Around 1,600 works by more than 450 artists from all over the world: this is the art collection that Deka has been building up since 2003. It showcases contemporary art with all its productive power and creative potential. Painting, drawing, photography, video, sculpture as well as installative and digital art - the focus in expanding the collection is on media diversity. By paying special attention to young talent, we also support young artists, whose works of art are exhibited on the staff floors and in the conference rooms, among other places. Time and again, works also go on journeys: We regularly lend works from our collection to museums and institutions worldwide for exhibitions.

Art is also moving in at the second location, Frankfurt's FOUR T-1. The individual floors are gradually being furnished with works of art from the corporate collection. These include commissioned works by Liam Gillick and Nevin Aladag, which are installed on the conference floor. Works by regional artists such as Elisaveta Braslavskaja and Martin Feldbauer also adorn the walls and contribute to a unique and lively working environment.

The MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST Frankfurt am Main is one of the most important institutions for contemporary art. Over 5,000 works from the 1960s to the present day make up the museum's collection, which is continually supplemented by important works by artists. As part of a partnership, Deka has been sponsoring the MMK since 2002 and supports the museum with 50,000 euros per year. Deka is a founding partner of the TOWER MMK.

Dresden's museum landscape is spectacular and is home to some of the most famous museums in Europe. We are committed to preserving this unique cultural heritage and bringing its extraordinary significance to the people. Together with other institutions of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, we have been the main partner of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) since 2006.

We support the Dresden State Art Collections in major projects with an international reach - most recently the reopening of the Semper Building at the Zwinger.

The museum is a place for all generations. Promoting young people is also particularly important to us. As a member of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, we therefore support the S-Schülerlabor: school pupils gain direct insights into research at the museum. They examine the art-historical value of the works, analyze materials and research their origins. This makes art research tangible and lively.

The Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe is the largest sponsor of culture in Germany after the public sector. Savings bank customers enjoy a special benefit: a 15% discount on the admission price. Further information is available here.

The "Watzmann”, created in 1824/25 by Caspar David Friedrich, is considered one of the most important landscape paintings of the Romantic period. From 1937 it was part of the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In 2003, it emerged that the painting's history was tainted: Martin Brunn, a Jewish art collector and owner of the “Watzmann”, was forced to sell the painting under pressure from the National Socialists. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation returned the work to Martin Brunn's heirs in 2004.

The Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe was and is committed to preserving this unique painting as part of the national cultural heritage. On behalf of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, DekaBank purchased the “Watzmann” and gave it to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation as a permanent loan. The work was thus able to remain in the Alte Nationalgalerie and attracts the attention of visitors in the Friedrichsaal - a masterpiece of cultural history.

Following various national and international exhibitions, the “Watzmann” can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum in New York until mid-May.