When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition starts on June 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM and runs until August 23, 2026.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

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

Is the exhibition area barrier-free?

Yes, according to BLMK, the exhibition rooms and the event hall are accessible by elevators.

Are there guided tours of the exhibition?

Yes, BLMK offers a guided tour of the exhibition with Ulrike Kremeier; a date with entry including the guided tour is indicated in the calendar.

How much is the admission?

A binding individual price for this exhibition is not clearly stated in the available information.

Who is the visit particularly suitable for?

For art enthusiasts who are interested in Hans Scheuerecker, modern painting, GDR art, and collection exhibitions in a museum context.

Cottbus celebrates Hans Scheuerecker with a strong exhibition full of art history

Name: All the Best, dear Hans. Hans Scheuerecker's Birthday
Start: 2026-06-13T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-23T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Hans Scheuerecker at BLMK: A birthday exhibition full of intensity and memory

With “All the Best, dear Hans”, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in Cottbus honors the 75th birthday of Hans Scheuerecker, a formative artistic personality of the city. The exhibition brings together important works from the BLMK collection as well as private collections and invites a focused examination of works between painting, graphics, and artistic position.

An artist who has shaped Cottbus

Hans Scheuerecker is regarded as one of the prominent voices of East German contemporary art. The BLMK explicitly features him in its collection as an important name in the continued artistic narrative from the GDR and subsequent traditions. His works represent an expressive imagery that asserts itself with energy, density, and formal clarity while simultaneously opening a view on biography, city, and artistic freedom.

Painting between expression, figure, and gesture

The atmosphere of the exhibition in the Diesel Power Plant allows the works to speak with their own tension: strong color chords, reduced forms, and a presence that oscillates between figure and abstraction. Scheuerecker's painting unfolds that aesthetic experience that lives from closeness, materiality, contour, and the restlessness of the line. Especially in the museum space, it becomes visible how much his images arise from the tension between individuality, contemporary history, and artistic self-assertion.

BLMK as a place of art history

The BLMK has one of the most extensive collections of modern art in Brandenburg and connects in Cottbus collection, exhibition practice, and cultural education. The former Diesel Power Plant is not only an exhibition venue but also an industrial monument with a special spatial effect, in which art does not appear decoratively but becomes an independent space of thought. The barrier-free exhibition rooms are accessible by elevator and thus also easily reachable for a broad audience.

Why a visit is worthwhile

This exhibition is more than a homage: it places Hans Scheuerecker's work in the art history of the region and simultaneously makes understandable why his position remains relevant to this day. Anyone interested in painting, GDR art, Cottbus art history, and curated collection exhibitions will find a dense, inspired art experience here. A visit is highly recommended live, as only in the space does the power of these works unfold its full effect.