Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig
Easter at MdbK
On the Easter days from Good Friday to Easter Monday, the MdbK is open from 10 am to 6 pm.
We look forward to your visit!
Rethinking collection
Since February 2022, the MdbK has been presenting 20th and 21st century painting and sculpture on the 3rd floor with a focus on art from Leipzig. More than 200 works trace the path that Leipzig art and the MdbK have taken over the past 120 years: from the Weimar Republic to the beginning of the Nazi dictatorship, from the founding of the GDR to German unity and the present.
Day of Provenance research
10.04.2024, 17-19 h
Where does my art come from? Open consultation on the day of provenance research
If works of art could speak, what would they say? They stand or hang in our homes as beloved mementos. But where were they before? Provenance researcher Ulrike Saß would like to learn about the history of your artworks and answer your questions. Let's get your art talking together. More here....
Cihan Çakmak. Tenseness
At the invitation of the MdbK, Cihan Çakmak (*1993) has, in her most recent work, subtly engaged with the presentation of the museum’s collection. In her photographs, she explores questions of physicality and pictorial representation in the tension between showing and concealing, objectivity and abstraction.
Free admission
to the permanent exhibitions on the first and second floors of the MdbK - this will apply from January 1, 2024 when the new municipal fee schedule comes into force. And for children and young people up to the age of 18, admission to the special exhibitions will also remain free. So come and visit the MdbK more often in 2024! We look forward to your visit.
MdbK for all
White markings on the entrance and stair landings, orientation aids in Braille, high-contrast labelling of the most important functions - the new guidance system of the MdbK takes the needs of people with visual impairments into account. The Sächsische Landesstelle für Museumswesen (Saxon State Office for Museums) supports and accompanies us on our way to a more inclusive museum (this measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget passed by the Saxon State Parliament).
MdbK [hubs]
Currently, a total of six inclusive mediation stations for hearing, touching and seeing are installed at the MdbK, offering new access to works in the collection. You can find more information about the project here.
Sternburg Stiftung
The MdbK preserves the extensive collection of the Leipzig merchant Maximilian Freiherr Speck von Sternburg (1776-1856), which he assembled on his estate in Lützschena near Leipzig. It includes more than 200 paintings, numerous drawings and works of graphic art as well as a library. Learn more here...
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CAFÉ TREFF
Would you like to enjoy a piece of cake, a good coffee or something savoury? Then the CAFÉ TREFF is exactly the right spot for you. The café at the MdbK is open for your visit. Opening hours: Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday 12 p.m.-8 p.m., Monday closed.