Fridericianum
The Fridericianum was founded in 1779 as one of the world's first public museums. It has been an internationally renowned art gallery since 1988. A broad spectrum of contemporary art is shown on over 2000 square meters of exhibition space - from new discoveries to more established positions. Following Veit Loers (1987-1995), René Block (1997-2006), Rein Wolfs (2008-2013) and Susanne Pfeffer (2013-2017), Moritz Wesseler has been the director of the Fridericianum since November 2018. His program focuses both on artists who have not yet been offered an institutional platform in Germany and on historical positions that need to be rediscovered. The program kicked off in June 2019 with solo presentations by Lucas Arruda and Ron Nagle. These were followed in October 2019 by an extensive show of works by Rachel Rose and in February 2020 by the largest and first European retrospective in over thirty years on the life and work of Forrest Bess.
The exhibitions are accompanied by extensive educational and outreach programs that are closely aligned with the content of the current show. They are individually tailored to different age and interest groups and appeal to a wide audience as well as art experts.
Independently of this program, a multifaceted program of events makes the museum a lively place of exchange about contemporary cultural production. The Fridericianum regularly invites international artists to talks, performances, film screenings and other formats.
