The Hochschule für Bildende Künste–Städelschule opens its doors at the end of the winter semester for the Rundgang – an extensive program of open studios, talks, performances and film screenings. This year’s Rundgang will take place from Friday, February 7 to Sunday, February 9, 2025, daily from 10:00–20:00 at both locations of the Städelschule.
During the Rundgang, visitors can gain an insight into the artistic practice of students from the classes Monika Baer, Gerard Byrne, Cohabitation, Judith Hopf, Hassan Khan, Tobias Rehberger, Willem de Rooij and Haegue Yang. The students open their studios and present their current work at both Städelschule locations. In cooperation with the DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, film and video works by the students will also be shown in the museum’s movie theatre.
In addition, Rundgang offers a rich program of performances, readings, concerts and talks. Students of Curatorial Studies – Theory – History – Criticism, a study program in cooperation with the Goethe University Frankfurt, invite artists, curators and other art professionals to discuss current topics of contemporary art. Publications and editions by the Städelschule, Portikus and students are available for purchase in the library.
Special Events
Evening for Kasper König: Friday, February 7, 2025, 19:00, Dürerstr. 10
In memory of Kasper König, former rector of the Städelschule and founder of Portikus, who passed away in August 2024, the Städelschule is hosting an evening in the Filmküche, Lichthalle and Aula. Together with his friends and companions, we will commemorate König’s major commitment to the Städelschule, Portikus and the international art scene.
Award Ceremony: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 19:00, Dürerstr. 10
Every year on the occasion of the Rundgang, the Städelschule Portikus e.V. together with supporters awards a series of prizes to students of the Städelschule. The jury consists of Anna Roberta Goetz (co-curator 36th São Paulo Biennial), Dr. Mahret Ifeoma Kupka (curator, MAK Frankfurt and guest professor at Städelschule), Prof. Willem de Rooij (artist and professor at Städelschule) and Philip Graf zu Solms-Rödelheim (chair of Städelschule Portikus e.V.). The ceremony will take place in the Lichthalle.
Program
Friday, Februar 7, 2025
From 12:00 Rosamunde (Eckkneipe)
Vincent Klusák
A place you only go to when everything else is closed. A bit punk, but clean. Beer on tap. Alcohol you'd never drink. People you'd never meet. Situations you'd never experience. Something between a pub and a performance. Open daily.
Cohabitation Studio, Daimlerstraße 32
13:00–15:00 Study counselling at the student secretariat of the Städelschule
Ground floor, Dürerstraße 10
13:00 MENSCHEN/TIERE/MENSCHEN/BRITNEY SPEARS
Theatrical Draft (15 min.) by Hendrik Arns and Dagmar Hunzinger
Aula, Dürerstraße 10
14:00–19:00 For now
A series of performances taking place on the Dock (Nicholas Stewens).
More information about schedule and performers are posted on site.
I9, Dürerstraße 10
15:00 Encompass
Gabriela Lesmes López, Performance (2 min.)
Dürerstraße 10, Daimlerstraße 32, Shuttlebus
16:00 Magic Words for Landfill
George Bularca Negru, Performance (15 min.)
I9, Dürerstraße 10
17:00 & 18:00 James
Sam Cottington and Das Band in der Hecke mit Ardesia Calderan, Deniz Kilicarslan, Timon Sioulvegas, Evelyn Roh, Nola Fischer et moi, Charlotte Berg and Alex Thake
James is a one act play with live music (20 min.). A ghost haunts a bands rehearsal room. What the ghost wants to say is unclear, perhaps because a ghost might talk differently to a living person, but they seem to describe their life before and after death.
WO4, Dürerstraße 10
17:30 Dyke Truck Shelf
Inauguration in the library, Dürerstraße 10
from 22:00 Student party
10€ admission (50% discount for students at HfG Offenbach)
Project Space, Daimlerstraße 32
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10:00–20:00 Rosamunde (Eckkneipe)
Vincent Klusák
A place you only go to when everything else is closed. A bit punk, but clean. Beer on tap. Alcohol you'd never drink. People you'd never meet. Situations you'd never experience. Something between a pub and a performance. Open daily.
Cohabitation Studio, Daimlerstraße 32
12:30 MENSCHEN/TIERE/MENSCHEN/BRITNEY SPEARS
Theatrical Draft (15 min.) by Hendrik Arns and Dagmar Hunzinger
Aula, Dürerstraße 10
14:00–19:00 For now
A series of performances taking place on the Dock (Nicholas Stewens).
