Kunstvilla

The Kunstvilla in Nuremberg is a municipal museum dedicated to presenting, interpreting, and researching regional art. The building is a landmarked Neo-Baroque merchant's villa constructed between 1893 and 1895 by the architects Heinrich Theodor Schmidt and Georg Richter. The two-story structure, with its mansard hip roof, sandstone cladding, and projecting bays, originally served as the residence of the Jewish Hopf family. The history of the house also includes dark chapters, however: during the Nazi era it was expropriated and, among other things, misused as a so-called "Judenhaus" (a building where Jews were forced to live). After World War II, the owner changed several times, until the publisher Bruno Schnell donated the villa to the City of Nuremberg to create a new home there for regional art.

Following an extensive restoration true to its landmark status, which lasted from 2009 to 2014, the house opened in May 2014 as part of the KunstKulturQuartier. The total exhibition space covers around 600 square meters, where you can see the art history of the region from 1900 onward as well as contemporary works. The collection of about 1,500 objects is continually expanded through loans from private owners and partner institutions. In addition to the permanent exhibition, up to four special exhibitions a year shed light on different aspects of the Nuremberg art scene, from painting to current artistic positions.

At the Kunstvilla, you experience not only the works on display but also a varied program of accompanying events. The Art and Cultural Education Center offers guided tours, talks with artists, and hands-on workshops. Families and children in particular will find a specially equipped art workshop on the garden level that can be used for creative activities. In this way, the museum combines the historical significance of the building with a lively engagement with the local art scene and invites you to gain a deep insight into the cultural identity of Nuremberg.