Munich guide · Oct 1 – 31
Exhibitions & museums in Munich this month
Current exhibitions, guided tours and museum programmes in Munich this month, from the Pinakotheken and the Deutsches Museum to small galleries.
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Our picks
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Contrasts and Commonalities - Diversity in Painting
A group exhibition presenting diverse painting styles by six artists at Kunstforum Arabellapark.
Kunstforum Arabellapark · Rosenkavalierplatz 16, 81925 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Imaginary Architecture: Otto Beckmann & ars intermedia
Gallery exhibition of computer-generated art by pioneer Otto Beckmann and his group ars intermedia.
Heike Werner Galerie · Dollmannstraße 15, 81541 München
Family·Ages 6+·Outdoor
Garden Rally
A free playful rally in the museum garden exploring the world of mountains, for children from 6.
Alpine Museum · Praterinsel 5, 80538 München
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Thursday, October 1
8 events
Arts & crafts·Ages 16+·Indoor
Welcome – GEDOK Munich welcomes seven new members of applied arts
Group exhibition presenting works by seven new members of GEDOK Munich's applied arts division.
galerieGEDOKmuc · Schleißheimer Str. 61, 80797 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Miriam Fassbender and Jorin Tiedemann: kopf.SACHE
First joint exhibition of two Munich artists exploring inner feelings through painting and mixed media.
Kulturzentrum Ubo 9 · Ubostraße 9, 81245 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Sylvia von Miller: Between Landscape and Memory
Gallery exhibition of paintings by Sylvia von Miller exploring landscape as inner memory and perception.
Galerie Gerhard Grabsdorf · Aventinstr. 10, 80469 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 16+·Indoor
Abandoned Olympus – Annual exhibition by Robert C. Rore
Painting exhibition by Robert C. Rore reimagining gods in everyday modern settings.
Kunstbehandlung · Müllerstr. 40, 80469 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Overview Tour
A guided tour showing the highlights and famous objects of the Deutsches Museum, for all ages.
Deutsches Museum · Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 60+·Indoor
Kultursalon+ | A Program for Generation Plus | Is This Art or Can It Go?
A free cultural gathering and art discussion for seniors, including coffee and cake.
Pinakothek der Moderne · Barer Straße 40, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
An hour with… Maria Espinosa, Registrar
A talk with the museum's registrar about how artworks are loaned, transported and insured.
Museum Brandhorst · Theresienstraße 35a, 80333 München
Learning·Ages 16+·Indoor
Spaces. A writing workshop with Sandy
A creative writing workshop exploring space and belonging, aimed at BIPoC community members.
Museum Brandhorst · Theresienstraße 35a, 80333 München
03
Friday, October 2
8 events
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Guided tour of the exhibition Raw Materials – Science Communication Lab
A guided tour of a pop-up exhibition on raw materials, sustainability, and the impacts of mining.
Deutsches Museum · Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Outdoor
Workshop: Wild Walls – Street Art & Planting for the Sparrow
A free street-art painting and planting workshop celebrating urban wildlife like sparrows.
Bahnwärter Thiel · Tumblingerstraße 45, 80337 München
Museums & sights·Ages 14+·Indoor
Mining VR Experience
A virtual reality tour of the Deutsches Museum's former mining exhibition, for teens and adults.
Deutsches Museum · Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
30 Minutes – One Work: Giovanni Segantini's Ploughing, 1890
A short guided tour focusing on one artwork by Giovanni Segantini in the Alte Pinakothek collection.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Painting Course
A weekly painting workshop with separate groups for children from age 6 and adults/teens.
Milbertshofen Culture House · Curt-Mezger-Platz 1, 80809 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Public guided tour by MVHS
A guided tour of the Blue Rider exhibition at Lenbachhaus led by Munich's adult education centre.
Lenbachhaus · Luisenstraße 33, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6–12·Indoor
Secrets of the Brain
A child-friendly guided tour explaining how the brain controls our body and feelings, for ages 6+.
