Städelschule

Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste - Städelschule

Entrance to the school
Established	1817 (1817)
Founder	Johann Friedrich Städel
Director	Philippe Pirotte
Students	190
Location	Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany 50°06′08″N 08°40′30″E / 50.10222°N 8.67500°E / 50.10222; 8.67500Coordinates: 50°06′08″N 08°40′30″E / 50.10222°N 8.67500°E / 50.10222; 8.67500
Language	English
Website	staedelschule.de

The Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, is a tertiary school of art in Frankfurt am Main, in central Germany. It accepts about 20 students each year from 500 applicants, and has a total of approximately 140 students of visual arts and 50 of architecture. About 75% of the students are not from Germany, and courses are taught in English.

The Städelschule was founded by Frankfurt merchant, Johann Friedrich Städel (). In a deed dated 15 March 1815 he left his art collection and his money to establish a museum – now the Städel Museum – and for the teaching of art and architecture to suitable students. The school is the only one in Germany to be funded by a city rather than a state administration. In 2007, the Städelschule received funding of €3.8 million from the city of Frankfurt.

Many artists teach or have taught at the school. Among the current staff are Willem de Rooij, Peter Fischli, Douglas Gordon, Michael Krebber () and Tobias Rehberger.Max Beckmann taught at the Städelschule during the Weimar Republic, but was classed as a "degenerate artist" and dismissed from his position under the Nazi régime. His work was shown in the Degenerate Art Exhibition of 1937.