July 16, 2026 – October 24, 2026
Sterling Ruby
A selection from the years 2008 to 2016 featuring large-scale spray paintings, ceramics, bronzes and textile sculptures by the Los Angeles-based artist.
Sammlung Goetz
State-owned collection of contemporary and media art; since the closure of its building in Oberföhring, rotating exhibitions are shown in the “Schaufenster” on Pacellistraße.
Opening hoursAdmission from €4 Wheelchair accessible
Temporary location. The exhibition building in Munich-Oberföhring (Oberföhringer Straße 103) is permanently closed because it cannot be renovated economically. Since December 2025 the collection has been showing rotating exhibitions in the “Schaufenster” at Pacellistraße 5 (interim use).
Current exhibitions
November 17, 2026 – February 20, 2027
Jeff Wall
Lightbox pictures from the 1990s by the Canadian photographer, in which staged scenes combine cinema and painting.
About the museum
Ingvild Goetz bought her first artwork in 1969 and in the following years ran a print publishing house and the gallery “art in progress” in Zurich, Munich and Düsseldorf. In 1984 she gave up the gallery to devote herself entirely to collecting. Initially she focused on Arte Povera and American art of the 1980s; later came the Young British Artists, Gutai, Italian art after 1950 and, above all, media art. Today the collection comprises more than 5,500 works.
In 1993 she opened a collection building in Munich-Oberföhring designed by Herzog & de Meuron – the Basel firm's first exhibition building, whose seemingly floating wood-and-glass cube is regarded as an icon of contemporary architecture. In 2004 BASE 103, an underground space for film and video works, was added.
As of January 1, 2014, Ingvild Goetz donated the building and 375 media artworks to the Free State of Bavaria, making the rest of the holdings available as a long-term loan. Since then the Sammlung Goetz has continued as a state institution, working closely with the Pinakothek der Moderne, the Haus der Kunst and the Neues Museum Nürnberg.
Preliminary studies for a modernization showed that the Oberföhring building cannot be renovated economically; it and BASE 103 will remain permanently closed. As an interim solution, the “Schaufenster” opened in December 2025 in the shopping arcade of Sep Ruf's Neue Maxburg, where rotating exhibitions from the collection are on view.
Highlights
- One of the most extensive Arte Povera holdings, including Mario Merz's “Iglu”
- Major media art collection with film, video and room-filling installations
- Works by the Young British Artists and the Japanese Gutai group
- Former collection building by Herzog & de Meuron in Oberföhring (exterior only)
- Rotating exhibitions in the glass-fronted “Schaufenster” at the Neue Maxburg
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Freistaat Bayern
- Director
- Katharina Vossenkuhl
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3People over 65, people up to age 25, people with severe disabilities, volunteer service participants (FSJ, FÖJ, BFD, voluntary military service) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and teens under 18 and all school students over 18 (except evening schools/colleges and language schools) free. |
| Seniors | €3Reduced admission from age 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3companion free · Reduced for people with severe disabilities; the registered companion is admitted free. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Reduced up to age 25; students of art, art history, art studies and art education free. |
Tickets on site or in the online shop. Free admission for, among others, ICOM and Museumsbund members and with the annual pass of the Staatliche Museen und Sammlungen.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: not available
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Exhibition space is accessible; there is no restroom in the exhibition space. The website offers information in Easy Language and German Sign Language.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
|---|
- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Changing creative workshops for children and teens related to current exhibitions; children's birthday parties can be booked at the /Schaufenster.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Karlsplatz (Stachus), Ausgang P · 3-min walk
U4/U5 to “Karlsplatz (Stachus)”, exit P (approx. 2–3 min. walk); S1–S8 to “Karlsplatz (Stachus)” (approx. 8 min.); tram 19 to “Lenbachplatz” (approx. 2–3 min.).
Amenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
No restroom on site. Publications as well as a bag and scarf as artist editions available on site.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| Good to know | Free audio guide via the collection's web app. Works from the collection can also be seen in partner exhibitions and in the online collection. |
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