When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition is scheduled to start on 23.07.2026 at 11:00 AM and is expected to run until 16.08.2026.

How much is the admission fee?

The regular admission fee is 4 Euros, reduced 3 Euros.

Where is the venue located?

At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art - Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, Uferstraße/Am Amtsteich 15, 03046 Cottbus.

Is the museum accessible for people with disabilities?

Yes, the exhibition rooms, event hall, and mukk. are accessible via elevators.

What art forms are represented in the exhibition?

Displayed are groups of works from painting, photography, graphics, and poster art, as well as other positions of modern and contemporary art.

Are there guided tours or educational programs available?

Yes, BLMK offers guided tours and art educational programs. Please check specific dates and formats before your visit.

A Collection Awakens: The BLMK Shows New Art in Cottbus

Name: Acquisition Status. Collection Additions from 2021-2025
Start: 2026-07-23T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-16T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Acquisition Status at BLMK Cottbus: New Perspectives on the Collection

With Acquisition Status. Collection Additions from 2021-2025, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus opens up views on the latest expansions of its collection. The exhibition shows how a museum collection is not only preserved but also continued: through purchases, donations, and curated contrasts that place painting, graphics, photography, and poster art in a vibrant dialogue.

Collection as an Experience of the Present

Entering this exhibition, one encounters not a static inventory but a museum moment of high density. The art experience emerges from the examination of works across different generations, image languages, and materials. It becomes visible how artistic positions from East German traditions, concrete art, printmaking, and contemporary image production illuminate each other.

Curating, Context, and Art History

The exhibition makes collection policy tangible as cultural education. In particular, at BLMK, which is one of the most significant museums for art from the GDR and subsequent artistic traditions, collection work is readable as an aesthetic and historical task. Acquisition Status places the question at the center of how museums arrange images, enable interpretations, and make artistic developments visible for a contemporary audience.

Space, Light, and Exhibition Atmosphere

The Diesel Power Plant Cottbus gives the presentation a special spatial effect. The industrial architecture, clear navigation paths, and spacious exhibition rooms create a concentrated setting for a calm yet intense encounter with modern art. Colors, form rhythms, and photographic details unfold a distinctive presence in the museum light that invites careful viewing.

A Look Behind the Scenes of Collecting

Especially appealing is the insight into the museum's practice itself. Acquisition Status shows how the collection grows, how selection is made, and how works from the years 2021 to 2025 are placed in an art historical context. For art lovers, this results in an exciting change of perspective: not only the individual work matters but also its role in the fabric of a large public collection.

Conclusion

Acquisition Status promises a clever, sensual, and enlightening art experience for all who wish to not only see modern art in the museum but also understand it. The exhibition invites visitors to rediscover the BLMK collection and to experience the present of collecting live.