Reception State at BLMK Cottbus: New Collection Accessions as an Art Experience
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Reception State: An Exhibition on the Arrival of New Works at BLMK
With the exhibition Reception State. Collection Accessions from 2021-2025, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus opens a focused view on its own collection practice. It showcases groups of works that have entered the collection over the past five years through donation or purchase and now become readable anew in the interplay of painting, photography, graphics, and poster art. The art experience combines institutional self-reflection with precise work observation. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/aufnahmezustand-sammlungszugaenge-aus-den-jahren-2021-2025/?occ=2026-06-22))
Collection as a Living Memory
With around 45,000 artworks, BLMK is one of the most significant museum collections for art from the GDR and the subsequent East German traditions. This context gives the exhibition its special depth: New acquisitions meet a historically grown collection profile presenting painting, photography, poster art, graphics, and sculpture not in isolation but in dialogical contexts. Thus, an exhibition is created that not only shows objects but also makes cultural developments visible. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))
Work Groups Between Art History and Present
The title Reception State refers ambiguously to the arrival of new works and to a state of perceiving, examining, and ordering. The dual exhibition in Cottbus and Frankfurt (Oder) constellates groups of works across the visual arts and makes visible how a collection comes into being: through selection, context, and curatorial compression. Works by Horst Bartnig, Ingrid Behla, Jan Brokof, Helga Paris, Núria Quevedo, Thomas Ranft, and Claus Weidensdorfer are among those mentioned. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/aufnahmezustand-sammlungszugaenge-aus-den-jahren-2021-2025/?occ=2026-06-22))
Exhibition Atmosphere in the Diesel Power Plant
The Diesel Power Plant at Am Amtsteich 15 connects industrial architecture with museum clarity. The spaces are accessible without barriers via elevators, making the visit accessible to a broad audience. The opening hours of the house are from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For the observation of works, a calm environment is created in which light, materiality, and surface areas can unfold their effects. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))
Art Education and Cultural Education
BLMK visibly works with art educational formats. Guided tours, children’s and youth studios, as well as other educational programs anchor the collection in public learning. Those who visit the exhibition experience not only a presentation of artworks but also a museum that brings aesthetic experience and cultural education together. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))
Conclusion
Reception State is an exhibition for everyone who understands museum work not just as preservation but as a lively presence. It shows how new works change, complement, and question a collection. Anyone interested in modern art, photography, graphics, and poster art should experience this presentation live at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/aufnahmezustand-sammlungszugaenge-aus-den-jahren-2021-2025/?occ=2026-06-22))
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