Otto Richter Hall
The Otto-Richter-Halle in the Maxstraße in Würzburg was built in 1930 and was used for art exhibitions until 2002.
The land was made available by the city of Würzburg. Privy Councilor Otto Richter , owner of the Würzburg General-Anzeiger, built the hall and donated it to the city as an exhibition space to promote living artists. The execution was entrusted to the Kunstverein (forerunner of the Friends of Mainfränkischer Kunst und Geschichte ). Exhibitions were held here for 15 years until the hall was badly damaged in World War II . After the war, the areas that were still usable were initially rented to a locksmith's workshop. Artists and cultural associations soon campaigned for the art hall to be rebuilt. The solution to the lease took longer, however, and construction work did not begin until 1951, financed from the city budget with the support of the Richter family. On June 22, 1952 it was possible to reopen. The Friends of Mainfränkischer Kunst und Geschichte took on the organization of the exhibitions, which in particular served the maintenance of contemporary fine arts, handicrafts and art education.
As part of the renovation of the Sparkasse , the old hall was demolished in 1971, and rooms were created in the new building that continued to enable art exhibitions in the spirit of Otto Richter. Until 2002 the hall was used in particular by the professional association of visual artists, then it stood empty for a few years. In 2006 the premises were converted into offices of the Sparkasse.
swell
- Helmuth Zimmerer: Würzburg. Rise of a ruined city. A report. Self-published by the author. Würzburg, 1982. p. 101
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from TV-Touring (no longer available)