When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition can be seen at the BLMK Diesel Power Plant Cottbus starting June 6, 2026, at 11 a.m. and runs according to the program until August 23, 2026.

How much is the entrance fee?

The regular entrance fee is 4 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Where exactly is the venue located?

The exhibition takes place at the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art - Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, Am Amtsteich 15, 03046 Cottbus.

Is the museum barrier-free?

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

Are there guided tours of the exhibition?

Yes, a guided tour of the exhibition is announced in the program.

Which art genres are represented?

Paintings, graphics, posters, and sculptures from the BLMK collection as well as from private collections will be displayed.

Scheuerecker's colors speak: Cottbus celebrates a life's work at BLMK

Name: All the best, dear Hans – Hans Scheuerecker at BLMK Cottbus
Start: 2026-06-06T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-06T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

A birthday greeting to the visual language of Hans Scheuerecker

For the 75th birthday of Hans Scheuerecker, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art is showcasing an exhibition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus that makes the artist's work visible in all its breadth. Painting, graphics, poster art, and sculpture unfold an artistic experience that traces the development of an independent style over almost five decades.

A collection perspective on a multifaceted oeuvre

The presentation brings together important works from the BLMK collection as well as from private collections. Since the 1970s, this corpus has been systematically built up and shows how Scheuerecker's visual language has developed from expressive beginnings to clearer, more graphic, and schematically condensed forms. The focus remains on primary colors, reduced compositions, and the human figure as an existential motif.

Between expressiveness and reduction

Art historically, the exhibition reads as a journey through different phases of an East German artist's biography that never exhausts itself in just one style. Early references to the form vocabulary of the early 20th century, particularly to expressive tendencies, stand out as well as later condensations into flat, color-intensive image arrangements. It is precisely this tension that makes the exploration of the works so appealing: The image remains dynamic, searching, and at the same time unmistakable.

The Diesel Power Plant as a place of aesthetic experience

BLMK in Cottbus provides an ideal setting for this exhibition. The former industrial monument combines architectural rigor with museum openness, barrier-free accessibility, and a strong focus on art education. Visitors to the exhibition not only experience a compilation of works but also a precisely curated dialogue between collection, space, and biography.

Cultural education and accompanying program

The museum is known as a place of education and enhances its exhibitions through guided tours, lectures, and educational offerings. The exhibition of Hans Scheuerecker also includes a public tour with Ulrike Kremeier. This provides access for art enthusiasts, school classes, and adult visitors that connects aesthetic experience with art historical knowledge.

Conclusion

This exhibition invites you to rediscover Hans Scheuerecker as a formative voice of the Cottbus art scene. Anyone wishing to see the development of his oeuvre in person should definitely visit the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus live: Here, collection, spatial effect, and artistic handwriting condense into an impressive artistic experience.