About

Founded in 2020, Galerie Melbye-Konan is a Hamburg-based contemporary art gallery with a thoughtfully curated program that brings together internationally established artists and emerging talents. With a focus on socially relevant themes, the gallery places particular emphasis on intercultural dialogue and the richness of cultural diversity, spotlighting influential voices from both African and European artistic perspectives. A key pillar of the gallery's mission is the committed support of promising young artists whose distinctive aesthetic and conceptual approaches make meaningful contributions to current artistic discourse.

Situated in the heart of Hamburg within the prestigious Apartimentum building, the gallery encompasses 400 square meters of exhibition space with five-meter-high ceilings. This exceptional architectural setting offers both the physical and conceptual freedom needed for a visionary exhibition program. Galerie Melbye-Konan has curated many notable solo and group exhibitions and is a regular participant in international art fairs. Its global outlook is underscored by collaborations with prominent private collections as well as projects with major museums and institutions worldwide. Artists represented by the gallery have exhibited at esteemed venues such as the Venice Biennale, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Kunsthalle Budapest, Institut français, Wuhan Art Museum, and the Mohammed VI Museum, among others. Regular events such as artist talks, lecture performances, book launches, and roundtable discussions foster ongoing dialogue around contemporary artistic practice—making the gallery a dynamic hub for contemporary art. The gallery has been recognized by Handelsblatt, which named it one of the "New Galleries from Germany," and by Artnet, which included it in the “Venice Biennale Power List 2022.” 

The gallery was founded by Stella Melbye-Konan, whose background combines academic expertise in art history with professional experience in curatorial practice. She worked at the Centre Pompidou, Musée Carnavalet and  with the French star architect Dominique Perrault. Melbye-Konan studied Art History and Communication in Hamburg and completed postgraduate studies in Museum Management at the École du Louvre in Paris.