Sinclair-Haus

Description

In the heart of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, the Museum Sinclair-Haus hosts exhibitions that bring art and nature into interdisciplinary dialogue; the house is part of the Stiftung Kunst und Natur gGmbH. Since 1982 it has presented rotating exhibitions that place the diverse relationships between people and nature at their thematic core.

The building at Löwengasse 15 / corner of Dorotheenstraße is a late-Baroque corner house dating from 1708, built for government councillor and historian Elias Neuhof. The two-storey house, with a mansard roof, corner quoins and a Buntsandstein portal, stands opposite the Erlöserkirche and immediately by the eastern gate of the Bad Homburger Schlossgarten. For reasons of local and architectural history, the ensemble is considered a cultural monument.

Historically the house was owned at various times by regionally significant figures; in 1775 the future diplomat Isaac von Sinclair was born here, who later represented the Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg at the Congress of Vienna. After a period of decay the property was acquired at the end of the 1970s, restored and opened as a museum in 1982. A comprehensive renovation took place in 2002; during that time exhibitions were held in institutions in Frankfurt.

The exhibition concept links the visual arts, the sciences, music, literature and dance. In addition to exhibitions, the museum organizes lectures, readings, concerts and experimental formats — partly live, partly digital. At its locations in Bad Homburg and in Nantesbuch (Upper Bavaria) the foundation creates spaces for sensory experience and interdisciplinary engagement. Aesthetic education and cooperation with schools, universities and educational institutions are integral parts of its outreach work; the aim is a responsible engagement with natural and cultural foundations.