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.
Center
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