The Friends of the Leipzig Museum for Contemporary Art was founded on 10th November 1990. At first, without its own premises, the organisation held exhibitions in the underground hall of the Alte Messe, in the Monument to the Battle of the Nations, and at other diverse locations around Leipzig. Since the opening of the GfZK-Villa by the Johannapark in 1998 the Friends of the GfZK have supported acquisitions of art, exhibitions, publications, art prizes and curatorial projects. The members meet regularly by exhibition openings, by studio visits and on trips for the Friends of the GfZK.
Our Governing Board consists of:
Matthias Brühl – Chairman, Entrepreneur, Leipzig
Oliver Fern, Regionalvorstand LBBW, Leipzig
Dr Arend Oetker, Entrepreneur, Berlin
Ulrich Sauerwein, LUXOOM Medienprojekte GmbH, Berlin
Dr Klaus Schaffner – Secretary, Lawyer, Luther Rechtsanwaltgesellschaft mbH, Leipzig
Dr Verena Tintelnot, Curator, FELDENKRAIS Practitioner, Leipzig
Gunnar Volkmann, Architect BDA, W&V Architekten, Berlin/Leipzig
Markus Waegner – Treasurer, Head of Private Customers, Deutsche Bank Region East, Leipzig
Franciska Zólyom – Managing Director and Deputy Chairman, Curator, Director GfZK, Leipzig