Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) is an association of renowned personalities in
Munich
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,
Bavaria
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. It was founded by the
Free State of Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total land area of Germany, and with over 13.08 million ...
in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich.
The academy organizes panel discussions, exhibitions, readings, lectures and concerts. Until 1968, the academy had its headquarters at
Prinz-Carl-Palais
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, after which they received a temporary quarters at the Caroline court. Since 1972 it has had its headquarters in the Königsbau (King's tract) of the
Munich Residenz
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.
Prizes
The academy has awarded several prizes, some called Ehrung (honour), Ehrenring (ring of honour), Ehrengabe (gift of honour):
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Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste
**1950–85 ''Literaturpreis'' (literature prize)
**1986–2007 ''Großer Literaturpreis'' (great literature prize)
**since 2008 ''Thomas Mann-Preis'' (
Thomas Mann Prize)
*Literarische Ehrengabe
**1952–85
**since 1985 ''Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Ehrung''
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Friedrich-Ludwig-von-Sckell-Ehrenring (since 1967; for landscaping architecture)
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Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis (since 1974; in collaboration with the
Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, for music)
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Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis (1985–2005; in collaboration with the
Robert Bosch Stiftung; for literature)
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Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Ehrung for inter-cultural "Vermittlung" (since 1986)
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Karl-Rössing-Reisestipendium (travel scholarship, since 1986)
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Friedrich-Baur-Preis (since 1990; in collaboration with the foundation Friedrich-Baur-Stiftung; for artists in the regions
Franken,
Oberpfalz and
Niederbayern)
*Auftragskomposition der Akademie (commissioned composition of the academy, since 1990)
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Horst-Bienek-Preis für Lyrik (since 1991, for lyric poetry)
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Gerda-und-Günter-Bialas-Preis (since 1998; in collaboration with the
GEMA-Stiftung; for music)
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Rainer-Malkowski-Preis (since 2006; in collaboration with the foundation Rainer-Malkowski-Stiftung; for literature)
*Preis Neues Hören (New Listening, since 2006; in collaboration with the foundation ''Neue Musik im Dialog'', Köln; for presentation of contemporary music)
*Kunststipendium (art scholarship)
External links
The Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts (German and English)
Arts in Germany
Culture of Bavaria
Academies of arts
1948 establishments in Germany
Munich Residenz
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