Galerie Schwarz

In the location's words:

The old Hanseatic and university town of Greifswald, picturesquely situated on the Greifswalder Bodden opposite the island of Rügen, is considered one of the cultural centers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. With its renowned university, an ambitious theater, the painting gallery of the state museum and numerous private initiatives, the city is the venue for a wide range of exhibitions, performances and festivals whose quality can certainly compete with that of major cities such as Hamburg or Berlin.

A central player in this lively cultural scene is Galerie Schwarz, whose roots go back to 1984. At that time, the graphic printing workshop Hubert Schwarz was founded in Kreutzmannhagen, not far from Greifswald. Over the years, prints were created there for renowned artists such as Max Bill, Rainer Fetting, K.R.H. Sonderborg and Wolf Vostell, which earned the workshop an important reputation.

This close exchange with outstanding artists inspired the founding of Galerie Hubert Schwarz, which has been based in the heart of the Hanseatic city of Greifswald since 1993. The gallery has since established itself as a permanent fixture and attracts an art-loving public that is also open to experimental and challenging works. It is easy to imagine that Caspar David Friedrich, the city's famous son, would still enjoy the lively art scene in his home town today.