30-11-2022
29 September 2023 to 14 February 2024
The human face: it reflects the personality, reveals emotions and states of mind. But it also reveals things that people prefer to hide. That is why it has always been an important theme in art. Many paintings, graphics and sculptures are dedicated to the tension between showing, masking and transforming. The exhibition presents works from a private collection that has long pursued this thematic focus. It shows works from the 12th century to the present.
30-11-2022
24 May 2023 to 14 January 2024
Tourmalines are not only sought-after gemstones, but also beguiling study objects. Whereas colourful versions are rare and precious, tourmalines that are jet-black on the outside are commonly found ‑ sometimes also in the Black Forest. Initially they appear to be unremarkable, but a fascinating surprise is waiting inside them: cut the crystals into slices; grind these slices until they are wafer thin; and colours, and sometimes incredible pictorial worlds, will emerge out of the darkness. These impressive artworks of nature were created because tourmalines react very sensitively to external influences during their growth, thereby adapting their shape and colour.
14-10-2022
7 April to 10 September 2023
The Museum für Neue Kunst is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Friends of the Museum für Neue Kunst e. V. with an exciting exhibition project. For the steadily growing circle of friends, three things were particularly important right from the start: art, the promotion of – especially regional – artists as well as encounters and exchanges with one another. The association has accompanied and supported the work and development of the museum with many purchases. A regularly changing presentation now honors the great commitment in the past, presents the current work and risks an outlook into the future.
10-10-2022
30 November 2023 to 1 September 2024
Through the comic heroes Asterix and Obelix, the Celts are known as comical ruffians. But what were people really up to in the Iron Age? How did they live here in Breisgau? An interactive discovery tour shows that the Celts were not only courageous heroes, but also pioneers in arts and crafts. They travelled far and wide and traded. Unique finds, hands-on stations and illustrations invite children and young people on an exciting journey through time.
10-10-2022
28 October 2023 to 14 April 2024
At the end of the 19th century, Japan became a dream destination for many travellers. Numerous studios sprang up on site offering for sale photographs of typical views of Japan, and the travellers themselves also circulated their own photographs. The delicate hues of the hand-coloured images of landscapes, temples, genre scenes and people in traditional work clothes have had a particularly strong influence on Japan's image abroad to this day. The House of Prints and Drawings is presenting the fascinating photographs from the Ethnological Collection of the Museum Natur und Mensch for the first time. The exhibition curator is the Zurich East Asia specialist Hans Bjarne Thomsen.
10-10-2022
25 February to 16 April 2023
They are scurrying through the museum again and capturing hearts: yellow, brown, black, spotted and striped chicks. They are not only cute, they are also ambassadors for respectful treatment of animals. After more than 30 years, many fans of the family exhibition have known for a long time that if you are quiet as a mouse and prick up your ears at the show hatchery, you may already hear a soft beeping in the egg or the cracking of the shell. If you are very lucky, you will experience the magic moment when a chick hatches. Perhaps a Sundheimer or an Altsteirer? These and other regional and endangered chicken breeds are back.
10-10-2022
24 June to 17 September 2023
The Dutch engraver and painter Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) was the first meta-artist of graphic art. Then as now, his virtuosity of craftsmanship and creative pictorial inventions are inspiring. He imitated various stylistic techniques and styles, on which he superimposed his own commentary. Unlike his contemporaries, the multi-talented artist designed, engraved and published himself. His heroes, goddesses and celestials pay homage to the human body and radiate great dynamism. Ancient mythologies and Christian themes were as much a part of his repertoire as moralising allegories.
10-10-2022
22 July 2023 to 24 March 2024
Idyllic landscapes, impressive farms and, of course, the Bollenhut (traditional hat with pom-poms) - this image of the Black Forest is omnipresent today. Wilhelm Hasemann (1850-1913), who devoted a large part of his life and work to the region around Gutach, played a major role in shaping this image. But do his works show the reality in the 19th century? In addition to paintings and drawings, the Augustinermuseum presents photographs by the artist that served as his models. This look behind the scenes reveals a lot about projections and stagings that still make up the "Black Forest" cliché today.
