The Folkwang Museumsverein e.V., founded in 1922 for the purchase of Karl Ernst Osthaus’s Hagen Folkwang collection, is administrator and owner of the Museum Folkwang collection, together with the City of Essen.

T. +49 (0)201 8845 002
F. +49 (0)201 8845 001
folkwang-mv@gmx.de

The Kunstring Folkwang e.V., founded in 1901 initially as a museum association, has since 1924 worked exclusively in the communication of art in the Museum Folkwang Essen. Through its rich educational program (guided tours, courses, publications etc.) it aims especially to inform and educate the general public about the art collections and temporary exhibitions of the Museum Folkwang. Through lectures, excursions and the edition of objects for sale, it aims to increase understanding of all aspects of art. 

The Kunstring Folkwang organizes ca. 200 events per year, thus supporting and encouraging efforts in the areas of music, dance and theatre and therefore carrying on the Folkwang ideal of Karl Ernst Osthaus. In doing so, the Kunstring Folkwang makes a major contribution to the Folkwang Museum’s public relations.

Membership is open to all.

Kunstring Folkwang e.V.
Museumsplatz 1
45128 Essen
Germany

T +49 201 77 47 83 und 88 45 102
F +49 201 78 83 80
kunstring@museum-folkwang.essen.de
www.kunstring-folkwang.de

Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. or by appointment

The Museum Folkwang is one of the few European museums of modern art to have recognized the importance of photography in the 1920’s and to have organized photographic exhibitions. At the end of the 1950’s, Otto Steinert revived the discussion of photographic imagery in Essen with his exhibition ‘Contributions to the History of Photography” and started to develop a collection at the Folkwangschule für Gestaltung. After Steinert’s death in 1978, the Museum Folkwang decided to establish a photography department and entrusted Ute Eskildsen with the task. Since then, photographic imagery has had a special place in the museum, in collecting, exhibiting and in the support of contemporary photographers. As part of this, the Förderverein der Fotografischen Sammlung im Museum Folkwang was established in 1999.

The aim of the association is primarily to support contemporary photographic work. Concentrating on international photography, the association would like to support a forum for young talents, allowing the Museum Folkwang greater flexibility in this area.  

Dr. Thomas Katzorke, Chairman

Program
Annual membership fee for the Förderverein der Fotografische Sammlung is 500 Euros; Further contributions are welcome. Members are offered special events for every project of the photographic collection. Furthermore, the team of the photographic collections provides introductions to the collections. Excursions provide, moreover, contact with international photographers. The annual general meeting takes place during an exhibition and is accompanied by a guest lecture from an artist, critic or curator.

Member of the Bundesverband der Fördervereine Deutsche Museen für Bildende Kunst e.V.

Contact
Förderer der Fotografischen Sammlung im Museum Folkwang e.V.
Goethestr. 41
45128 Essen
T +49 201 88 45 100
F +49 201 88 45 130

Donations account
Volksbank E.G.
Gelsenkirchen-Buer
bank code 422 600 01
account 506 506 506

The Deutsche Plakat Forum e.V. is an active, non-profit organization of the German Poster Museum. It has its origins in the circle of the museum’s founding fathers, in which representatives of the city, the Folkwang-Schule and the economy worked together.

It is an assembly of friends of posters and the related creative reproductive and media-oriented professions.

Our tasks:

• We are a forum for everyone interested in posters.
• We are friends of posters and enjoy the wide range of poster forms and colors.
• We provide information about posters in all areas – in art, culture, advertising, sales promotions.
• We improve cooperation between poster designers, producers and users.
• We support the German Poster Museum in Essen with poster collections, exhibitions, study groups.
• We are active in promoting the independence of posters vis-à-vis electronic media.
• We are looking for new friends of posters.

Whether as a company or as an individual – everyone interested in posters is welcome as member of the Deutsche Plakat Forum.

You can decide on the amount of your annual membership fee yourself, but it should be no less than € 41 for an individual and € 310 for a company.

You can download the newsletter of the Deutsche Plakat Forum here.

Contact
Deutsches Plakat Forum e.V.
Brigitte Schulz
Dorfstr. 8
45527 Hattingen
T +49 2324 683988
plakatforum@t-online.de