Frankfurt Community Foundation
The Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung im Holzhausenschlösschen is a non-profit , independent foundation under civil law based in Frankfurt am Main .
history
It was founded in 1989 to research the history of Frankfurt citizens, families, initiatives, institutions and their foundations.
The founding members of the Frankfurt Civic Foundation are the Cronstett and Hynspergian Evangelical Foundation , the Roman and Helmine Spagl Foundation, the Ernst Max von Grunelius Foundation, the Allgemeine Hypothekenbank Foundation, Ms. Barbara von Metzler, Degussa AG and the Institut für Gemeinwohl GmbH. The seat and venue of the events has been the Holzhausenschlösschen in Frankfurt's Nordend since the beginning .
It has been a place of art and culture since the Renaissance . The moated castle , which can be reached via a stone bridge , was given its shape in the years 1727 to 1729. One of the first measures taken by the Frankfurt community foundation was the renovation of the dilapidated building. The former fortified estate at the gates of Frankfurt, first mentioned in 1398, was a popular meeting place for Frankfurt artists and scholars as early as the 16th century. Hamman von Holzhausen set up his family's summer residence here, and the building, which had been rebuilt several times, remained in their possession until the family died out in 1923.
The foundation maintains an office with several employees. Since 2016, the administration has consisted of York Freiherr von Lersner (first administrator), Constantin H. Alsheimer (second administrator), Felix Freiherr von Lepel (treasurer) and the other administrator Peter M. Haid. Clemens Greve has been the managing director since 1997.
Work of the foundation
According to its own information, the foundation is the oldest German community foundation that works according to the 10-point principle of the Federal Association of German Foundations. It works without municipal or state subsidies and pursues exclusively scientific and cultural purposes, in particular through:
- Promotion and implementation of cultural events such as chamber concerts, lectures, readings, jazz concerts, theater performances, children's events
- Research into the history and art history of the city of Frankfurt am Main with a special focus on families, personalities, institutions and their foundations
- Allocation of corresponding research contracts, grants and regular publication of research results
- Collection, acquisition and preservation of Francofurtensia , in particular objects that document the social, economic, legal, religious and political activities of Frankfurt citizens
- Care and maintenance of the possibility of using objects of the monument protection in Frankfurt am Main, in particular the Holzhausenschlösschen
- Presentation of life situations for Frankfurt citizens
- Exhibitions on research and business interests as well as other foundation purposes
- Guided tours, lectures
The foundation makes a significant contribution to the cultural life of the city of Frankfurt am Main, among other things through approx. 300 public events annually in the following areas:
- Chamber concerts
- Lecture series
- Readings
- Exhibitions
- Children's events
- Publications in the series of publications patrons, donors, urban culture and Frankfurt architecture and history
- CD publications Jazz CDs with the Emil Mangelsdorff Quartet and children's CDs with the castle cat Ferdinand
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 25 years of the Frankfurter Bürgerstiftung ( memento of the original from June 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
