The Arts Union (German: Gewerkschaft Kunst) was a trade union representing cultural workers in West Germany.
The union was founded on 26 August 1949, at a conference in Frankfurt.
It was initially based in Hamburg, but relocated to Düsseldorf in 1955.
[1] The union initially had five sections:[1] Other sections were created later, including the Broadcast Television Film Union, the Union of Music Educators and Concert Artists, and the Jazz/rock/pop/improvised music group.
[3] The following year, it merged with the Printing and Paper Union, to form the Media Union.