Kunstmuseum Marburg

Kunstmuseum Marburg is a university art museum in the city housing collections from classical modern art through contemporary works, distributed across multiple accessible exhibition spaces. The holdings include 19th-century paintings, post-war avant-garde pieces, and ongoing contemporary acquisitions.

The museum was founded in 1927 as part of Philipps-Universität Marburg, initially serving as an academic teaching collection. Following major renovation work, it reopened to the public in 2018.

The museum displays works from the Willingshausen artist colony, including paintings by Carl Bantzer, Johann Giebel, Wilhelm Thielmann, and Otto Ubbelohde. These artists shaped the local art scene and their works remain central to the collection today.

The museum is well-positioned on the university campus and easily walkable from the city center. The spaces are fully accessible and visitors can move freely between exhibition areas.

The Hilde Eitel collection at this museum preserves a significant body of post-war avant-garde artworks rarely seen together in other institutions. This collection documents a particular focus on experimental German artistic positions from the postwar period.

Location: Marburg

Inception: July 30, 1927

Part of: Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Philipps-Universität Marburg

Address: Biegenstraße 11, 35032 Marburg

Website: https://uni-marburg.de/de/museum/kunstmuseum

GPS coordinates: 50.81000,8.77480

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:23