The Art City of Wiesbaden – Lecture by Sabrina Faulstich

What was it like for Wiesbaden's art scene when the spa town flourished at the turn of the century and eager shoppers flocked to the spa in droves? Or when art patron Heinrich Kirchhoff lured expressionist Alexej von Jawlensky to the "Nice of the North" in 1921? What was it like when the "Fluxus: International Festival of New Music" culminated in the smashing of a grand piano in the lecture hall of the Wiesbaden Museum in 1962? And what is it like today when entrepreneurs like Reinhard Ernst make their art collections accessible to the public? This lecture will take you on an art-historical stroll through the development of Wiesbaden, a vibrant art city, with its museum institutions and tasteful galleries.

Sabrina Faulstich MA studied art history, German studies, and classical archaeology at the universities of Mainz and Saarbrücken. She has worked as an art educator for the Wiesbaden…