Theo Wormland Foundation

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The Theo Wormland Foundation is a German foundation based in Munich which, as a patron , supports museums such as the Bavarian State Painting Collections , the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Sprengel Museum, as well as geriatric care institutions in the Free State of Bavaria .

history

Sculpture Stahl 5 81 by Erich Hauser in front of the Sprengel Museum Hannover, financed by the Foundation

As early as 1977, the entrepreneur Theo Wormland (1907–1983) transferred several works from his collection to the Sprengel Museum. Theo Wormland Stiftung GmbH was founded in Munich in 1982, shortly before Theo Wormland's death, and was the parent company of the Wormland companies until 2015 . After the sale of the business activities to Ludwig Beck AG , the foundation promised in a press release that it would continue its patronage and social tasks. With financial support she made a significant contribution to the realization of the new building of the Pinakothek der Moderne . It also enabled extensive new acquisitions of the Modern Art Collection. These include masterpieces of surrealism , including works by Salvador Dalí , Max Ernst and René Magritte ; Theo Wormland brought in his collection.

The foundation also sponsors exhibitions, finances publications and awarded the Theo Wormland Art Prize, endowed with 50,000 euros, every two years between 1982 and 2001.

In 2013 the foundation attracted attention by donating the entrepreneur's private art collection to the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. The collection is one of the German Surrealism collections and was previously on permanent loan to the Pinakothek for 30 years.

exhibition

  • 2013: dream pictures. Ernst, Magrittem Dalí, Picasso, Antes, Nay ... The Wormland donation , Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. Catalog.

Theo Wormland Art Prize (selection)

literature

  • Hartwig Garnerus: The Theo Wormland Collection . Thiemig 1983, ISBN 3-521-04152-2 .
  • Bertelsmann Stiftung (Hrsg.): Foundations Manual: Aims - Projects - Management - Legal Structure . Gabler Verlag 2003, ISBN 3-409-29896-7 .
  • Cathrin Klingsöhr-Leroy: Pinakothek der Moderne Munich: painting, sculpture, photography, video art . Beck 2005, ISBN 3-406-52312-9 .
  • Exhibition catalog: dream pictures. Ernst, Magritte, Dalí, Picasso, Antes, Nay ... Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2013, ISBN 978-3-7757-3655-8 .

Web links

Commons : Theo Wormland Foundation  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The founder Theo Wormland , wormland.de, accessed on October 27, 2012
  2. ↑ sprengel-museum.de , accessed on October 27, 2012
  3. ↑ May 13, 2015 - Theo Wormland - Stiftung GmbH - Press release  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on November 24, 2015 (PDF)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / kaufhaus.ludwigbeck.de  
  4. ↑ Theo Wormland Foundation GmbH is the parent company of the WORMLAND companies. wormland.de, accessed on January 11, 2018 .
  5. ↑ From the permanent loan to the donation deutschlandfunk.de, accessed on April 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Reopening of the Pinakothek der Moderne. Dream landscapes, Abendzeitung-muenchen.de, accessed on April 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ The Museum of Fine Arts in Leipzig receives 50,000 marks from the Theo Wormland Art Prize, which is endowed with a total of 100,000 marks.