Hilmar Hoffmann

Hilmar Hoffmann
Hoffmann in April 1989
Born(1925-08-25)25 August 1925
Died1 June 2018(2018-06-01) (aged 92)
Frankfurt, Germany
EducationFolkwang Hochschule
Occupations
  • Stage director
  • Cultural politician
  • City councillor in Frankfurt
  • Lecturer

Hilmar Hoffmann (25 August 1925 – 1 June 2018) was a German stage and film director, cultural politician and academic lecturer. He founded the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. He was for decades an influential city councillor in Frankfurt, where he initiated the Museumsufer of 15 museums, including the Jewish Museum Frankfurt. He was the president of the Goethe-Institut and taught at universities such as Bochum and Tel Aviv. He wrote the book Kultur für alle (Culture for All), which was a motto of his life and work.