Messerschmitt Stiftung

The Messerschmitt Foundation, based in Munich, was founded in 1969 and is described as the largest private foundation for monument protection in Germany. Its founder, Willy Messerschmitt, associated the foundation with the vision of promoting science and research in the field of aerospace and of caring for and preserving German art and cultural monuments at home and abroad. The chairman of the board is Dr. Hans Heinrich von Srbik, and the Board of Trustees consists of personalities with the highest professional expertise. In carrying out restoration, the foundation relies on the expertise of the respective state conservators, focusing on medium-sized and smaller art monuments. Historic buildings are restored and adapted for modern purposes.

The Messerschmitt Foundation was founded in 1969 and is based in Munich. Its founder, Willy Messerschmitt, associated the foundation with the vision of promoting science and research in the field of aerospace and of caring for and preserving German art and cultural monuments at home and abroad. The foundation is described as the largest private foundation for monument protection in Germany. In its restoration work it relies on the expertise of the respective state conservators, focusing on medium-sized and smaller art monuments. Historic buildings are restored and adapted for modern purposes. Since 2007, after extensive restoration by the Messerschmitt Foundation, Schloss Meseberg has been open to state guests from all over the world as a guest house of the federal government.

Largest private foundation for monument protection in Germany

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