Center

The Essen Center for Photography is an association of the Folkwang University of the Arts, the Krupp Historical Archive, the Museum Folkwang, and the Ruhr Museum Foundation. It organizes conferences, supports exhibitions, and coordinates research projects, seminars, and interdisciplinary exchange on archiving, restoration and conservation issues. The center is particularly committed to the public dissemination of photography as a valuable cultural good, emphasizing the entire range of its applications and uses.

Partner institutions

Folkwang University of the Arts

UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein, Quartier Nord
Martin-Kremmer-Strasse 21

D–45327 Essen

Krupp Historical Archive

Villa Hügel

Hügel 1
D–45133 Essen

Museum Folkwang

Museumsplatz 1

D–45128 Essen

Ruhr Museum

UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein

Gelsenkirchener Strasse 181
D–45309 Essen

Board

Prof. Dr. Steffen Siegel

Folkwang University of the Arts
Professor for Theory and History of Photography

Chairman
Contact: vorstand@fotozentrum-essen.de

Manuela Fellner-Feldhaus

Krupp Historical Archive
Associate Director

Stefanie Grebe

Ruhr Museum
Director Photographic Archive

Thomas Seelig

Museum Folkwang
Director Photographic Collection

Coordination

Claudia Parton

Gelsenkirchener Strasse 209
D–45309 Essen

Contact: koordination@fotozentrum-essen.de

Cooperations