When does the exhibition start?

The event begins on 17.07.2026 at 11:00 AM.

What is the entrance fee?

The entrance fee is 4 euros per ticket.

Where does the exhibition take place?

At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art, Diesel Power Station Cottbus, Am Amtsteich 15, 03046 Cottbus.

Is the museum accessible?

Yes, the exhibition rooms in the Diesel Power Station are accessible via elevators.

Are there guided tours or educational offerings?

The BLMK offers guided tours, art education, and a broad educational program. Current dates will follow via the museum.

What are the opening hours of the house?

The Diesel Power Station is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM.

Hans Scheuerecker celebrates his birthday at BLMK: Painting, graphic art, and sculpture in Cottbus

Name: All the best, dear Hans. Hans Scheuerecker's Birthday. Works from the BLMK collection as well as private collections
Start: 2026-07-17T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-17T13:00:00+02:00
Location: Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Hans Scheuerecker at the BLMK: A birthday greeting as a great art experience

With All the best, dear Hans, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in Cottbus honors the 75th birthday of Hans Scheuerecker with an exhibition that brings painting, graphic art, posters, and sculpture into a concentrated dialogue. The view on the museum's collection and complementary private collections opens a vivid portrait of an artist who has shaped the East German art scene for decades.

A work between expression and condensation

Hans Scheuerecker is one of the prominent voices in the Cottbus art scene. Since 1979, he has worked as a freelance painter, graphic artist, performer, and stage designer. His oeuvre evolved from reduced figurations to a distinctive, expressive visual language that tightly interweaves surface, gesture, and sign power. It is precisely this special tension that characterizes this exhibition: it shows continuities, breaks, and the aesthetic energy of a long artistic life.

The collection as an art-historical resonance space

The BLMK has one of the most extensive collections of art from the GDR and subsequent lines of tradition. Against this backdrop, Scheuerecker's work is given a precise classification: not as an isolated phenomenon, but as part of a larger story of figuration, subjectivity, and artistic independence. The selection from the museum's stock is complemented by loans from private collections and makes visible how broad and multifaceted Scheuerecker's image world unfolds.

The diesel power station as a place for intensive work observation

The Diesel Power Station Cottbus lends the exhibition a special atmosphere with its industrial architecture and museal clarity. Light, space, and groups of works interlock and create the calm that enables a deep appreciation of the works. For visitors, this creates an aesthetic experience that simultaneously allows for biographical closeness and art-historical distance.

Cultural education and visitor experience

The BLMK is not only a collection house but also a place of cultural education. Tours, educational offerings, and the close connection between exhibition and collection make the visit particularly worthwhile. Those interested in modern art, East German art history, and the development of expressive visual languages will find an exhibition here with substance, relevance, and emotional presence.

Conclusion: This exhibition invites you to experience Hans Scheuerecker's work up close and rediscover the power of an independent artistic position. A visit to the BLMK promises intense impressions, art-historical insights, and an impressive view of a life's work that shapes Cottbus far beyond the region.