The collection of the Kupferstichkabinett at the Hamburger Kunsthalle comprises more than 130,000 drawings and prints, thus counting among the most prominent graphic collections on an international scale. The highlights of the holdings include works of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffael, Brueghel, Dürer, Rembrandt, Caspar David Friedrich, Philipp Otto Runge, Edward Munch, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Ernst Barlach, Käthe Kollwitz and Max Beckmann. The association Die Meisterzeichnung. Freunde des Hamburger Kupferstichkabinetts e. V., founded in 1980, supports the work of the Kupferstichkabinett. It is aimed at committed art enthusiasts and supporters who wish to contribute to further expanding the collection at the highest level.
