Exhibition Archive
Sepcial exhitions 2021/2022
Studio exhibitions
The most beautiful book cover of the Jugendstil.
There is a spectacular rediscovery to celebrate: the most important book cover of German Jugendstil was thought to have been lost since the Second World War and has now turned up in a private collection. The graphic artist, painter and architect Peter Behrens (1868-1940) had already been highly creative and successful as a book designer at the turn of the century.
He created a highlight of 20th century binding art in 1902 with the splendid binding for Friedrich Nietzsche's work ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra’.
Vier virtuose, erst unlängst entstandene Dioramen von Peter Sauerer (geb. 1958) ergänzten die bestehende Krippensammlung des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums. Die kleinformatigen postapokalyptischen Arrangements beleuchten die Weihnachtsgeschichte und Szenen aus dem Marienleben in einer neuen Sicht.
Georg Petel and the mystery of his crucifxion group.
The studio-exhibition unravels the mystery behind a work of the famous Augsburg Baroque sculptor Georg Petel (1601/02–1634), who in the 18th century was praised as the “German Michelangelo”.
The exhibition is a cooperation between the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum and the Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Exhibition period: 19/07–20/10/2024).
Fahrende Musikanten und ihre Instrumente.
In Großstädten der Gegenwart ist Straßenmusik eine Selbstverständlichkeit. Doch traten schon vor Jahrhunderten Itinerant Musicians and their Instruments
The studio-exhibition presented instruments like bagpipes, hurdy-gurdies and mechanical instruments, together with figures and decorated objects from exquisitly painted fans to gaming-pieces in relief.
“Intermezzo Murano” combines exceptional modern glass objects with historical masterpieces. This juxtaposition illuminates two highly innovative eras.
The studio exhibition "Drinking Schnapps" presents almost 60 exceptionally designed, aesthetic, enigmatic and original vessels from the 17th century to the present day, which arouse curiosity to learn more about drinking spirits as a cultural practice.