KITCHEN CULTURE
The new collection
Almost 100 years have passed since the first fitted kitchen was developed, right up to the customised kitchens of today. This period has been characterised by designers who have repeatedly developed new solutions in response to social changes and the transformation of our everyday lives.
The variety ranges from the simple cooking cell to the kitchen as the communicative centre of the living area. The Neue Sammlung presents design-historical milestones in kitchen history from its extensive collection. It begins with the Frankfurt kitchen by Grete Schütte-Lihotzky, followed by developments at the Bauhaus and in the post-war period, including Le Corbusier's kitchen for the Unité d'Habitation in Marseille and Arne Jacobsen's Interbau kitchen in Berlin.
New approaches are represented by Stefan Wewerka's kitchen tree and Herbert H. Schultes' workbench, which, together with the kitchen by J-Gast, extend right up to the present day. These exhibits show the diversity of today's requirements, new ideas and design concepts.
To mark its 100th anniversary, Die Neue Sammlung is setting new thematic priorities in its rooms.
from 7.11.2024
ECCENTRIC
The Aesthetics of Freedom
Exhibition with paintings, sculptures, installations and video works by John Bock, Maurizio Cattelan, Marguerite Humeau, Yayoi Kusama, Jonathan Meese, Pipilotti Rist and many other international artists*.
In common parlance, an eccentric attitude is considered to be extravagant and decadent. But eccentricity is much more. Because it refuses any ideology - for the freedom of democracy. This is the basic idea behind the first exhibition on the potential of eccentricity as an aesthetic of freedom. The focus is on art from 1980 onwards, but fashion, design, film and architecture are also included in an exemplary way. ECCENTRIC celebrates the diversity and complexity of the great themes of nature, beauty, intimacy and humanism.
Curated by Eva Karcher and Bernhart Schwenk
25.10.2024 - 27.04.2025
TREES TIME
This exhibition shows the many ways in which living trees can be used in architecture. International examples are used to present building projects that utilise trees as an integral part of the structure. The exhibition highlights the aesthetic and ecological benefits of these approaches and shows how living trees can contribute to the design of sustainable living spaces. Visitors will gain insights into the current developments and challenges of architecture with living green.
13.03. - 14.9. 2025
FIVE FRIENDS
The exhibition ‘Five Friends’ is dedicated to the groundbreaking life's work of John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly. These artists had a decisive influence on the American art and cultural landscape of the post-war period and stood for a new, experimental combination of music, dance, painting and sculpture.
John Cage revolutionised music through his exploration of chance and silence, while Merce Cunningham redefined dance through innovative choreography. Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg broke with conventional art forms and explored new materials and themes. Cy Twombly brought writing and painting together in a unique way with his expressive visual language.
In dialogues spanning different eras, the exhibition shows how these artists were close friends and influenced each other in their creative development.
10.04. – 17.08.2025
"KÖNNT IHR NOCH?"
Herrenchiemsee Palace
The summer exhibition of the Modern Art Collection at Herrenchiemsee Palace presents more than 50 works by artists whose works deal with fundamental democratic values such as freedom, self-determination and human dignity. Masterpieces from the Bavarian State Painting Collections, from classical modernism to the present day, meet site-specific works. The exhibition thus refers to the constitutional convention that took place on Herrenchiemsee in August 1948 and which formed the basis for the German constitution.
10.05. - 13.10.2025
100 YEARS - 100 OBJECTS
On the occasion of its 100th anniversary, Die Neue Sammlung is planning an exhibition of 100 objects. The 100 objects reflect the richness and diversity of Die Neue Sammlung. In addition to iconic works, this selection shows many outstanding pieces that have never been shown in the Pinakothek der Moderne before. The exhibition will unearth many treasures. A special feature will be the presentation, which is not organised according to the years of the designs, but according to the years of acquisition. Sorting by year of acquisition will provide a new perspective on the history of the museum's collection. When was something collected? Did the acquisitions follow new insights or fashions? How have the collection areas developed over the years?
22.05. 2025 – May 2027
ON VIEW
The exhibition presents around 250 works by around 50 artists, highlighting key milestones in the history of photography in dialogue with current themes. Core pieces and new acquisitions shown for the first time are selected from a stock of around 10,000 works to show the developments of the two collections since they were founded in 2002 and 2010. The exhibition honours the unique acquisition history of the photography collections, made possible by the ongoing support of PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne, and emphasises their special focal points and unique selling points.
11.07. - 12.10.2025
FÜSUN ONUR
Füsun Onur is a Turkish artist born in Istanbul in 1938. She is considered a pioneer of contemporary art in Turkey and works primarily in the fields of sculpture and installation. Her works are characterised by m inimalism and an exploration of space and time. Onur studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul and continued her education in the USA, where she further developed her artistic practice. In 2022, she was featured in the Turkish pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and in 2023 the Museum Ludwig organised a highly acclaimed retrospective for her.
from summer 2025
CITY IN THE CLOUD DATA ON THE GROUND
This exhibition sheds light on the hidden places where our digital data is stored and processed. With a variety of examples and installations, it shows how data centres work and which technologies make our networked world possible. At the same time, the exhibition takes a look at the ecological and social impact of the growing volumes of data. Visitors gain fascinating insights into the infrastructure of our digital world and discover the opportunities and challenges associated with storing and managing data.
16.10. 2025 – 8.3. 2026
"KÖNNT IHR NOCH?"
The Neue Sammlung has important robots that are considered pioneers for the introduction of robotics in households, but also in the medical field. Technology and design combine here in a symbiotic way. Our collection also includes gaming and game robots. They are complemented by a large collection of around 400 toy robots from the 1970s to the 1990s.
28.11. 2025 – November 2027