Museum Mensch und Natur · Maria-Ward-Straße 1b, 80638 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 8+·Indoor
Comic drawing
A weekly free workshop where kids from age 8 learn comic drawing techniques from professionals.
Pasinger Fabrik · August-Exter-Straße 1, 81245 München
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Saturday, October 3
8 events
Arts & crafts·Ages 16+·Indoor
Finissage: Fesa – Between Dream & Reality
The closing event of an exhibition of paintings exploring inner states between dream and reality, meet the artist.
17m² – Concept Art Space · Schießstättstraße 30, 80339 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
"Open for all" Studio Days
Open studios and workshops with exhibitions, concerts and tours for all ages.
Ehrenbürgstraße Culture Grounds · Ehrenbürgstraße 9, 81249 München
Family·Ages 8+·Indoor
Doors Open with the Mouse
Behind-the-scenes tours of the Deutsches Museum for children aged 8 and up.
Deutsches Museum · Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München
Festivals & markets·Ages 6+
Golden Autumn Market at Schloss Scherneck
An autumn market with crafts, food, plants and activities for all ages at a castle.
Scherneck Castle near Augsburg · Scherneck 2b, 86508 Rehling
Family·Ages 6+·Indoor
Doors Open Day with the Mouse 2026
A behind-the-scenes tour of the Lenbachhaus for children.
Lenbachhaus · Luisenstraße 33, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Overview Tour (English)
A guided tour through the Deutsches Museum's highlights and famous exhibits in English.
Deutsches Museum · Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München
Music·Ages 6+·Indoor
Nymphenburg Classics à la Mozart
A weekly piano soirée honouring Mozart performed by award-winning pianists in the Johannissaal at Nymphenburg Palace.
Nymphenburg Palace · Schloss Nymphenburg, Eingang 19, 80638 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
30 Minutes, One Work | Tintoretto, Vulcan Surprises Venus and Mars, c. 1555
A short guided look at a single painting in the Alte Pinakothek revealing its hidden details and stories.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
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Sunday, October 4
8 events
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
3rd Jour Fixe – Open Studios at the Reismühle
Open artist studios where visitors can see works in progress and talk to artists.
Reismühle Artist Studios Gauting · Reismühle 1, 82131 Gauting
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Guided Tour in Ukrainian: 17th-century Dutch Painting and Rembrandt
A museum guided tour in Ukrainian about Dutch masters and Rembrandt at Alte Pinakothek.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Open Atelier. Solar
A free open studio space where visitors can try out materials and techniques to create their own art.
House of Art · Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Exhibition tour of 'Tomás Saraceno in collaboration. Interwoven Worlds' in English
An English-language guided tour exploring Tomás Saraceno's art, architecture and science projects for adults.
House of Art · Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 München
Family·Ages 5+·Indoor
Family tour: How pictures tell stories
A family guided tour exploring storytelling techniques in paintings from the collection, for children aged 5+.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
Family·Ages 5–18·Indoor
We Are Family | What Does a Face Tell? – Open Family Workshop
Family workshop where children and parents create their own portraits inspired by the old masters.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Highlights of the Collection
A guided tour presenting the main works of the Egyptian art museum's collection.
State Museum of Egyptian Art · Gabelsbergerstraße 35, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Art information session in the Gallery of the Alte Pinakothek
A drop-in session where art mediators answer visitors' questions about the artworks, for adults.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
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Monday, October 5
1 event
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Tuesday, October 6
6 events
Museums & sights·Ages 18+·Indoor
Art Time | For people with dementia and their companions
Guided sensory tour of museum highlights for people with dementia and their companions.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
Social·Ages 16+·Indoor
Köşk Tea Salon
Weekly tea meetup to get to know others and share ideas for this open art and experimental space.
Köşk · Zenettistraße 2, 80337 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Evening tour: From Burgundian fashion to the modern society dress – women's fashion from the Middle Ages to the Fin de Siècle
Guided tour through paintings tracing the evolution of European women's fashion from the Middle Ages to the Fin de Siècle.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
Music·Ages 6+·Indoor
The Pomegranate Tree - Sound walk
Sound installation blending contemporary music with ancient Egyptian art in the museum halls.
