The Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg e.V.
is a not-for-profit association of artists, founded in 1950 by the organ-builder and writer Hans Henny Jahnn.
[3] The current president is Monique Schwitter, elected in 2021, after being member of the academy since 2012.
Burghart Klaußner is the current vice president.
[4] [5] The previous president was Ulrich Greiner [de], elected in 2011.