When does the smART Lunch start and how long does it last?

The smART Lunch starts on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 12:00 PM and lasts about 30 minutes. Punctual arrival is recommended.

Is the Schaezlerpalais accessible for disabled persons?

Due to the historical structure, the Schaezlerpalais is not barrier-free. Current information is available on the website of the Art Collections and Museums Augsburg.

Is there information about admission prices or tickets?

Information to follow. Prices and possible discounts will be announced by the museum and are available on the official website.

Is photography allowed in the exhibition?

Information to follow. The house rules and instructions from the supervisory staff are binding.

Who guides the smART Lunch?

The short tour is conducted by the mediation team of the Art Collections and Museums Augsburg and offers a well-informed, dialogical introduction to the topic.

How do I get to the Schaezlerpalais by public transport?

The Schaezlerpalais is centrally located at Maximilianstraße 46 in 86150 Augsburg. There are multiple public transport connections to the city center; detailed information is available on the museum's website.

Lunchtime Art with Dürer: Compact Master Insights at Schaezlerpalais Augsburg

Name: smART Lunch: Dürer's Jakob Fugger at Schaezlerpalais
Start: 2026-03-31T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-03-31T14:30:00+02:00
Location: Schaezlerpalais

smART Lunch at Schaezlerpalais: Dürer's Perspective on Jakob Fugger in 30 Intense Minutes

At lunchtime, the Schaezlerpalais intensifies the art experience: At the smART Lunch on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a succinct window into art history opens. In 30 minutes, the examination of the artwork leads to the renowned Fugger portrait by Albrecht Dürer, rooted in the exhibition atmosphere of one of the most magnificent Rococo palaces in southern Germany.

A Master of the German Renaissance: Dürer's Portrait Art in Focus

Albrecht Dürer, painter, graphic artist, and theorist of the Renaissance, shaped portrait art with psychological depth, precise drawing, and subtle color. His proximity to courts, humanists, and merchants culminated in portraits that visibly reflect social status, habitus, and individuality. The portrait of Jakob Fugger the Rich is considered an iconic embodiment of economic power and bourgeois representation around 1518/1520.

Artwork Examination: Physiognomy, Materiality, Sign of the Time

In the aesthetic experience, sensory impressions take center stage: delicate light-dark modulations, the material presence of fine textiles, the concentrated gaze. Forms and colors frame the figure against a dark background, the contour sharpens the character. In the installation of the museum space, the painting unfolds its spatial effect, while questions of provenance and attribution (original, workshop, repetition) structure the art historical discourse.

Augsburg Context: Fugger City, Imperial Diet, Networks

The curation links the image with Augsburg's history: trade, financial power, cultural transfer. Dürer's stay at the Imperial Diet in 1518, his drawn studies, and later oil portraits create a dense network of politics, economics, and art production. The Schaezlerpalais, with its German Baroque gallery and Haberstock collection, provides the ideal resonance space for this.

Curation and Communication: Compressed, Precise, Dialogical

The smART Lunch serves as a pointed tour: clear questions, precise image analysis, and connectable terms from painting, sculpture, graphics, and installation. Museum educational approaches activate seeing and thinking: iconography, materiality, commissioning, reception.

Visitor Feedback

The reactions of the visitors are clear: The smART Lunch delights art lovers.

Instagram: 'Intensive artwork examination at lunchtime – exactly the right format!'

Facebook: 'Never had Dürer presented so focused and knowledgeable – great praise to the team.'

Conclusion

Whoever wants to experience art clearly, compactly, and knowledgeably will find the ideal form in the smART Lunch. A highly concentrated art mediation is expected, a succinct introduction to Dürer's portrait art, and a deepened understanding of Augsburg's cultural history. Experience it live.