Kunsthaus Baurs Park

Through his institutions and foundations in various locations across Germany, entrepreneur Jan Fischer promotes forward-looking culture and social participation, ranging from contemporary art to social projects. He has a personal connection to the Katharinenhof as he grew up in the neighbourhood and spent many hours reading in Blankenese’s library, the coach house known at the time as the “Musenstall” (Muses’ Stables). With Kunsthaus Baurs Park, Fischer is once again making this significant site in Blankenese accessible to the wider public. In doing so, he is transforming it into a new meeting place and a space for interaction, where the local community and the wider world come together, and art, history, and discourse are brought to life in a dynamic interplay.

Teresa Minn creates structures in which artistic ideas and materials coalesce into spatial constellations, with the aim of raising new questions about familiar knowledge. She studied art history and philosophy in Berlin, Paris, and Cologne, and has worked at Galerie Kewenig, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Gropius Bau and the Berliner Festspiele, as well as the Schinkel Pavillon, all in Berlin, and Phenomen Films UK, amongst other places. Her research and doctoral thesis focus on contemporary tapestries, practices of image translation, and a fascination with the handmade in an increasingly digital world. Since 2025, Minn has been developing the programme for the Kunsthaus Baurs Park around a question raised by the site and its historical layers: How much future can be found in the history of this place and with what kind of present do we wish to fill it?

Throughout his career, Börries von Notz has repeatedly created spaces and frameworks where art, social responsibility, and institutional development come together. In recent years, he has developed and overseen projects at the intersection of art and culture, social relevance, and functional structures. As Managing Director of JEF – Not a Foundation, he is also taking over the commercial management of Kunsthaus Baurs Park on an interim basis. For von Notz, this marks a return to Hamburg, whilst the establishment of a new cultural institution represents an exciting new beginning.

Thomas Oberender’s projects are characterised by his desire to combine political and aesthetic processes. He earned his doctorate for his thesis on Botho Strauß and works as a curator, festival director, and author. He has shaped the programmes of the Berliner Festspiele / Gropius Bau as artistic director, the Salzburg Festival as theatre director, the Schauspielhaus Zürich as co-director, and the literature program of the Ruhrtriennale under Gerard Mortier. What brings ‘new’ into the world? What makes us suddenly read history and stories with empathy? As a connoisseur of curiosity, new formats, and perspectives, Oberender creates innovative programmes and follows the artistic pulse with passion and dedication. Since 2024, he has been assembling a team and developing a program and concept for Kunsthaus Baurs Park.

As Commercial Director at Kunsthaus Baurs Park, Evelyn Lauer ensures the organisational and financial stability of the programme. After studying architecture and business administration, she gained 25 years of experience in the German agency sector. During this time, Lauer established and managed a design and branding agency, oversaw large teams and budgets, and worked at the intersection of creativity and economic reality, all without ever losing sight of the human element. Her perspective is complemented by her training as an organisational designer and systemic coach, which shapes her work in the context of leadership, collaboration, and institutional development.

With a background in jewellery design, Lisa Goebel developed an early appreciation for sophisticated design and craftsmanship, as well as a desire to support artistic processes both creatively and structurally, and to empower those involved. With this in mind, she completed a training programme in event management and gained a variety of professional experiences in galleries, art centres, and agencies. In addition, Goebel independently launched a blog with an events calendar to raise the profile of Hamburg’s art scene. As an executive assistant, she operates at the interface between artistic practice and organisation.

What drives Giulia Busetti is the moment when a curatorial idea takes concrete form, along with the question of which institutional, spatial, and human conditions make that moment possible in the first place. With a background in art history, arts and cultural management, and curatorial studies, at Kunsthaus Baurs Park she combines a curatorial perspective with technical production experience. Previously, Busetti worked in programme coordination and festival production in galleries, experimental spaces, and cathedrals across Switzerland, Italy, the UK, and Germany. She has a particular interest in the cultural complexities of port cities: conflicting identities and transformations underpin her work across various projects and have made Hamburg her intellectual home.

Renée Krug has been involved with the Kunsthaus Baurs Park since the purchase agreement was signed. From the very first brainstorming sessions and workshops on the future use of the building, she has brought together the people and perspectives that continue to shape the project. Krug is particularly fascinated by the potential of the Kunsthaus as a place of encounter and discourse for Blankenese and Hamburg. She studied Cultural Management in Passau and Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics, and has gained experience in project management within the independent theatre and cultural scene as well as in the events sector. For the past two years, Krug has been pursuing a PhD in political sociology, focusing on the role of cultural symbols, discourses, and ideas in political processes.