Projects of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar are funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Free State of Thuringia, represented by the State Chancellery of Thuringia, Department of Culture and the Arts.
Directorate of Museums
Weimar’s richly diverse artistic and cultural history is reflected in the museums of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. Extraordinary treasures dating back to the Middle Ages are stored and preserved in these museums.
The activities of the museums of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar correspond with the guidelines of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the German Museums Association.
In order to carry out their central tasks, the museums work closely with the other directorates, project groups and departments of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. They also seek and actively engage in professional and scientific exchange with other museums and research institutes in Germany and abroad.
Historic buildings, collections and holdings
The Directorate of Museums manages a broad range of institutions: the residences of some of Germany’s greatest poets and philosophers, castles, museums and historic sites of modernism.
Conservation, restoration and art technology
The core tasks of the department of conservation, restoration and art technology consist of more than managing the displays in the exhibitions and the holdings of historic residences and museum depositories. It also oversees complex processes for preserving museum objects and helps coordinate measures related to their research, presentation and mediation.
Exhibitions and digital presentations
Long-term, temporary and digital exhibitions are an indispensable format for museums to make a performative public impact and present their research findings. They also serve as an opportunity for self-affirmation and further conceptual development in “laboratory-like” situations. Successful exhibition practice is the result of careful selection, presentation and mediation.
Research and publication projects
The Directorate of Museums is involved in diverse research projects which are often conducted in cooperation with other academic and scientific institutes and supported by external funding providers. Its research findings are documented and presented in numerous publications, catalogues and exhibitions.
Use and loan
Contact
- Dr. Annette LudwigDirector of the Museums Directorate P +49 3643 545 300
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- Dr. Ulrike BestgenHead of the Bauhaus, Modern and Contemporary Department P +49 3643 545 301
E-Mail - Kerstin JägerAssistant to the Director of Museums P +49 3643 545 310
E-Mail - Kristina JohannesCulture Manager P +49 3643 545 318
E-Mail - Marc SteinhäuserPersonal Assistant to the Director P +49 3643 545 425
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3.1 Department of Exhibition and Collection Management
3.2 Department of the Goethe National Museum, poets' houses
- Dr. Christoph OrthComm. Head of Department Goethe National Museum, Poets' Houses P +49 3643 545 305
E-Mail - Carolin GollCustody of Art & Culture around 1800, featuring Goethe’s art collections P +49 3643 545347
E-Mail - Dr. Thomas SchmuckCustody of natural science collections P +49 3643545 385
E-Mail - Nanny SchedlerCoordinator in the Goethe National Museum redesign project P +49 3643 545 346
E-Mail - Ira Leona KlinkenbuschCuratorial project manager P +49 3643 545 383
E-Mail - Mira Claire ZadroznyResearch Assistant Corpus of Goethe Drawings P +49 3643 545345
E-Mail - Laura Lisa BeierScientific assistance corpus of Goethe drawings P +49 3643 545329
E-Mail - Elisabeth MüllerResearch Assistant at Goethe’s Botanical Collections P +49 3643 545 348
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3.3 Department of Bauhaus, Modern and Contemporary
- Dr. Ulrike BestgenHead of the Bauhaus, Modern and Contemporary Department P +49 3643 545 301
E-Mail - Sabine WalterCustody Art and Culture around 1900 P +49 3643 545 575
E-Mail - Dr. Ute AckermannCustody Bauhaus and Modernism P +49 3643 545 398
E-Mail - Bea MaybachResearch Assistant WVZ Henry van de Velde P +49 3643 545 316
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3.4 Department of City Castle, Court and Residence Culture
- Dr. Sebastian DoheHead of the Department of the Royal Palace, Court and Palace Culture; Curatorship of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, Coins and Medals P +49 3643 545 689
E-Mail - Cornelia IrmischThe Custody of Fine Arts and Arts and Crafts, 1650–1775 P +49 3643 545 315
E-Mail - Lisa Kristin KoloskaCoordinator of the Museum Concept for Schloss 40 P +49 3643 545 424
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3.5 Conservation, Restoration and Art Technology Department
- Uwe GolleConservator in the Graphic Arts Department; Deputy Head of the Conservation, Restoration and Art Technology Department P +49 3643 545 371
E-Mail - Anne LevinConservator Paintings Inventory P +49 3643 545 673
E-Mail - Laura PetzoldRestorer of textiles and objects made of leather / Preventive conservation P +49 3643 545 674
E-Mail - Katharina Popov-SellinatConservator Furniture Inventory P +49 3643 545 672
E-Mail - Carina SeidelConservator in the department of decorative arts and modern cultural artifacts P +49 3643 545 681
E-Mail - Carsten WintermannRestorer in the area of graphic arts P +49 3643 545 676
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