The Villa Dessauer is a mansion in

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main (river), Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in ...

, Germany, which is used as an art gallery by the local City Council. The edifice was built in 1884 by the Jewish merchant Carl Dessauer. During the

Nazi regime Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictat ...

, the villa was confiscated, but after World War II the son of the former owner received his property back and sold it to the City of Bamberg. Since 1987 it hosts a gallery, which is used for several exhibitions, where both local and international artists have the possibility to expose their works.

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* Buildings and structures in Bamberg

Dessauer Dessauer is a German language, German surname meaning "from Dessau". Notable people with the surname include: * Alois Dessauer (born Aron Baruch Dessauer; 1763–1850), German banker, manufacturer * Ferdinand Dessauer (also ''Dessoir'', 1836–1892 ...

Art museums and galleries in Germany Art museums and galleries established in 1987 1987 establishments in West Germany Buildings and structures completed in 1884 Jews and Judaism in Bavaria Properties confiscated from Jews under Nazi rule {{Bavaria-struct-stub