Art Education in the Palais Pinakothek

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ART EDUCATION IN THE PALAIS PINAKOTHEK

Art education has its very own home in Munich’s Kunstareal art quarter. The Palais Pinakothek is a historic building with a lively past. Today it serves as a space for creativity and uncomplicated access to art. Based on works and themes from the various collections and exhibitions in our museums, visitors are invited to participate in workshops, seminars and the Children’s Palais. The Museumspädagogische Zentrum is also located here and has its own studio. Every second Sunday in the month, the Open Palais opens its doors to visitors. Here you can participate, without prior registration, in a number of art educational activities. 

History

 

1842/44 The architect Franz Jakob Kreuter (1813-1889), a student of Friedrich von Gärtner, is commissioned by the Treasurer and Controller of the Bavarian court, Count Friedrich Wilhelm Alfred von Dürckheim-Montmartin (1794-1879), to build the Palais Dürckheim at Türkenstraße 4 in the prominent location near the Wittelsbach Palais (built 1845/48).

1855 The Prussian state government purchases the Palais Dürckheim in October and the royal palace becomes the official seat of the Prussian embassy to the Bavarian court. Various changes are made to the building. In September 1909, the Prussian embassy then moves to Prinzregentenstraße – to a newly-constructed building (now the Sammlung Schack) designed by Max Littmann and donated as a gift from Wilhelm II.

1912 The façade of the building is reconstructed (current state). In August 1912, Count Maximilian von Drechsel, treasurer and retired army major, acquires the property from the Prussian government.

1937 On April 2, 1937, the German Reich (Reich Police Tax Authority) acquires the building and converts it into a police hospital. It is situated in the immediate vicinity of the Munich Gestapo headquarters, which had relocated to the former Wittelsbach Palais in the autumn of 1933.     

1945  After the collapse of the Third Reich and the liberation of Munich by American troops, the building, which had suffered damage from air attacks, is confiscated along with its entire inventory by the American military government.  

1946  The Bavarian Police Records Department, founded in May 1946 and later renamed the Landeskriminalamt ( LKA, State Office for Criminal Investigation), is allocated space at Türkenstraße 4. Up to 1968 they serve as offices for the crime technology department.    

1961  In exchange for the Luitpold Park, the city of Munich acquires the land on the corner of Brienner Straße / Türkenstraße from the State of Bavaria. This was originally designated as the site for the municipal Culture Centre (later built elsewhere as the »Gasteig«).    

1968  After the relocation of the LKA to Maillinger Straße, the building remains unoccupied and is, according to a report in the local newspaper Münchner Merkur in July 1970, »threatened with demolition« as a result of plans to construct the ‘Altstadt-Ring’ ring-road.    

1977  Palais Dürckheim is purchased by the Bayerische Landesbank (Bavarian State Bank) and used as a training centre for its staff.     

Nov. 29, 2004     The Bayerische Landesbank turns over the Palais Dürckheim to the Pinakothek museums as part of a Public Private Partnership arrangement.     

Apr. 29, 2006     The building is officially opened under the name »Palais Pinakothek« as the museums’ centre for art education.

Concept

 

Art appreciation in the 21st century is, in our view, best exemplified by the foresight of John Cage, who said: »20th century modern art has done a very good job. What was that job? Opening people´s eyes. What could possibly have been better? But now we have to turn our attention to other things and these things are social.« (1986)

Discourse with art has the decisive potential to help us develop as individuals. Looking at art stimulates our thought processes. It sharpens our powers of perception and enriches our view of the world. Being able to comprehend the work processes of artists in a practical and concrete way impacts on our daily lives by strengthening our creative, social and ethical competences. This is why the Palais Pinakothek seeks to introduce art to the lives of as many people as possible. Its changing themes and diverse methodological approaches offer visitors a range of possibilities for actively engaging with the art works of the Pinakothek museums, the Schack Collection and the Museum Brandhorst.

Susanne Kudorfer, Ute Marxreiter, Jochen Meister, Kristine Oßwald, Sylvia Panter and Annette Philp were responsible for the concept behind the opening of the Palais Pinakothek in April 2006.

Site Plan

You can reach the Palais Pinakothek by

Tram 
No 27 to Pinakotheken

Underground (U-Bahn)
U3 | U4 | U6 | U6 to Odeonsplatz

Bus
No 100 (Museumslinie/ museum line): to Pinakotheken
No 154 to Schellingstrasse

We recommend the use of public transportation.

Parking is not available. 

Contact

Palais Pinakothek | Kunstvermittlung
Türkenstraße 4
80333 München
T +49.(0)89.23805-284
palais@pinakothek.de