When does the exhibition take place?

The event starts on 18.06.2026 at 11:00 a.m. The exhibition will also be on view at BLMK until 23.08.2026.

Where does the exhibition take place?

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

What art forms are on display?

Works from painting, graphics, poster art, and sculpture, as well as loans from private collections, will be shown.

Is the museum accessible?

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

What are the opening hours?

BLMK in Cottbus is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with special opening hours on public holidays.

Are there guided tours or art education?

Yes, BLMK offers guided tours and a wide educational program.

Scheuerecker's birthday exhibition impressively illuminates Cottbus' art history

Name: All the best, dear Hans – Hans Scheuerecker for his Birthday
Start: 2026-06-18T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-23T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Dieselkraftwerk

A birthday greeting in painting, graphics, and sculpture

The Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art dedicates an exhibition to Hans Scheuerecker on the occasion of his 75th birthday, opening a view into a body of work that has grown over decades. In the halls of the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, painting, graphics, poster art, and sculpture come together to create an artistic experience that makes visible the artistic development of a formative Cottbus painter.

An artist between energy and densification

Hans Scheuerecker has been one of the distinctive voices of the region since the late 1970s. Since 1979, he has worked as a freelance painter, graphic artist, performance artist, and set designer; from 1982 to 1986, he taught at the Cottbus branch of the Academy of Fine Arts Dresden. The exhibition shows how his work moves between expressive gesture, formal concentration, and artistic openness.

A collection view over nearly five decades

The BLMK presents works from its own collection and complements them with loans from private collections. The collection has been systematically built up since the 1970s and makes visible both the continuities and the breaks in Scheuerecker's artistic path. Thus, a work examination is created that makes not only individual works but a whole artistic stance readable.

The Diesel Power Plant as a space of aesthetic experience

The location enhances the impact of the exhibition. The former Diesel Power Plant in Cottbus combines industrial architecture with museum clarity and creates an exhibition atmosphere where lines, colors, and materials come into particularly intense focus. The building is also accessible via elevators and offers a compact program of art education.

Why a visit is worthwhile

This exhibition is more than a birthday greeting. It bundles an important chapter of East German art history, shows the development of an independent oeuvre, and invites a concentrated encounter with painting and sculpture. Anyone wanting to see Scheuerecker's works in the original should definitely experience this artistic event live in Cottbus.