Exhibition venue for contemporary art by the Englischer Garten – no collection of its own, with temporary exhibitions, performances and a Nazi-era history.
July 17, 2026 – February 7, 2027
Major show by the Argentine artist with aerial sculptures, spider habitats and a work on lithium mining developed with Indigenous communities from northern Argentina. It includes the freely accessible Museo Aero Solar in the Middle Hall (until October 26, 2026).
June 12, 2026 – December 7, 2026
The first retrospective in Germany of the Icelandic pioneer of video and media art, from early experiments to room-filling multichannel installations.
June 26, 2026 – February 7, 2027
Site-specific commissioned project with drawing installations and small aluminum sculptures that engage with the material and history of the building. Free admission.
June 26, 2026 – February 7, 2027
Finds that a river surfer has recovered from the bed of the nearby Eisbach since 2008 – from wedding rings to World War relics. In the Archiv Galerie, free admission.
July 27, 2026 – January 15, 2027
Sound installation as part of the TUNE music and performance program, accompanied by live performances.
December 23, 2024 – December 31, 2026
Walk-through chronicle in the southeast stairwell that traces the exhibition program since the 1990s. Free admission.
November 20, 2026 – May 16, 2027
New body of work by the American artist centered on a new film, complemented by photography, sculpture and a kinetic installation on images of war and violence.
The building on Prinzregentenstraße was constructed between 1933 and 1937 to plans by Paul Ludwig Troost as the “Haus der Deutschen Kunst” (House of German Art). It was one of the Nazi regime's first prestige buildings; until 1944 it hosted the “Great German Art Exhibitions”, with which those in power propagated their ideal of art and excluded modernism.
After the end of the war, the US Army initially used the building as an officers' club. Exhibitions returned from 1946, and the building deliberately became a showcase for the previously ostracized modernism – for example with the major Picasso exhibition of 1955, which also included “Guernica”. This rededication was long seen as an act of reparation, but it also reflected postwar society's wish to keep the Nazi past at a distance.
Since 1992 the building has been run by the non-profit Stiftung Haus der Kunst München (foundation), supported by the Free State of Bavaria and private partners. Under directors such as Chris Dercon, Okwui Enwezor and, since 2020, Andrea Lissoni, it developed into an internationally connected center for contemporary art with more than 300 exhibitions and performance and sound programs such as TUNE.
The Haus der Kunst has no collection of its own. Critical engagement with its architecture and history is an integral part of the program: the freely accessible Archiv Galerie documents the building's history, and artists regularly respond to the building with site-specific works. A general renovation based on plans by David Chipperfield is in preparation.
| Adults | €15 |
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| Reduced | €11Pensioners (pension insurance ID), volunteers, people with a disability degree of 50 or higher, art historians, artists (BBK/IAA/IGBK), art professors, conservators, artCard holders |
| Children & teens | €5free up to age 11 · Children under 12 free; school students aged 12 and up €5. Children up to and including age 12 only accompanied by adults. |
| Seniors | €11Reduced for pensioners with an ID from the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German pension insurance) |
| Visitors with disabilities | €11companion free · Reduced for a disability degree of 50 or higher; companion with “B” marker admitted free |
| Students & apprentices | €5School students, university students, apprentices and FSJ (voluntary social year) participants; art students free |
| Groups | –Group tour (approx. 60 min., in German) €110 plus admission; foreign-language surcharge and Sunday/public holiday surcharge €25 each; school class tour €100 flat rate including admission. Register at least 1 week in advance. |
| Families | €35“Family & Friends” ticket for 2 adults and up to 3 children (Hausticket Large) |
| Hausticket Small (only “Steina: Playback”) | €10Reduced €8, school/university students €5 |
| Public guided tour / curator's tour | €5Surcharge per person plus admission |
| Haus der Kunst 365 annual pass (single) | €50Partner card an additional €40; valid for 12 months from the first visit |
| 365 Live annual pass | €100Includes TUNE and performances |
Free admission: Every last Friday of the month from 16:00 to 22:00 (Open Haus)
Prices apply to the Hausticket Large (currently the “Tomás Saraceno” exhibition). Freely accessible without a ticket: Archiv Galerie, Middle Hall, Terrassensaal, museum shop, Goldene Bar and the exhibitions “Ausstellung der Ausstellungen”, “Eisbach Treasures” and “Maria VMier”. A further €5 reduction for München-Pass holders and journalists, among others; free admission for annual pass holders, ICOM/CiMAM, Deutscher Museumsbund and refugees, among others. No €1 Sunday.
Prinzregentenstraße entrance via a ramp (about 100 m from the Königinstraße stop); elevator to all floors; wheelchair-accessible unisex restroom on the first floor; two accessible parking spaces behind the building. Wheelchair, stools and folding chairs free at the ticket desk. No tactile guidance system for blind visitors, accompaniment recommended; about four times a year tours for blind and visually impaired people, tours in German Sign Language (DGS) by a deaf guide, introductory texts in Easy Language (Leichte Sprache). Assessed under “Reisen für Alle” (Travel for All) (2017).
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 11 |
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| Family ticket | €35 · “Family & Friends” ticket for 2 adults and up to 3 children (Hausticket Large) |
Family tours, “Baby hört mit” tours for parents with infants, Open Atelier and a community garden. Children up to and including age 12 only accompanied by adults. Stroller parking and baby changing tables at the end of the left corridor behind the ticket desk. Free admission under 12; “Family & Friends” ticket for 2 adults and up to 3 children.
Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst
Bus 100 (Museenlinie) to Königinstraße; U4/U5 to Lehel or S-Bahn to Isartor, then tram 16 to Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst; U3/U6 to Odeonsplatz, then bus 100.
Paid parking
Large paid parking lot behind the building, open around the clock: 2 hrs €4, each additional hour €2.50, day rate €15, evening rate (19:00–7:00) €5. Two accessible parking spaces behind the building, access between the Eisbach and the building.
Goldene Bar (daytime café with a changing lunch menu, bar in the evening); Walther König bookshop. Lockers with a €1 deposit, no suitcase storage.
The West Gallery, Terrassensaal and terrace used to be available for rent; the rental page of the website currently redirects to the homepage, and current information is not available.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Private photos allowed; professional or commercial shoots only with permission from the press office. Drawing is explicitly encouraged. |
| Good to know | Public guided tours Sat and Sun afternoons and Thu evenings (1 hr, €5 plus admission). Groups and school classes – even without a tour – please register in advance at fuehrungen@hausderkunst.de. Online tickets recommended for heavily visited exhibitions. No pets except assistance dogs. |
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