MUSEUM RITTER was founded for the wide-ranging art collection that has been amassed by Marli Hoppe-Ritter, the co-owner of the RITTER SPORT company. The museum opened its doors to the public in September 2005.
The theme of the collection is the square in recent and contemporary art, while the goal of the museum is to exhibit the collection and bring it to the public eye. This venture is supported by the Marli Hoppe-Ritter-Stiftung zur Förderung der Kunst, which means MUSEUM RITTER can operate quite independently of public financing.