Private company

Freie Akademie der Künste Hamburg

Logo: akademie-der-kuenste.de4

Voluntary association based in Hamburg1

The Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg e.V. is a not-for-profit association of artists, founded in 1950 by the organ-builder and writer Hans Henny Jahnn. It now includes architecture, visual arts, performing arts, literature, media and music sections. The current president is Monique Schwitter, elected in 2021, after being member of the academy since 2012.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1950Founded1
  • HeadquartersHamburg, Germany1
  • Websitewww.akademie-der-kuenste.de
  • Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein), voluntary association1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI875500O1MO94BSMKL1443
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKlosterwall 23, 20095 Hamburg, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Hamburg, VR 45713
Markthalle Hamburg, Südteil, Kunstverein Hamburg, Freie Akadamie der Künste-9114
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg e.V. is a not-for-profit association of artists, founded in 1950 by the organ-builder and writer Hans Henny Jahnn. It now includes architecture, visual arts, performing arts, literature, media and music sections. The current president is Monique Schwitter, elected in 2021, after being member of the academy since 2012. Burghart Klaußner is the current vice president. The previous president was Ulrich Greiner, elected in 2011.2

Timeline

  1. 1950Founded Founded1