Special program - Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich
February special program at the houses of the Bavarian State Painting Collections
All about the tension between art, AI and copyright
Munich. The houses of the Bavarian State Painting Collections are inviting you to some exciting events in February. As part of the special exhibition “Rachel Ruysch – Nature into Art”, a film and music enjoyment awaits visitors in the Alte Pinakothek. But the state painting collections also have a lot to offer online for sofa fans: Enjoy art from home? This can be done in various digital formats such as live chats or workshops. All dates can be found on the website at www.pinakothek.de/programm. In the art culture blog we have an article about the current special exhibition “Rachel Ruysch – Nature into Art” ALTE PINAKOTHEK November 26, 2024 - March 16, 2025
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| Photo collage: Pinakothek der Moderne and u.re. Alte Pinakothek, photos and collage: Helga Waess (archive) |
FILM SCREENING | A journey into the realm of nature – “The Great Crawling”
SAT 01.02. | 2 p.m. | Pinakothek der Moderne, Ernst von Siemens Auditorium
A free performance with a short introduction by the curatorial team of the “Rachel Ruysch” exhibition. The fascinating world of insects, plants and flowers comes to life in the film and you experience a microcosm to which the Amsterdam painter Rachel Ruysch dedicated herself in many floral still lifes in the 17th century. After the film screening, you have the opportunity to visit the special exhibition “Rachel Ruysch – Nature into Art” from 4:30 p.m. Art educators can be contacted on site.
- SAT 01.02. | 2 p.m. | Pinakothek der Moderne, Ernst von Siemens Auditorium | admission free
- From 4.30 p.m. | Art information in the exhibition in the Alte Pinakothek | An admission ticket is required for the special exhibition “Rachel Ruysch – Nature into Art”.
- Children and young people up to the age of 18 receive free entry to all houses.
- Time slot tickets for the “Rachel Ruysch” exhibition at: https://www.pinakothek.de/de/nature-into-art
CONCERT | Between flowers and sound. A concert evening with Erik Bosgraaf
THU 06.02. | Concert starts at 8 p.m. | Exhibition open from 6.30 p.m. | Alte Pinakothek | Special exhibition and room IX 1st floor
"The Dutch recorder virtuoso Erik Bosgraaf has put together a musical bouquet of pieces from her time as a tribute to Rachel Ruysch. The selected works come from Jacob van Eyck, Arcangelo Corelli, Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Sebastian Bach. Splendor of color and multicoloredness resound in a multi-faceted Program in which the music of the baroque masters unfolds impressively. Finally, Erik Bosgraaf presents the composition “Rachel Ruysch Reimagined,” which he created specifically for this evening.
Before the concert there is the opportunity to take a free tour of the exhibition. In the halls, visitors can talk to our Ciceroni at the “Art Information” and gain exciting insights into the works and works on display."
- THU 06.02. | Concert starts at 8 p.m. | Exhibition open from 6.30 p.m. | Alte Pinakothek | Special exhibition and room IX 1st floor
- Admission plus advance booking fee 28 euros | reduced 14 euros
- VVK at the museum box office of the Alte Pinakothek and via Munich Ticket
SPECIAL | After Work – art, wine and musette
THU 13.02. | 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Old Pinacoteca
"Social hours after work: The jazz label Upstroke Music has designed a special music program for our popular after work series. In the tradition of musette music, baroque melodies can be heard in the exhibition rooms and in the foyer of the Alte Pinakothek, interpreted in a socially acceptable way - sometimes in Trio, sometimes in a duet.
Our Ciceroni accompany the exhibition visit and look forward to an inspiring exchange about the works on display at the “Art Information”. A suitable drink should not be missing here: Garibaldi Munich serves the exclusive wine edition for the exhibition “Rachel Ruysch – Nature into Art” in the foyer.”
