Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig

This video welcomes all visitors and aims to make your visit to the Museum easier by providing you with useful information. It gives a brief historical background as well as the main focuses of the MdbK collection. We provide information about accessibility, assistive technology and inclusive services. The video is interpreted in German Sign Language (DGS) and has German and English subtitles.

You can find more information about accessibility at the MdbK >> here.

We mourn the recent passing of artist Henrike Naumann (1984–2026).

Her art focused on her socialization in East Germany and the political and social aftermath of German reunification. Henrike Naumann created astute images of our time. She relentlessly confronted viewers of her installations and films with Germany's fractured history, with a past that continues to shape the present and will continue to do so in the future.

In 2019, Henrike Naumann was awarded the 13th LVZ Art Prize, which was accompanied by her own exhibition at the MdbK. At that time, she presented the walk-in installation “2000,” which deals with the turn of the millennium in Germany. She remained connected to the MdbK beyond that and was most recently on site with her lecture “Staatskunst” (State Art) on September 18, 2025. You can rewatch the lecture (in German language) on our YouTube channel via this link.

Starting in June 2026, we are looking for a new tenant for our museum café.
Interested? More information here.
Application deadline: March 15, 2026.
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To the permanent exhibitions on the first and second floors of the MdbK - this will apply from January 1, 2024 when the new municipal fee schedule comes into force. And for children and young people up to the age of 18, admission to the special exhibitions will also remain free.

So come and visit the MdbK more often in 2026! We look forward to your visit.

The 47-piece installation Soft Utopian City by Leipzig artist Klara Meinhardt is located in the large courtyard and is not only allowed to be touched, but should be touched. All visitors, young and old alike, are free to build their own city using their imagination.

>> More information can be found here...

The MdbK [next;raum] is a participatory and reflective space in the centre of the permanent exhibition. Together with actors from urban society, the aim is to critically discuss the collections, their presentation and mediation. Episode #3 is about the topic of taking a break. How do you take a break? Can everyone take a break as they wish? And what does the museum need a break from?

>> Information on the current and two previous episodes can be found here.

The MdbK has refurnished the event room in the basement. Two wall works by Franziska Holstein, donated to the MdbK by the collector Johann Georg Ültzen, adorn the large long wall.

You can find out more here....

The art meditation programme for educational institutions and groups with information on our formats and events can be found here (only in German).

The MdbK [Pocket Tour] was developed for museum visits with children, but can be used by anyone. It consists of a set of A5 cards, a clipboard, a bag with a mirror, a pencil, an hourglass and other objects for creative work. The cards contain questions and tasks about selected works of art at the MdbK, as well as additional information about the artists. The MdbK [Pocket Tour] can be borrowed from the Museum's ticket office and the cards can be taken home.

The Open Studio is the right place for anyone aged 12 and over who wants to draw and design or is simply looking for an exchange with other creative people. It is now open every Thursday from 3.30 pm to 6 pm and can be visited free of charge and without registration on the second floor of the MdbK.

Currently, a total of six inclusive mediation stations for hearing, touching and seeing are installed at the MdbK, offering new access to works in the collection.

>> You can find more information about the project here.