Fritz Genkinger Kunsthaus, museum in Germany
The Fritz Genkinger Kunsthaus is a museum in Marbach am Neckar dedicated to the paintings, graphics, and sculptures of the artist. The renovated building houses around 1500 works across multiple exhibition floors, including paintings, drawings, prints, and marble sculptures.
The museum opened in November 2020 and is run by the Friends of Fritz Genkinger association. Genkinger himself moved to Marbach-Rielingshausen in the 1970s and created significant works there, including posters for the 1974 soccer World Cup and later sports-themed pieces for VfB Stuttgart.
The house is run by the Freundeskreis Fritz Genkinger e. V., a non-profit friends' association, and opened at the end of 2020. It sits on Marbach's Kulturmeile between the Schiller birthplace and the Tobias Mayer Museum. Genkinger, a pupil of HAP Grieshaber, lived in Marbach-Rielingshausen from 1974 to 1995; his sports graphics for the 1974 World Cup and VfB Stuttgart made him known beyond the region.
The Kunsthaus occupies the renovated Göckelhof 6 building on Marbach's Kulturmeile, between the Schiller-Geburtshaus and the Tobias-Mayer-Museum, so it is reached on foot through the old town. The permanent collection is on the ground floor, while the special exhibitions are upstairs. The building is run by the Freundeskreis Fritz Genkinger e. V.
The permanent exhibition on the ground floor is divided into four sections: "Painting and Music", "Sport and Graphic Works", "Sculptures" and "Böttinger Marble". A digital archive makes Genkinger's complete graphic works accessible, including his 12 football graphics for VfB Stuttgart and the stamp series for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
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