State Museum of Egyptian Art · Gabelsbergerstraße 35, 80333 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 18+·Indoor
Art Social: Let's socialize while learning calligraphy basics and cards
A social evening combining wine and snacks with a calligraphy workshop for adults.
Spielmannsauer Straße · Spielmannsauer Str., München, BY, München
Learning·Ages 16+·Indoor
Where time stands still. On tourism and its violence
A literary talk with two authors exploring the inequalities and violence embedded in modern tourism, for adults.
Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism · Max-Mannheimer-Platz 1, 80333 München
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Wednesday, October 7
8 events
Museums & sights·Ages 0–3·Indoor
Kangaroo tour – Electronics
A relaxed guided tour of the Electronics exhibition for parents with babies.
Deutsches Museum · Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München
Museums & sights·Ages 0–3·Indoor
Kangaroo tour | Between and Beyond – For parents with babies
A relaxed one-hour guided tour of modern collection works for parents with babies.
Pinakothek der Moderne · Barer Straße 40, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Insights: No Single View
A curator-led tour of Ilit Azoulay's new works exploring the history of Villa Stuck.
Museum Villa Stuck · Prinzregentenstraße 60, 81675 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Leo von Klenze establishes the Munich vase collection
An evening guided tour with Florian Knauß on the history of the Munich vase collection for adults.
State Collections of Antiquities · Königsplatz 1, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Meet the artistic director and explore "Tomás Saraceno in collaboration. Interwoven Worlds" with him
A guided tour of the Saraceno exhibition with curator Andrea Lissoni discussing his curatorial ideas.
House of Art · Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Evening tour | Franz von Lenbach and Count Schack. The artist and his patron
A guided evening tour exploring painter Franz von Lenbach's relationship with his patron Count Schack.
Sammlung Schack · Prinzregentenstraße 9, 80538 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 16+·Indoor
Speed Portrait | Adults and teens from 16
A speed portrait drawing session for adults and teens aged 16 and up.
MIXT Children's Art House gGmbH · Römerstr. 21, 80801 München, München
Theatre & stage·Ages 16+·Indoor
Bahnwörter Poetry Slam
Munich's regular club poetry slam where performers compete on stage with short texts.
Bahnwärter Thiel · Tumblingerstraße 45, 80337 München
09
Thursday, October 8
8 events
Arts & crafts·Ages 16+·Indoor
Painting Café
A relaxed drop-in painting session with quiet time and conversation about art and creativity for adults.
Milbertshofen Culture House · Curt-Mezger-Platz 1, 80809 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6–12·Indoor
Autumn Crafts Afternoon
A crafts afternoon where children create colourful artworks from autumn leaves and natural materials.
Maxvorstadt City Library · Augustenstraße 92, 80798 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Layers of Time in Ancient Art
An evening guided tour through the Glyptothek's collection of ancient art, led by Martin Schulz.
Glyptothek · Königsplatz 3, 80333 München
Learning·Ages 16+·Indoor
Theme Talk | Renovation instead of new construction
A free talk on how transformation of existing buildings succeeds in practice, hosted by design exhibition partners.
DesignWerkschau · Gotzinger Straße 52b, 2. Innenhof, 2. Etage, 81371 München, München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
An hour with Andjelka Badnjar and Xenia Riemann-Tyroller | Materiality
Curators share insights into exhibitions and collections, focusing on the theme of materiality.
Pinakothek der Moderne · Barer Straße 40, 80333 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 16+·Indoor
Let's doodle and watercolor to do your abstract painting!
A creative watercolor and doodling workshop for adults to try abstract painting together.
Danklsalon – Sendlinger Freiraum, Danklstraße 11 · Danklstraße 11, München, BY, München
Learning·Ages 16+·Indoor
Comic Bar: Bea Davies
A reading and discussion with comic artist Bea Davies about her graphic novels on Fukushima and grief, for adults.
