Welcome to the Possehl Foundation

Where we come from

In his will, Emil Possehl, a businessman and senator of Lübeck, bequeathed all his business interests to the Possehl Foundation, which ist now 103 years old.

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Sustainability

The Possehl Foundation wants to make an active contribution to addressing the climate crisis, and
provides support to help those applying for funding to do so.

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What we promote

We support community life in a multitude of ways. Up to 500 applications per year reflect the diversity of the non-profit and benevolent work carried out by the people of Lübeck.

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New Call for Entries: Until February 29, artists can apply for the POSSEHL PRIZE FOR LÜBECK ART 2024. This comes with an award of €8,000 for the realization of an artistic project. We look forward to receiving many beautiful project ideas!

Cultural Spark*

The Cultural Spark* wins the KULTURGESTALTEN prize! The Culture Policy Society applauded “the visionary power of art and culture” at the ceremony in Augsburg on 20 October 2023. Prizes in other categories went to the Action Network Sustainability for Culture and Media, the WIR2.0 project by the city of Hanover, and Nicola Bramkamp, artistic director of Save the World ...

Our publications

The Foundation has published catalogues about the international renowned artists Doris Salcedo and Matt Mullican, who received the Possehl Prizes for International Art 2019 & 2022, as well as a book by the historian Axel Schildt and a magazine by journalists from the economics magazine brand eins Wissen - two publications illustrating the history and the current role of the Foundation and the Hanseatic City of Lübeck ...