporary art museum with corporate sponsorship structure.

Broad incumbents

• Bundeskunsthalle Bonn: Germany's federal art and exhibition hall, also located in Bonn. Operates in the same city and similar exhibition programming space, though it is government-funded rather than privately sponsored.
• Fondation Beyeler: Switzerland's most-visited art museum, presenting modern and contemporary art from the Beyeler Collection. Comparable as a private/foundation-run museum with international exhibition partnerships and corporate sponsorship.

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