More information about schedule and performers are posted on site.
I9, Dürerstraße 10
14:30 die4me
Hendrik Arns, Reading of die4me (Wien: Passagen Verlag, 2024) (20 min.)
Library, Dürerstraße 10
15:00 The Archive in Focus: Perspectives on Documentation
Water Cooler Talk by students of Curatorial Studies
In conversation: Begüm Inal, head of the research project “The Digital Archive of the Städelschule 1920 to 1950” & Ivan Murzin, artist and alumnus of Städelschule. Followed by a guided tour of the Städelschule Archive with Christin Groß-Narten.
Moderation: Egor Miroshnichenko, Alexandra Rücker
Mensa, Daimlerstraße 32
15:30 melodic afternoon
Kaiwen Wu
Live-Performance (25 min.) focusing on sound and smell. A small house is blocking the sight, thereby enhancing the focus on the remaining senses.
Aula, Dürerstraße 10
16:00–20:00 dyke truck daisy bar
happy hour // cocktails \\ ca$h bar // bring a date
Lichthalle, Dürerstraße 10
17:00 & 18:00 James
Sam Cottington and Das Band in der Hecke mit Ardesia Calderan, Deniz Kilicarslan, Timon Sioulvegas, Evelyn Roh, Nola Fischer et moi, Charlotte Berg and Alex Thake
James is a one act play with live music (20 min.). A ghost haunts a bands rehearsal room. What the ghost wants to say is unclear, perhaps because a ghost might talk differently to a living person, but they seem to describe their life before and after death.
WO4, Dürerstraße 10
Sunday, February 9, 2025
10:00–20:00 Rosamunde (Eckkneipe)
Vincent Klusák
A place you only go to when everything else is closed. A bit punk, but clean. Beer on tap. Alcohol you'd never drink. People you'd never meet. Situations you'd never experience. Something between a pub and a performance. Open daily.
Cohabitation Studio, Daimlerstraße 32
11:00–14:00 Daimler-Mensa-Jam-Session
Live music with Hüseyin Temizsoy and Daimler-Session-Band! With snacks and drinks.
Mensa, Daimlerstraße 32
14:00–19:00 For now
A series of performances taking place on the Dock (Nicholas Stewens).
More information about schedule and performers are posted on site.
I9, Dürerstraße 10
14:00 Ungetting
Markéta Adamcová, Sam Cottington, Anima Goyal
On the occasion of the release of the poetry collection Ungetting by Markéta Adamcová, the artist will read from the contributions together with Sam Cottington and Anima Goyal (45 min.).
H11, Dürerstraße 10
14:30 2 Prakticelli
Performance by Lucia Hepp with cellist and composer Graham Waterhouse (30 min.)
Cohabitation Studio, Daimlerstraße 32
15:00–16:00 Imagining institutions
Water Cooler Talk by students of Curatorial Studies
In conversation: Barbara Clausen, Rector of Städelschule and Director of Portikus & Anna Wagner, Artistic and Managing Director of Mousonturm
Moderation: Leonie Cecco, Max Zimmermann
Aula, Dürerstraße 10
16:00 Magic Words for Landfill
George Bularca Negru, Performance (15 min.)
I9, Dürerstraße 10
16:30 Within Beyond The Realms of Possibility
Augustine Paredes
Lecture-Performance (30 min.) presenting the first part of my research on erasures of homosexual narratives during the Pacific War in the Philippines and South Korea.
Aula, Dürerstraße 10
Film program at the DFF
The Rundgang is accompanied by a film program at the DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum. A selection of short films and cinematic sketches from all Fine Art classes can be seen, including works by Agil Abdullayev, Lin Htet Aung, Ben Bainbridge, Bill Becker, Siri Black, George Bularca Negru, Sam Cottington and Alejandro Villabona, Emily Dietrich, Jiyan Düyü, Jakob Erek Sen, Anima Goyal, Mari Kalabegashvili, Yeshin Lee, raúl itamar lima, Amalie Lorentzen, Thuy-Tien Nguyen, Augustine Paredes, Nina Porter, Lulu Leika Ravn Liep, Punch Viratmalee, Vera Varlamova, Moritz Tontsch and others.
