When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from 30.05.2026 to 23.08.2026 at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus.

What are the museum's opening hours?

The Diesel Power Plant is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm.

How much is the admission fee?

According to the event entry, the regular admission is 4 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Is the museum barrier-free?

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

Are there guided tours or art education?

Yes, the BLMK offers guided tours and art educational formats. Current dates are available in the museum's calendar.

Where is the event venue located?

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

Hans Scheuerecker in Cottbus: A birthday exhibition full of color, graphics, and space

Name: All the best, dear Hans. Hans Scheuerecker for his birthday. Works from the BLMK collection as well as private collections
Start: 2026-05-30T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-23T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Hans Scheuerecker at the BLMK: A birthday exhibition full of color, form, and memory

On the occasion of Hans Scheuerecker's 75th birthday, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus dedicates a particularly dense exhibition to one of the defining artists of the city. Important works from the BLMK collection and loans from private collections will be shown, opening the perspective on almost five decades of artistic development.

A Cottbus artist with an unmistakable signature

Hans Scheuerecker is one of those positions that elude quick classification and in doing so unfolds its radiance. Since 1979 he has been working as a freelance painter, graphic artist, actionist, and set designer. His idiom condenses figure, gesture, and space into images of great inner tension. The Potsdam Museum describes an early work like Latro as an expression of an independent idiom from which one of the most distinctive abstract signatures from the former GDR later developed.

Painting, graphics, and sculpture in dialogue

The exhibition assembles paintings, graphics, posters, and sculptures and makes visible how consistently Scheuerecker has further developed his pictorial world over decades. In the interplay of line, surface, and material, an art experience emerges that oscillates between expressiveness and reduction. Those who engage in viewing the works do not only experience individual pieces but an artistic attitude that maps the path from figurative condensation to open, poetic image spaces.

BLMK as a place of art historical classification

The BLMK houses one of the most extensive collections of modern art in Brandenburg and continues its close connection to art from the GDR and the subsequent lines of tradition through this exhibition. Especially in the Diesel Power Plant, whose industrial architecture shapes the character of the house, Scheuerecker's work unfolds a special exhibition atmosphere. The rough walls, the light, and the spatial effect support the aesthetic experience in which art is not merely observed but physically perceived.

Education, context, and museum experience

The exhibition opens access to East German art history, the development of an independent Cottbus scene, and the question of how biographical experience is translated into an unmistakable visual language. For art enthusiasts, students, and museum audiences, a lively place of cultural education emerges, where collection, art education, and art historical contextualization connect.

Conclusion

All the best, dear Hans is an exhibition for all who understand painting as an attitude, graphics as a space for thought, and art as concentrated life experience. Anyone who wants to see Hans Scheuerecker's work live should definitely visit this presentation at the BLMK and experience the power of his images on site.