Gasteig HP8 · Hans-Preißinger-Straße 8, 81379 München
Learning·Ages 16+·Indoor
Crime Festival Munich: Crime Night in the Pathology Department
An author reading about death and mummies combined with a visit to a historic autopsy room used as a crime film location.
Munich Klinik Schwabing · Kölner Platz 1, Zugang via Einfahrt Isoldenstraße, 80804 München
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Friday, October 9
4 events
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Opening of the 36th Annual Exhibition of Blende 1 Photo Club
Free opening night of the annual photography exhibition by the Blende 1 photo club.
Kulturzentrum Ubo 9 · Ubostraße 9, 81245 München
Family·Ages 6+·Indoor
Biodiversity - Treasures of nature
A guided family tour exploring biodiversity and why it matters, for children from age 6.
Museum Mensch und Natur · Maria-Ward-Straße 1b, 80638 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
The Artist's Wanderlust – Artists Travelling
A recurring guided tour exploring how travel shaped artists' motifs and techniques throughout history.
Alte Pinakothek · Barer Straße 27, 80333 München
Music·Ages 12+·Indoor
Digitalanalog 2026
A free festival combining concerts, video art and exhibitions celebrating Munich pop culture.
Muffatwerk · Zellstr. 4, 81667 München
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Saturday, October 10
1 event
Running now
Family·Indoor
Inside the Suit – Humans in Spacesuits
A family exhibition on spacesuit technology with real exhibits and hands-on stations.
Deutsches Museum – Flugwerft Schleißheim · Effnerstr. 18, 85764 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Homo Mobilis. Photographs by Martin Roemers
A photo exhibition exploring people worldwide and their relationship with vehicles, for all ages at the Verkehrszentrum.
Deutsches Museum – Traffic Center · Am Bavariapark 5, 80339 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Krishna. Religion, Art and Pop Culture
An exhibition exploring the Hindu deity Krishna and his role in pop culture.
Museum Fünf Kontinente · Maximilianstr. 42, 80538 München
Museums & sights·Ages 16+·Indoor
Literature & Attitude. Rachel Salamander's Archive
A free exhibition on Rachel Salamander's role as publicist and founder of a literature bookshop, part of Jewish history in Munich.
Monacensia in the Hildebrandhaus · Maria-Theresia-Str. 23, 81675 München
Museums & sights·Ages 12+·Indoor
Human and Humane...? The Regulated Expulsion of the Sudeten Germans
A special exhibition on the forced expulsion of over two million Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia, 80 years on.
Sudeten German Museum · Hochstr. 10, 81669 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Karl Valentin and the Old Knights
An exhibition at Burg Grünwald about comedian Karl Valentin's fascination with the Middle Ages.
Grünwald Castle · Zeillerstr. 3, 82031 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Stonehenge. Ancient Secrets, New Discoveries
An exhibition exploring the archaeology and mystery of Stonehenge for all ages.
Bavarian State Archaeological Collection · Lerchenfeldstr. 2, 80538 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
The Future Is Stupid
A major retrospective exhibition of painter Antony Micallef's work at MUCA Munich.
Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art · Hotterstraße 12, 80331 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Ten Lives
An exhibition exploring migration through a human perspective, calling for greater empathy.
Villa Stuck · Prinzregentenstr. 60, 81675 München
Arts & crafts·Ages 6+·Indoor
Sterling Ruby
An exhibition of works by US artist Sterling Ruby spanning sculpture, ceramics, collage and painting.
Sammlung Goetz/Schaufenster · Pacellistr. 5, 80333 München
Museums & sights·Indoor
Christmas Magic at the Sudeten German Museum
A free festive Christmas display in the museum's foyer, suitable for the whole family.
Sudeten German Museum · Hochstr. 10, 81669 München
Museums & sights·Ages 6+·Indoor
Collecting with style. Caroline Murat, Ludwig I and antiquity
An exhibition about the acquisition of Caroline Murat's antiquities collection by King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
State Collections of Antiquities · Königsplatz 1, 80333 München
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