Klaus Stenzel, born in Berlin, Germany

After working 5 years as a commercial director for a Berlin company which specialized in ornamental residential and commercial stucco design, Klaus acquired an agency renowned as a production facility for advertising displays and signs. The company’s in-house development department served global clients such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, BAT, Reemtsma, Mattel, Playmobil, numerous German and international breweries and several major department stores.

Klaus holds an advanced degree in business management and is married and the proud father of three adult children.

He has served as a member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, as a President of the French-German Society and on the advisory council for the patrons of the renowned College of Music in Detmold. For 22 years, he has been the president of the Patrons for the Leopoldinum, a gymnasium in Detmold, which has a history of more than 400 years. He is also an active member on the ‘board of patrons’ for the Lippische State Museum.

In 2005, Klaus sold his company, re-evaluated his life and decided to focus on his long-term passion: the world of the fine arts. Since then, Klaus has been a consultant to companies in the field of his former business. In 2008 he decided to become the cofounder of Travel to Art and partnered with his longtime friend and business partner, Rolf Goellnitz.

Klaus, who has been an art collector since 1965, is an expert in modern and contemporary art. Being so involved in the fine arts, Klaus has been a member of several art societies in Munich, Duesseldorf, Arnsberg, Oerlinghausen and Goslar for over 30 years, and has often acted as a consultant as well. In his function as advisory council of the Lippische Art Society, he gives decisive input concerning the new exhibitions which focus strongly on young and upcoming artists.

Constantly curious about the latest developments and traveling to exhibitions, Klaus has established countless close relationships to artists, galleries and curators – relationships that he is excited to share with you.

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Who is Travel To Art? l Rolf Goellnitz