Ulrike Lorenz (born 1963 in Gera) is a German art historian and President of the

Klassik Stiftung Weimar The Klassik Stiftung Weimar (''Classical Foundation Weimar'') is one of the largest and most significant cultural institutions in Germany. It owns more than 20 museums, palaces, historic houses and parks, as well as literary and art collections, ...

. In 2008, the art historian Ulrike Lorenz became director of the

Kunsthalle Mannheim The Kunsthalle Mannheim is a museum of modern and contemporary art, built in 1907, established in 1909 and located in Mannheim, Germany. Since then it has housed the city's art collections as well as temporary exhibitions – and up to 1927 those ...

. In 2009, after a renewal in the juvenile-style building (1907) of the Kunsthalle Mannheim, the collection was reopened. For this purpose, the collection was subdivided into twelve thematic spaces of different epochs of the art layer, from Romantic to Realism. By 2018, the extension building from 1983 was demolished and replaced by the larger Hector building. On 1 June 2018, the reopening of the Kunsthalle Mannheim took place with a "Grand Opening" and a screening of photographs by Canadian artist Jeff Wall. In October 2018, Lorenz was elected president of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. She took new office in August 2019.Der Tagesspiegel: Ulrike Lorenz wird Chefin der Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Retrieved December 19, 2019

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Directors of museums in Germany German art historians Living people 1963 births {{Germany-art-historian-stub