Art history in the Haus der Kunst: Archive exhibition until July 2025!

Art history in the Haus der Kunst: Archive exhibition until July 2025!

München, Deutschland - In the heart of Munich, the House of Art , an impressive testimony of art history in 1937 at the instigation of Adolf Hitler as "House of German Art". Interestingly, the building survived the extensive bombing during the Second World War and was already modernly equipped at that time.

A real turning point came in 1948 when the "Exhibition Management Mountain Establishment of Munich e.V." as an artist with the approval of the American occupiers founded. The first "large Munich art exhibition" took place just a year later. It is important to mention the exhibition "The Blue Rider", which was organized by Ludwig Grothe in 1949 and showed artists who were ostracized during National Socialism. These and many other exhibitions by 2011 not only attracted high number of visitors, but also found international response.

insights into the archive

The archive of the artist association in the Haus der Kunst, which contains documents from 1948 to the present day, has so far been closed to the public and has not yet been scientifically processed. A newly opened exhibition in the Central Institute for Art History, which runs until July 25, 2025, now offers the opportunity to take a look at this treasure chest. Under the title "The documents are in the state of the filing. Poetry and administration from the archive of the artist association in the Haus der Kunst e.V." are presented not only original documents, but also current artistic work.

The leadership will be particularly interesting on June 24, 2025, which provides additional insights into the history and the artists, whose work and their fates are closely connected to the house.

post -war period and their art

The exhibition in the Haus der Kunst is not the only one that illuminates interesting aspects of art between 1945 and 1965. This also happens in another significant exhibition that examines the post-war period as a global phenomenon . Eight chapters cover different facets of this eventful years. The reactions of the artists to the trauma of Holocaust as well as Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the focus here. The instrumentalization of art by the political blocks during the Cold War is also discussed.

From the contrast between socialist realism and abstraction to the migration and escape movements that shaped this time, a comprehensive picture is designed. Arizona and civil rights movements in the United States are other exciting facets that reflect the spirit of optimism of this time. This dynamic manifested itself in 350 works by 218 artists from 65 countries, including painting, installations and performances. This exhibition is presented under the umbrella of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is under the umbrella of the federal cultural foundation.

The post -war period was a time of upheaval in Germany, the effects of which also significantly influenced art. The departure from Nazi art to a diverse spectrum of forms of expression marked an art -historical turn. While the artists in the GDR were severely restricted in their freedom, the FRG experienced a creative upswing, which was characterized by the openness and tolerance of democracy. The preferences of the West German art scene turned to abstract art, while the government in the GDR relied on socialist messages. In this political area of ​​tension, it knew how to criticize and motivate both.

It is definitely worth it to explore the current exhibitions in House of Art . It is a unique opportunity not only to get to know the art history better, but also to gain an insight into the archive that has so far remained a hidden chapter for the public.