- THU 13.02. | 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Old Pinacoteca
- Tickets available in advance
- Munich ticket
- Museum box office of the Alte Pinakothek
- If necessary, remaining tickets at the box office
DIGITAL - Live Chat - The Neue Pinakothek. 1854 – 1981 – 2029
MON 24.02. at 6.30 p.m
"The New Pinakothek in Munich was built at the behest of Ludwig I of Bavaria and opened in 1854. As a counterpart to the “Older Pinakothek”, it was the first museum for contemporary art on the European continent. Thanks to the legendary director Hugo von Tschudi, shortly before During the First World War, the original building was destroyed in 1981 by Alexander Freiherr von, which is still often admired today Branca, which presented the now largely completed collection as a world-leading gallery of the 19th century, in which, unlike the Alte Pinakothek, sculpture (and now photography) is also represented. The building is currently undergoing a long-term complete renovation and is scheduled to open in 2029 shine in new splendor. Our live chat with Angelika Grepmair-Müller and Jochen Meister from the education and outreach team tells the story of the Neue Pinakothek in Munich in a compact form exemplary works from the online collection."
- MON 24.02. | 6.30 p.m
- Register at
- www.pinakothek.de
DIGITAL | Online workshop | Eccentric drawing
MON 24.02. | 8 p.m. | Pinakothek der Moderne
"Anyone can draw! In this workshop we will approach free drawing together using experimental methods. In doing so, we will playfully free ourselves from blocks and inhibitions when drawing. Inspired by the exhibition ECCENTRIC. AESTHETICS OF FREEDOM, we want to be courageous, free and humorous Find out for yourself what drawings moved out of the center (ex centro) can mean."
- MON 24.02. | 8 p.m. | Pinakothek der Moderne
- Limited number of places to participate
- Register by the day before or the previous working day at:
- www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de
SPECIAL: Talk as part of “Rachel Ruysch. “Nature into Art”
acatech on Tuesday: AI meets creativity – film art without borders and without rights?
- TUE 25.02. | 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
- acatech Forum – House B, Karolinenplatz 4, 80333 Munich
"Generative AI models can create texts, serve as personal assistance - and are increasingly being used to create design elements, from graphics to short clips for social media. Countless tools are publicly available for this purpose, often even free of charge.
These technological developments are accompanied by a variety of changes: On the one hand, completely new opportunities are opening up for artists to express their creativity. Works can be created much faster and more cost-effectively than before. Especially in film, different art forms such as audio elements and visual components, moving and still images merge.
On the other hand, these developments also raise critical questions: What data was used to train the AI models, and is its origin communicated transparently? What else counts as intellectual property when AI tools are used in the creative process? How are copyrights changing in a world in which AI is increasingly shaping things?
We will address these and other questions in the area of tension between art, AI and copyright using the example of film at acatech on Tuesday in cooperation with the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
The event takes place as part of the exhibition “Rachel Ruysch – Nature into Art.”
- TUE 25.02. | 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
- acatech Forum – House B, Karolinenplatz 4, 80333 Munich
- Participation free of charge.
- Registration required under AI meets art
SPECIAL | Eccentricity – expression of the non-conformist | Reading and drag performance
THU 27.02. | 6:00 p.m. | Pinakothek der Moderne
"The volunteer-run bookstore glitch and the education and mediation of the Pinakothek der Moderne invite you to a special reading as part of the exhibition ECCENTRIC. AESTHETICS OF FREEDOM. Experience how the boundaries between art, self-dramatization and social norms are broken when Perry Stroika in takes the stage for a rousing drag performance.
glitch (non-profit volunteer-run queerfeminist bookstore) brings together literary perspectives on the topic of eccentricity and opens the space for a lively examination of otherness - in dialogue, in performance and in art."
- THU 27.02. | 6:00 p.m. | Pinakothek der Moderne
- Participation free of charge | No registration necessary
OPENING HOURS of the houses of the Bavarian State Painting Collections
- Alte Pinakothek Daily except Mon | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | TUE, WED 10 a.m.-8 p.m
- New Pinakothek Closed due to renovation work
- Pinakothek der Moderne Daily except MO | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | THU 10 a.m.-8 p.m
- Museum Brandhorst Daily except Mon | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | THU 10 a.m.-8 p.m
- Collection Schack MI-SO | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m
(Quotes from the press release of the Bavarian State Painting Collections from January 24, 2025)