Friday, 12:00, 16:15
Saturday, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00
Sunday, 10:00
Guided Tours
Students of Curatorial Studies will offer public guided tours at both locations of the Städelschule. Meeting point is the Mensa of the respective location. You don't need to make a reservations for the public tours. Private tours are gladly organised upon request: rundgang@staedelschule.de
Public tours in German: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 13:00, Dürerstraße 10 and 16:00 at Daimlerstraße 32
Public tours in English: Saturday, 13:30, Dürerstraße 10 and Sunday, 16:30, Daimlerstraße 32
Rundgang Audio Description
The Städelschule offers audio descriptions of selected artworks for blind and visually impaired visitors in organised tours with Lilian Korner and Emmilou Roessling. The tours include artworks by students of all classes and depict a variety of media. They take place at Dürerstraße 10, are conducted in German spoken language and last about an hour. The number of participants is limited, blind and visually impaired people have priority.
Saturday, 15:00, meeting point: Mensa, Dürerstraße 10. Please register via email at audiodeskription@staedelschule.de
Portikus
Portikus, an institution and exhibition space for contemporary art associated with the Städelschule, will be open and present its current exhibition Adrian Piper. Who, Me? (23.11.2024–09.02.2025). On Friday, February 7, 2025, a public guided tour in German takes place at 14:00.
Visitor Information
Friday, February 7 to Sunday, February 9, 2025
Daily from 10:00–20:00 at both locations of Städelschule
Free Admission
Locations
Städelschule, Dürerstraße 10, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
Städelschule, Daimlerstraße 32, 60314 Frankfurt am Main
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Schaumainkai 41, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
Portikus, Alte Brücke 2/Maininsel, 60594 Frankfurt am Main
Mensa
The Mensa offers food and drinks. Friday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 at Dürerstraße 10 and 10:00 to 15:00 at Daimlerstraße 32. Lunch from 12:00 until one hour before closing time.
Shuttle Service
A free shuttle service runs regularly from 11:00 to 18:00 between Dürerstaße 10 and Daimlerstaße 32. Please note the schedule provided on site.
Information on accessibility
Unfortunately, large areas of our locations are not yet wheelchair accessible. Please contact us to clarify individual needs and possibilities for support (sbv@staedelschule.de).
For further information on the Rundgang, please contact rundgang@staedelschule.de.
Thanks
The Rundgang 2025 is made possible by the generous support of the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Arts and Culture as well as Städelschule Portikus e.V. Valuable support for the Rundgang prizes comes from the donors Antje and Jürgen Conzelmann, Hiltner-Wolf-Stiftung, Künstlerhilfe Frankfurt e.V., Linklaters LLP and R&S Invest GmbH. We are able to present further awards thanks to the important support of the Albig-Stiftung and the Hans und Stefan Bernbeck-Stiftung. Special thanks go to DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum.
Exhibitions by the Städelschule community
Angels of Delulu (07.02. – end of February)
With Moritz Grimm and Giulietta Ockenfuß
LAB106 showcase, Rossmarkt 23, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
Opening: 07.02.25, 18:00
A person’s hand is the person (06.02. – 28.02.2025)
With Paul Niedermayer, Ruth Angel Edwards, Dana Munro, Bogdan Ablozhnyy, Philipp Zöhrer
MINK, Niddastraße 64, 60329 Frankfurt am Main
Opening: Thursday, 06.02.2025, 18:00
Opening hours during Rundgang: Friday to Sunday: 15:00 – 18:00
ELAINE'S X EUPHORIA, Look after each other ep. 1: Giulia Poppi - Zaratan!
ELAINE'S ROOM, Neckarstraße 7, Frankfurt am Main
Open by appointment
HAP Studio Program // Exhibition (29.11.2024 – 16.02.2025)
With James Gregory Atkinson, Živa Drvarič, Shaun Motsi, Lukas Müller, Ivan Murzin, Dennis Siering, Joana Tischkau and Franziska Wildt
basis Frankfurt e.V., Gutleutstraße 8 – 12, 60329 Frankfurt am Main
Opening hours during Rundgang: Friday,14:00 – 19:00; Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 – 18:00
Martin Kähler: picobello! (01.02. – 15.03.2025)
FILIALE, Stiftstraße 14, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
Opening hours during Rundgang: Friday,14:00 – 18:00; Saturday, 11:00 – 15:00
Ming Yuan: Alibi (09.02. – 16.03.2025)
SCHLEUSE at Opelvillen, Ludwig-Dörfler-Allee 9, 65428 Rüsselsheim
Opening: 09.02.2025, 13:00 – 16:00