Lenbachhaus
Luisenstraße 33 (U2 Königplatz) Tel: (089) 23 33 20 00
Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-6pm
Temporary exhibits
 "Das Aktuelle Programm Magazin"
Some historic background material
 The museum
The famous 19th century "portraitiste" Franz von Lenbach worked in his
studio at this address. It was conceived by architect Gabriel von
Seidl in a neo-renaissance style and built according to Lenbach's
criteria. Today the "villa" is open to the public and the well known
museum features permanent and temporary exhibits. Nothing less than the
famous paintings from the "blauer Reiter" (blue rider) period and
especially the Kandinskys are worth the trip to Munich. Kandinsky
and Marc created the term "blauer Reiter" to attract people to
modern art. The "club d'artistes" gathered artists living in and
around Munich, gave birth to the "german expressionism" and strongly
influenced 20th century art: Franz Marc, August Macke, Gabriele
Münter, Jawlensky, Alfred Kubin, Marianne von Werefkin and later on
Paul Klee joined this movement all enchanted by the city
and its intensely intellectual character.
Kandinsky and Bavaria
Kandinsky - the "eldest" of the "blauer Reiter" family - was the first
one to venture into the ultimate artist's dream, total abstraction. He
lived in Schwabing,
Ainmillerstrasse 36: "this is where I lived for many years, this is
where I created my first abstract painting". He also spent prime time
in a little country mansion south of Munich near Murnau. Many
paintings on exhibit at the Lenbachhaus
tell the stories of his impressions collected there:
"Train in Murnau" and "Murnau Landscapes".
Today the country house is a sweet little museum maintained by a guide
that has quite a few stories to tell.
(opening hours: Wed, Sat, Sun and holidays from 4 to 6pm)
Kandinsky's house in Murnau
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