October 12, 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of Johanna (Hanna) Hofmann-Stirnemann's birth. The Landesmuseum Kunst & Kultur Oldenburg is dedicating a cabinet exhibition in the Prinzenpalais to the life and work of the art historian.
After Stirnemann experienced formative years as a "scientific assistant" at the Oldenburg State Museum from 1927 to 1929, in 1930 she became the first publicly appointed museum director during the Weimar Republic to take over the management of the Jena City Museum (and also the management of the legendary Jena Art Association), thus becoming a pioneer of a new profession.
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