Hypo-Kulturstiftung

The Hypo-Kulturstiftung is a non-profit civil-law foundation based in Munich, Germany. It was founded in 1983 by the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank, the institution that is today part of UniCredit Bank GmbH (HypoVereinsbank). Its endowment capital amounts to 12 million euros. The foundation's statutory purpose is the ideal and material promotion of cultural projects and institutions in the fields of art, the care and preservation of cultural assets, and monument preservation. It pursues exclusively and directly charitable and benevolent purposes. The foundation's largest and most important commitment is the Kunsthalle München, an internationally renowned exhibition venue in the heart of Munich's city center. The Kunsthalle opened in 1985 and has since presented more than 100 exhibitions covering the entire spectrum of art history, from prehistory and early history to the present. It welcomes roughly 300,000 to 350,000 visitors annually and is counted among Germany's leading exhibition houses. Beyond the Kunsthalle, the Hypo-Kulturstiftung has supported a wide range of cultural projects since its founding, with a focus on fine art (Bildende Kunst) and building culture (Baukultur). It has made a decisive contribution to the development of monument preservation in Bavaria. In the area of Baukultur, the foundation has run various programs for the continuous, long-term preservation of cultural values and the protection of architectural monuments. From 1986 it awarded the Denkmalpreis (Monument Prize) to private owners who had restored their listed buildings with great commitment; nearly 200 prize winners have been honored across all regions of Bavaria. Since 2015 the foundation has supported the initiative Kulturerbe Bayern as a founding member. Its Museumsfonds promotes the acquisition of contemporary art for public art museums of supra-regional significance, while its exhibition grants help realize smaller projects throughout Germany. Scholarships support post-doctoral researchers in art history and archaeology as well as conservators. In response to rapid change and advancing technological innovation, the foundation has realigned itself to focus particularly on promoting progressive artistic ideas and positions and on creating a network for exchange. The foundation's bodies are the Stiftungsvorstand (board) and the Stiftungskuratorium (curatorial board). Since the foundation's establishment, S.K.H. Duke Franz of Bavaria has held the honorary presidency of the curatorium. In 2019 the Hypo-Kulturstiftung received the Bavarian Monument Protection Medal for its promotion of monument preservation in Bavaria.

The Hypo-Kulturstiftung was founded in 1983 by the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank, the Munich bank that is today part of UniCredit Bank GmbH (HypoVereinsbank). It was established as a non-profit civil-law foundation with an endowment capital of 12 million euros. Its statutory purpose is the ideal and material promotion of cultural projects and institutions in the fields of art, the care and preservation of cultural values, and monument preservation, thereby enriching the cultural offering in the state capital of Munich through regular exhibitions of a cultural or scientific nature. In 1985 the foundation opened the Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung in the heart of Munich. The Kunsthalle quickly became one of Germany's major exhibition houses, presenting more than 100 exhibitions since its opening and attracting around 300,000 to 350,000 visitors annually. Its programming spans all epochs of art history up to the present, including prehistoric, non-European and interdisciplinary themes, from archaeology and Old Masters to contemporary art. In the field of building culture, the foundation began awarding the Denkmalpreis in 1986 to private owners who had restored their architectural monuments with great commitment. Nearly 200 prize winners have been honored across all regions of Bavaria. The foundation actively accompanied and significantly shaped the societal shift in awareness of the importance of historic monuments, which was only emerging in the 1980s and is now broadly accepted. Since 2015 the Hypo-Kulturstiftung has supported the initiative Kulturerbe Bayern as a founding member; this public non-profit foundation aims to protect, rescue and revive built heritage, cultural landscapes and intangible cultural heritage such as customs, crafts, art, music and language. Further funding instruments include the Museumsfonds, which supports public art museums of supra-regional significance in acquiring works of contemporary art, exhibition grants that help museums, exhibition houses, art associations and professional associations realize smaller projects throughout Germany, and scholarships for post-doctoral researchers in art history and archaeology as well as conservators. In 2019 the foundation received the Bavarian Monument Protection Medal for its promotion of monument preservation in Bavaria. In recent years, in response to rapid change and advancing technological innovation, the foundation has realigned itself to focus particularly on promoting progressive artistic ideas and positions and on creating a network for exchange. Its governing bodies are the Stiftungsvorstand and the Stiftungskuratorium; S.K.H. Duke Franz of Bavaria has held the honorary presidency of the curatorium since the foundation's establishment.

• 2019

  Foundation receives the Bavarian Monument Protection Medal.

• 2015

  Foundation becomes a founding member supporting the initiative Kulturerbe Bayern.

• 1986

  Foundation begins awarding the Denkmalpreis for monument preservation.

• 1985

  Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung opens in Munich.

• 1983

  Hypo-Kulturstiftung founded by Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank in Munich with an endowment of 12 million euros.

A non-profit cultural foundation promoting fine art and building culture, and operator of one of Germany's leading exhibition halls.

• Kunsthalle München

  Internationally renowned exhibition hall in central Munich, opened 1985, with over 100 exhibitions and around 300,000–350,000 visitors annually.

• Denkmalpreis

  Prize awarded since 1986 to private owners who have restored their architectural monuments; nearly 200 winners across Bavaria.

• Museumsfonds

  Funds acquisitions of contemporary art for public art museums of supra-regional significance.

• Exhibition grants

  Support for museums, exhibition houses, art associations and professional associations throughout Germany.

• Scholarships

  Support for post-doctoral researchers in art history and archaeology as well as conservators.

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2. 2Hypo-Kulturstiftung – Über unshypo-kulturstiftung.de
3. 3Hypo-Kulturstiftung – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
4. 4Hypo-Kulturstiftung – Wikidatawikidata.org