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Welcome to the press pages of the Pinakothek der Moderne. Here we provide you with text and image material for current reporting.
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FLUX
The Pinakothek der Moderne is to gain another attraction – Flux! Together with the Stiftung Pinakothek der Moderne, the four museums at the Pinakothek der Moderne will be creating an exceptional common space offering gastronomic facilities and cultural events. It will operate for the next five years from the end of June 2025 onwards and […]
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DANIEL GRÜTTNER – OUT OF THE WEB
Press appointments on request OPENING: 04.02.2026, 7.00 P.M. DURATION OF THE EXHIBITION: 05.02.2026 – 03.05.2026 With the current exhibition Daniel Grüttner – Out of the Web, the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München is once again addressing the question of the significance of drawing in the 21st century. The project kicks off a series of three consecutive […]
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The unknown side of Max Beckmann | Online Edition of the diaries
10/10/25, 7.00 PM 75 Years after the artist’s death, Beckmann´s diaries are being made available digitally, in full for the first time (in German) INVITATION TO A PUBLIC READING: MAX BECKMANN IN HIS DIARIES – READ BY HANNS ZISCHLER (IN GERMAN) FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2025 | 7.00 – 8.30 P.M. PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE, ERNST VON SIEMENS-AUDITORIUM | […]
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Sweeter than Honey. A Panorama of Written Art
MEDIA CONFERENCE: 10 DECEMBER 2025, 11.00 A.M. In the presence of participating artists Mounira Al Solh, Golnaz Fathi and Susan Hefuna OPENING: 10 DECEMBER 2025, 7.00 P.M. Speakers: Anton Biebl, Director of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen Oliver Kase, Director and Curator of the Modern Art Collection Madeleine Freund, Co-Curator of the exhibition Marie-Kathrin Krimphoff, Curator Written […]
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CITY IN THE CLOUD - DATA ON THE GROUND
MEDIA CONFERENCE: 15 OCTOBER 2025, 11.00 A.M. OPENING: 15 OCTOBER 2025, 7.00 P.M. EXHIBITION DURATION: 16 OCTOBER UNTIL 8 MARCH 2026 The increasing datafication of our virtual and physical lives has lead to an exponential rise in the construction of data infrastructure, ranging from undersea cable networks to vast data centers. New facilities are sprawling […]
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THOMAS SCHEIBITZ – A TRIBUTE TO HERMANN GLÖCKNER
MEDIA CONFERENCE WITH THOMAS SCHEIBITZ: 08.10.2025, 11.00 A.M. OPENING: 08.10.2025, 7.00 P.M. | DURATION OF THE EXHIBITION: 09.10.2025 – 11.01.2026 | Painter and sculptor Thomas Scheibitz (*1968) doubtlessly is one of the key figures of his generation. His contribution to the German pavilion at the 51st Venice Biennial attracted attention internationally. Ever since he is […]
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YOSHIHIRO SUDA – GARTEN EDEN
03.07.2025 – 21.09.2025 | MEDIA CONFERENCE WITH YOSHIHIRO SUDA: 02.07.2025, 11.00 A.M. OPENING: 02.06.2025, 7.00 P.M. DURATION OF THE EXHIBITION: 03.07.2025 – 21.09.2025 | Japanese woodcuts of the 18th and 19th centuries influenced European modernism more than any other artworks from Asia. The term “ukiyo-e” associated with them designates “images of the floating world”, which […]
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Rupert Huber. Begegnungsmusik
PESSERUNDGANG: 05.06.2025 | 18.00 UHR ERÖFFNUNG: 05.06.2025, 19.00 Uhr LAUFZEIT: 06.06.2025 — 09.11.2025 Der österreichische Komponist Rupert Huber komponiert ein Musikstück eigens für die Rotunde der Pinakothek der Moderne. Aufgeführt wird es durch die Besucherinnen und Besucher des Museums: Denn erst ihre Bewegungen lösen die Melodiesequenzen der Komposition aus und erschaffen eine polyphone Musik der […]
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On View. Encounters with the Photographic
MEDIA CONFERENCE: 03.07.2025 | 11 A.M. | Over the summer, the Sammlung Moderne Kunst (Modern Art Collection) is dedicating an extensive exhibition to its significant photographic holdings. With a selection of around 250 works by more than 60 artists from the past hundred years up to the present day, this overview traces the developments in […]
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Gerhard Richter
02.05.2025 – 22.06.2025 | The artist’s studio was left open, his painting oeuvre was closed. In the remoteness of his studio, Gerhard Richter now created drawings that he subjected to his self-imposed maxim: “The most fundamental, the hardest thing is to make something that is good.” This is especially true for drawings because every pentimento, […]
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