The Georg Schäfer Museum in Schweinfurt has been in existence since 2000. To this day, it attracts international attention for its exhibits, as well as for its architectural masterpiece by Volker Staab. It houses a unique collection of German paintings and drawings from 1760 to 1930.
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00:00In Schweinfurt we find the Georg Schäfer Museum between the river Main and the market
00:22Hello and welcome to the Georg Schäfer Museum in Schweinfurt, a large museum in a medium-sized city.
00:40How did it come about?
00:41This collection that is shown here was originally a private collection that has now become a foundation.
00:49And from this foundation, one of the most important and largest and most precious collections of German painting of the 19th century is being fed.
00:59This museum combines works by Caspar David Friedrich on more than 3,200 square meters.
01:26There we have over a dozen, for example, about the Munich School, which you now see in the background in this room,
01:33about all schools, about all painters and painters of the 19th century who were active in the German-speaking area, i.e. including Austria and Switzerland.
01:47The museum opens horizons to discover the distinctive characteristics of 19th century paint.
01:53With the permanent collection and the special exhibitions, accompanying programs.
01:59In terms of quality and scope, the Georg Schäfer collection is on a par with the collections of German art in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin and the Neue Pinnacothek in Munich.
02:12The collection was started in the 1950s by the Schweinfurt industrialist and collector, Dr. Georg Schäfer.
02:20Many works of art were shown as loans in important museums during his lifetime.
02:26Finally, I would like to mention that the museum Georg Schäfer does not exhibit any looted art that has become known as such.
02:34Since the end of 2017, however, objects and texts have been used to draw attention to this extremely complex topic in their respective state of research.
02:50Music
03:15The collector had a great concept, a great heart.
03:18Even for unknown artists.
03:20And yet, of course, we also have masterpieces by the great Liebermann, Corinth, Lefocht.
03:26All are well represented here.
03:28Menzel, a large selection of works in a breadth and abundance that can only be found in very few other houses in Europe for German painting.
03:38Music