Contact
Marienstraße 10a
79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
+49 761 201-2583
mnk@freiburg.de
Museum für Neue Kunst
Contact
Marienstraße 10a
79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
+49 761 201-2583
mnk@freiburg.de
The name says it all! The Museum für Neue Kunst serves as a forum for discourse on contemporary artistic and social issues, with evolving exhibitions that encourage reflection on a range of perspectives and modes of thought. In presenting its collection, the museum prioritises the exploration of 20th and 21st century works from constantly new perspectives.
In 1985, the year it was founded, the museum moved into the premises of a former girls' high school built by the Adelhausenstiftung in 1902. It has opened part of its grounds to the public: the museum garden functions as a meeting place where people can plant, cultivate and harvest together.
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Temporary Exhibitions
Playing field. Sport & art
Museum für Neue Kunst
1st May – 11 october 2026
The museum turns into a playing field and visitors become actively involved or are spectators on the sidelines: the exhibition explores sport from an artistic perspective. What happens when you change the rules or rethink them entirely? When you alter the functions and forms of sports equipment? Or when you free sport from the pressure to compete and perform? International artists pose questions of the social, cultural and societal dimensions of sport. Many artworks invite active participation: for example, at a table tennis table with obstacles, on a slightly different chessboard, or with balls that aren’t round. As a mass phenomenon, sport brings people together and fosters a sense of community. It can also create a sense of identity. At the same time, barriers to and restrictions on participation are omnipresent – and which need to be overcome. The project was developed in collaboration with the associations beneFit and Ring Freiburg and under the patronage of Christian Streich.
