The Kunstverein München (km) is a non-profit art association located in the Hofgarten in

Munich, Germany Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

. It was founded in 1823 and is one of the oldest German art associations. The Kunstverein, a privately sponsored association with almost 1,300 members, focuses on solo and group exhibitions by international artists. It belongs to the (ADKV), an umbrella organization for non-profit art associations. Since July 2019, Maurin Dietrich is the director of Kunstverein München. In October 2019, Gloria Hasnay joined the institution as curator.

History

Directors (selection)

* 1978–1985: Wolfgang Jean Stock * 1986–1991: Zdenek Felix * 1992–1995: Helmut Draxler * 1996–2001: Dirk Snauwaert * 2002–2004: Maria Lind * 2004–2009: Stefan Kalmár * 2010–2015: Bart van der Heide * 2015–2019: Chris Fitzpatrick * since 2019: Maurin Dietrich

Partial list of exhibitions

* ''30 Jahre Kunst'' (2017), Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys * ''A rock that keeps tigers away'' (2017), nine artists including Simon Dybbroe Møller * ''Serving Compressed Energy With Vacuum'' (2015), Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven * Works by Ger van Elk (2014) * ''Door Between Either And Or Part 1'' (2013), twelve artists including Isa Genzken, Jeanne Mammen, Josephine Pryde, Carol Rama, and

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* ''4 projects in Mexico'' (2013), various artists * ''The Li vi ng'' (2013),

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References

{{Authority control Arts organisations based in Germany Museums in Munich