If you’re interested in contemporary art, the Haus der Kunst München right next to the English Garden is the place to go!
The world’s leading center for contemporary art
The historic, neoclassical building of the Haus der Kunst is located in the very south of the English Garden on Prinzregentenstraße. Exciting exhibitions of contemporary art show how artists deal with and explore themes from all over the world in a wide variety of ways.
With its exhibitions, Haus der Kunst aims to sharpen the view of contemporary art by incorporating different points of view. An interdisciplinary program of the highest artistic quality and cultural relevance is offered, according to the Haus der Kunst’s own description on its website (1).
The exhibited artists included Jörg Immendorf, Vivan Sundaram, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Gerhard Richter and many more.
The house belongs to the Free State of Bavaria and is run by the “Haus der Kunst Foundation”. The museum is open from Monday to Sunday.
The story:
The neoclassical building was built between 1933 and 1937 under Adolf Hitler. The monumental building was designed by Paul Ludwig Troost. Together with the two NSDAP buildings on Königsplatz, they were regarded as monuments to the National Socialist regime.
In 1931, the Glass Palace in the Old Botanical Garden burned down. The Munich artists’ associations founded the “Ausstellungsleitung München” to build a new exhibition venue for further events and commissioned the Munich professor Adolf Abel with the new building.
After Hitler became Reich Chancellor in 1933, he rejected the project immediately before the planned start of construction and personally handed over the contract to Paul Ludwig Troost. He had already rebuilt the NSDAP headquarters Braunes Haus for Hitler.
He also no longer wanted the Haus der Kunst to be located in the Old Botanical Garden and chose the southern entrance to the English Garden as its new location. The Prinzregentenstraße was simultaneously turned into a parade route.
A visual impression of the various exhibitions at Haus der Kunst in 2013
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Infobox – Haus der Kunst – Museum am Englischen Garten Munich
Address: Haus der Kunst Munich – Museum am Englischen Garten, Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 Munich
Website: www.hausderkunst.de
Directions Haus der Kunst am Englischen Garten
Subway: take subway 4 or 5 to the stop Lehel. Then continue with streetcar number 36 in the direction of Effnerplatz. Get off at the “Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München” stop or the “Haus der Kunst” stop
Alternatively, take the U-4/5 or U-Bahn 3 or U-Bahn line 6 to the “Odeonsplatz” stop. From there, take bus number 100 (this is the museum line) in the direction of Ostbahnhof and get off at “Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München” or “Haus der Kunst”. The walk from Odeonsplatz across the Hofgarten is also beautiful.
Bus: take the museum line 100 (Hauptbahnhof Nord-Ostbahnhof) to the Königinstraße stop
Access and parking by car: a paid parking lot is available directly behind the museum. The entrance is via Prinzregentenstraße – house number 1.
Map & Plan – Surroundings Haus der Kunst MünchenAn overview of current exhibitions and events can be found on the Haus der Kunst München website.
Nearby: The Golden Bar, Kiosk Fräulein Grüneis, Bavarian National Museum, Eisbachwelle Munich
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