Cultural and scientific variety
In the field of arts and science we sponsor a wide range of projects. One aspect is the funding of outstanding research and teaching at the higher education institutions in the city. Our funding focuses on special research projects, endowments for professorships and the technical equipment for scientific work.
The promotion of arts and culture includes the major cultural institutions as well as many other smaller initiatives that keep culture alive and vibrant in Lübeck.
Funding examples
Operette in Lübeck
The Operette in Lübeck society enables productions of musical theatre and concerts. The society helps young vocalists, instrumentalists and actors to get a foot on the career ladder by means of events and workshops that are useful for their subsequent work as professional musicians.
Cultural life in Lübeck is diversified and enriched by events that are held in unusual or seldom used venues. In addition, the society promotes the performance and production of operettas that are not often played.
The Possehl Foundation sponsors the annual productions at the Lübeck Theatre Summer and enables the continuation of a concert series, Operetta on the Piano.
Endowed Lichtenberg Chair for Neurobiology
Together with the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, the Volkswagen Foundation and the University of Lübeck, the Possehl Foundation established Germany's first “Endowed Lichtenberg Chair for Neurobiology” foundation in 2018. The funds raised will enable the university to implement its strategy of focusing on scientifically outstanding and socially significant topics. Research at the established Chair of Chronobiology is of great importance for personal and public health and combines scientific findings with direct social benefits.
The Schleswig-Holstein
Music Festival
With 120 venues at 71 different locations, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival is one of the largest regional festivals in Europe and it is based in Lübeck. Classical music can be heard at both established and unusual venues, but pop, jazz, fusion, comedy and readings are also on the programme. The "Music Festivals in the Countryside" combine music and informal get-togethers at the most beautiful country estates in Schleswig-Holstein. Festival orchestras and masterclasses promote young musical talent. The programme has a common theme every year.
The Possehl Foundation is a dependable sponsor of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. In Lübeck, it supports the Shipyard Summer at the Gollan Cultural Shipyard and the "Outside the Gates" concert series, where festival visitors are invited explore Lübeck off the beaten track with innovative concert formats. The foundation also supports the masterclasses held at the Lübeck College of Music.
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