Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
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Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt (HLMD) is a large multidisciplinary museum in Darmstadt, Germany. The museum exhibits Rembrandt, Beuys, a primeval horse and a mastodon under the slogan "The whole world under one roof".[4][5] As one of the oldest public museums in Germany, it has c. 80,000 visitors every year and a collection size of 1.35 million objects.[5][6] Since 2019, Martin Faass [de] has been director of the museum.[7][8] It is one of the three Hessian State museums, in addition to the museums in Kassel and Wiesbaden.[9] Similar institutions in Europe are the Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz and the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.[5]
Former name | Großherzoglich Hessisches Landesmuseum zu Darmstadt[1] |
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Established | 12 July 1820; 204 years ago (1820-07-12) |
Location | Friedensplatz 1, Darmstadt, Germany |
Coordinates | 49°52′30″N 8°39′13″E |
Type | Multidisciplinary museum |
Key holdings | Drawings Dürer/Rembrandt, Block Beuys, A Forest of Sculptures, Messel pit fossils, American mastodon |
Collections | Paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, geology, paleontology, zoology, cultural history |
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Visitors | c. 80,000 |
Founder | Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse |
Director | Martin Faass |
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Owner | Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts |
Employees | 83 (2014)[3] |
Public transit access | Tram, bus: Schloss, Luisenplatz |
Nearest car park | Schlossgarage |
Website | www.hlmd.de |