Portikus Frankfurt

Portikus, Frankfurt is a museum cum exhibition center of the city, which is renowned for showcasing the best of contemporary art of the city as well as the country. It was established in 1987 and the entire concept of the museum was conceived by the celebrated living curators of contemporary art, Kaspar König. The name of museum was taken from the surviving portico of the Stadtbibliothek, a public library that was destroyed during Second World War. The museum was designed by renowned architects Marie-Theres Deutsch and Klaus Dreißigacker and they designed the building of the museum in imitation of a white cube. Today Portikus houses extensive collections of works of art by internationally famed artists and also young and talented upcoming artists.

Portikus was situated in the public library of Frankfurt, but then due to renovation work of the library, the museum was shifted to the ground floor of the historical building known as the Leinwandhaus, in 2003. This temporary arrangement was designed by artist Tobias Rehberger; he created a spatial concept by using various modular elements such as platforms and boxes. This allowed integration of the gallery, office, reading area and storage space into a large and rustic hall. The lighting of the museum was designed by Olafur Eliasson; he was responsible for the lighting of the exhibition area.

The year 2006 saw Portikus move to another place, the museum was shifted to a new building. This new building was designed Frankfurt architect Christoph Mäckler and it is situated on a small island in the river Main. Portikus has emerged as the premier exhibition venue of Frankfurt and houses exhibitions of local as well international artists all throughout the year. So if you love paintings and sculptures, do not forget to visit the Portikus in Frankfurt. You can be rest assured that the collections of the museum will be able to gratify your aesthetic desire completely.