Exhibition Tips: Current Exhibitions in Munich
Spring Exhibitions in Munich Museums 2026
What's currently on display in Munich's museums? (ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
Munich.
Anyone currently in Munich or planning a visit to the Bavarian capital
might want to check out the following museum exhibitions. From the art
district in Schwabing to Prinzregentenstrasse, Maximilianstrasse, and
even in the Old Town, you'll find numerous interesting museums. Whether
it's about glass in contemporary art or the Baroque narrative art of
Altdorfer to Rubens, whether gladiatorial combats are the focus or
treasure hunters are exploring Munich's museums, there's a wide range of
insights into art and contemporary history, from antiquity in the State
Archaeological Collection to contemporary artists' perspectives on our
world in the Kunsthalle. So have fun! Here's a list of the current
exhibitions in Munich's museums in spring 2026:
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| Pinakothek der Moderne and Alte Pinakothek (bottom right) – both located in Munich's Kunstareal (art district), photo collage: Helga Waess (Blog-Cover Kunst-Kultur-Blog) |
Alexander Tutsek Foundation:
- Future Horizons. Glass in Contemporary Art (until May 28)
Location: Georg-Muche-Straße 4, 80807 Munich
Information: atstiftung.de
Alte Pinakothek:
- How Pictures Tell Stories: Storytelling from Albrecht Altdorfer to Peter Paul Rubens (until July 5)
Location: KUNSTAREAL – Barer Str. 27, 80333 Munich
Information: www.pinakothek.de/de/alte-pinakothek
Pinakothek der Moderne:
- Reflection. Light-Mirror-Transparency (February 13 to May 31)
- Daniel Grüttner (February 5 to May 3);
- 100 Years – 100 Objects (until May 30, 2027);
- Stefan Rinck (until April 19);
- Sweeter than Honey: A Panorama of Written Art (until April 12)
Information: www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de/
Bavarian State Archaeological Collection:
- Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum (until May 3)
Location: Lerchenfeldstraße 2, 80538 Munich
Information: www.archaeologie.bayern
Bavarian National Museum:
- The Treasure Book of St. Emmeram. Baroque Splendor from Regensburg (until March 1)
Location: Prinzregentenstraße 3, 80538 Munich
Information: www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de
German Museum/Transport Centre:
- It's not just the ravages of time that are taking their toll here. Museum beetles, moths, and mold in times of climate change (until April 12)
Location: Am Bavariapark 5, 80339 Munich
Information: www.deutsches-museum.de/verkehrszentrum
German Theatre Museum:
- Making Theatre. How Theatre is Created (until April 12)
Location: Galeriestraße 4A, 80539 Munich
Information: www.deutschestheatermuseum.de
Haus der Kunst:
- Sandra Vásquez de la Horra (until May 17)
- Cyprien Gaillard (until March 22);
- Gülbin Ünlü (until February 22)
Location: Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 Munich
Information: www.hausderkunst.de
Jewish Museum:
- The Third Generation: The Holocaust in Family Memory (until March 1)
Location: Sankt-Jakobs-Platz 16, 80331 Munich
Information: www.juedisches-museum-muenchen.de
Kunsthalle:
- Miguel Chevalier: Digital by Nature (until March 1)
Location: Theatinerstraße 8, 80333 Munich
Information: www.kunsthalle-muc.de
Lenbachhaus:
- Out of Focus: Leonore Mau and Haiti (until February 15)
Location: Luisenstraße 33, 80333 Munich
Information: www.lenbachhaus.de
Museum Brandhorst:
- Long Story Short: Confrontations Juxtapositions from the collection (until September 27)
Location: Theresienstraße 35a, 80333 Munich
Information: www.museum-brandhorst.de
Museum Five Continents:
- He Toi Ora. Animated Art of the Māori (until May 10)
Location: Maximilianstraße 42, 80538 Munich
Information: www.museum-fuenf-kontinente.de
NS Documentation Center:
- ...so that the sound of war subsides, its roar (until June 12);
- Remembrance is... (until May 10)
Location: Max-Mannheimer-Platz 1, 80333 Munich
Information: www.nsdoku.de
State Museum of Egyptian Art:
- Childhood on the Nile. Growing up in Ancient Egypt (until June 21)
Location: Gabelsbergerstraße 35, 80333 Munich
Information: smaek.de
Villa Stuck:
- Of Books and Libraries (until March 8);
- Louise Giovanelli (until March 15);
- Utopia (until March 1st)
Location: Prinzregentenstraße 60, 81675 Munich
Information: www.villastuck.de
