P R I V A T E   M U S E U M

Celebrating Over 40 Years of Art and Curation

 

John and Renate Hammond are marking more than four decades as curators and practicing artists with the opening of their Private Museum in Dover, Kent. The museum is home to the Hammond Art Collection, a unique and personal archive that reflects their lifelong commitment to contemporary art.

 

The collection has evolved over the past 40 years through carefully selected acquisitions and generous gifts from artists exhibited by the Hammonds. Their curatorial journey began with Galerie am Theater (1979–1992) in Fürth, Bavaria and has continued through Art-Agency Hammond, which they have run since 1993.

 

Today, the Hammond Art Collection features over 650 works, including more than 400 by Renate Hammond herself—an accomplished artist and graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg. You can explore her work at www.renatehammond.eu.

A selfie of John & Renate Hammond at the Turner Contemporary in Margate in summer 2022. Photo: John Hammond

A painting by Renate Hammond in front of the victorian fireplace. Photo: John Hammond

The landing at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover. Photo: John Hammond

A shelf with art books and artwork by Paul Soderberg above: Photo John Hammond

An alcove at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover (Kent) with three artworks by Peter Thiele. Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover (Kent) with two artworks by Peter Thiele. Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover (Kent) with a painting by Varda Sharon Kramer. Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover (Kent) with artworks by Doris Weller (left and right) und Dréhan (centre). Photo: John Hammond

The landing at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover. Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover with artworks by Maria Seidenschwann, Ricarda Oehl, Herbert Stummvoll, Clemens Fischer, Herbert Stummvoll (clockwise).

Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover with two artworks by Hartmut Kuhnke. Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover with artworks by Dette Tögel (above) und Andreas Rudloff (below). Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover with artworks by Wilfried Meder (above) und Mamdouh Kachlan (below). Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover with two woodcuts by Hartmut Kuhnke. Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover with a painting by Rumen Gasharov. Photo: John Hammond

A wall at the Hammond's Private Museum in Dover with a painting by Christo Stoychev. Photo: John Hammond