State of Acquisition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: Collection, Present, and Art in Dialogue
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State of Acquisition at the Diesel Power Plant: New Collection Access, New Perspectives
The exhibition State of Acquisition. Collection Access from 2021-2025 shows at the Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art in Cottbus how a museum collection is currently being developed. It presents groups of works from visual arts, photography, and poster art that have been added to the collection through donation or purchase in the past five years. The exhibition is part of a double exhibition in Cottbus and Frankfurt (Oder) and opens a precise view of the collection policy of the BLMK. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/aufnahmezustand-sammlungszugaenge-aus-den-jahren-2021-2025/?occ=2026-06-29))
Collection as a Living Thought Space
Entering the Diesel Power Plant, visitors experience not just individual works but a curated collection overview. The BLMK has one of the most comprehensive museum collections of art from the GDR and the subsequent traditions up to the present; this is precisely where the exhibition derives its dynamic energy. Painting, drawing, graphics, photography, and poster art enter into a dialogue here, intertwining aesthetic experience and art historical classification directly. ([mwfk.brandenburg.de](https://mwfk.brandenburg.de/mwfk/de/kultur/kulturlandschaft-brandenburg/bildende-kunst/brandenburgisches-landesmuseum-fuer-moderne-kunst/?utm_source=openai))
Artistic Positions between Image, Sign, and Memory
With works by Horst Bartnig, Ingrid Behla, Jan Brokof, Elżbieta Chojna, Lutz Fleischer, Helga Paris, Núria Quevedo, Thomas Ranft, Christine Schlegel, Henrik Schrat, Claus Weidensdorfer, and Albert Weis, the exhibition unfolds a multi-voiced panorama. The selection connects generations, media, and handwriting; it makes visible how artistic positions assert themselves in the tension field of collection, present, and cultural memory. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/aufnahmezustand-sammlungszugaenge-aus-den-jahren-2021-2025/?occ=2026-06-29))
The Venue: Industrial Monument, Museum, Exhibition Atmosphere
The Diesel Power Plant Cottbus provides a special spatial effect for the exhibition. The former power plant building is now a distinctive cultural site, whose industrial architecture intensifies the experience of the works. The exhibition rooms, the event hall, and the mukk. are accessible via elevators; opening hours at the Cottbus venue are Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))
Education, Communication, and Museum Practice
The BLMK anchors the collection in active art education: guided tours, studios, and programs for different target groups are firmly part of the institution. Especially with an exhibition about collection access, it becomes evident how museum pedagogy strengthens cultural education and sharpens the view for material, context, and art history. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))
Admission and Visit
For the visit in Cottbus, the event page indicates a regular admission fee of 4 euros and reduced admission of 3 euros. The exhibition runs from June 13 to August 16, 2026; the event date is stated as August 10, 2026, at 11:00 AM. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/aufnahmezustand-sammlungszugaenge-aus-den-jahren-2021-2025/?occ=2026-06-29))
Conclusion: State of Acquisition is more than a collection presentation. The exhibition makes visible how a museum grows, collects, and tells stories. Those who want to experience modern and contemporary art in the context of a strong collection should definitely visit this exhibition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus live. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/aufnahmezustand-sammlungszugaenge-aus-den-jahren-2021-2025/?occ=2026-06-29))
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