Image: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Städel Museum in Frankfurt will hold an evening tour devoted to the printmaking of Pieter Bruegel the Elder on September 17, as the exhibition ‘Bruegel. Printed’ enters its final days. The one-hour event, titled ‘Bruegel under the Magnifying Glass’, will examine the artist’s humorous visual ideas, enigmatic motifs and densely observed details.
Scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, the tour is part of the Städel’s ‘Art after Work’ series, which presents guided visits on different themes. It will be led by Rainer Donandt and will begin in the museum’s main foyer. Admission costs €19, including museum entry.
The event’s emphasis is on close observation of Bruegel’s printed works. Visitors will be invited to explore the images with magnifying glasses, which can be borrowed at the museum’s ticket desk; participants may also bring their own. The announcement specifically highlights the combination of comic invention, puzzling imagery and unexpected detail found in the prints.
The tour accompanies ‘Bruegel. Printed’, which remains on view at the Städel Museum through September 20, 2026. The exhibition is therefore scheduled to close three days after the evening program. The museum’s announcement does not provide a checklist or further details about the individual prints included in the presentation, but identifies Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s printmaking as its central subject.
The Städel Museum, located at Schaumainkai 63 in Frankfurt am Main, presents the Bruegel exhibition alongside its broader program of historical and contemporary art. The institution’s collection and exhibitions extend across more than 700 years, a scope reflected elsewhere in its current programming. The museum is open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays, although the tour itself is listed as a one-hour event beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets for ‘Bruegel under the Magnifying Glass’ are available through the Städel Museum. The program takes place at the museum in Frankfurt on September 17, 2026, while ‘Bruegel. Printed’ is due to remain on view until September 20.
