Ancient sculptures, famous masterpieces, modern artworks and historical remnants of bygone times – You'll find them all in the metropolis on the River Main. Over the years, Frankfurt has gained widespread renown as one of Germany's leading museum locations. Much of its reputation is due to its magnificent museum embankment, a cultural landscape unique to all of Europe.

In a major exhibition, the SCHIRN sheds light on a so far little-known side of his oeuvre: Chagall’s works of the 1930s and 1940s, in which the artist’s colorful palette becomes darker.

It presents important works from the 1930s, in which Chagall focused more and more on the Jewish world, numerous self-portraits, his orientation toward allegorical and Biblical themes, and the important designs in exile for the ballets "Aleko" (1942) and "The Firebird" (1945).

The exhibition also addresses the artist’s recurring preoccupation with his hometown, Vitebsk, and main works such as "The Falling Angel" (1923/1933/1947). Altogether, the  SCHIRN will provide a new and highly relevant view of the oeuvre of one of the most important artists of the twentieth century.