The Schaulager museum

Schaulager was founded in 2003 with the aim of combining the storage and display of contemporary art. As a research institution, storage facility and venue for exhibitions and events in one, it provides specialists with unique research opportunities and a platform for dialogue and exchange. In addition, Schaulager initiates exhibitions and projects to make contemporary art accessible to the general public. The operation of Schaulager is underwritten and overseen by the Laurenz Foundation.

Purpose of the Foundation
In 1933 the 36-year-old Maja Hoffmann-Stehlin (1896—1989) created a foundation in Basel, which was devoted to the progressive goal of collecting works of art and making them accessible to the public: the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation. The young founder named it after her husband following his untimely death, citing the “affirmation of the present” and “confidence in the future” as defining principles in the Deeds of Foundation. To this day the Foundation continues to be guided by this visionary founding concept.