Mission Statement

In 1946, Emil Nolde together with his wife Ada established the Stiftung Seebüll Ada und Emil Nolde (The Ada and Emil Nolde Foundation in Seebüll). Nolde writes in the preamble: “All European towns and cities have their museums full of thousands of works of art from old and recent times. There is great beauty in this for many people and at the same time the disadvantage of too many things offered and of overfatigue. Every visitor to a museum will have experienced this.
In contrast to this, the – metaphorically speaking – searching intellectual pilgrim from all countries should find a special place in our small estate located in the plain countryside, where he is offered some happiness and artistic and spiritual relaxation.”

The Nolde Foundation Seebüll has the noble task of administering Emil Nolde’s extensive estate in Seebüll according the artist’s will, of preserving his œuvre for posterity and of promoting the understanding and appreciation of Nolde’s work all over the world.