German art connoisseur Kasper König has died at the age of 80. The well-known curator and former museum director died on Friday in Berlin. König’s family confirmed his passing to dpa. König was director of the Ludwig Museum in Cologne from 2000 to 2012 and was considered one of the most important exhibition organizers in Germany. He was born on November 21, 1943 in the north-western German town of Mettingen.