Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig

During the summer holidays, the MdbK offers an educational programme for children from the age of 6. The holiday programme is suitable for holiday children without a group as well as for after-school groups. All information and exact dates can be found here...

The sculptures by Berlin-based artist Umut Yasat are part of the project Der Stapel, which Yasat has been pursuing since 2014. At regular intervals, the artist creates material collages from the things around him. You can find the sculptures on the library terrace.

Das MdbK präsentiert seit Februar 2022 im 3. OG Malerei und Plastik des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts mit dem Schwerpunkt Kunst aus Leipzig. Mehr als 200 Werke zeichnen den Weg nach, den die Leipziger Kunst und das MdbK in den letzten 120 Jahren gegangen sind: von der Weimarer Republik bis zum Beginn der NS-Diktatur, von der Staatsgründung der DDR über die deutsche Einheit bis zur Gegenwart. Dabei versteht sich die Sammlung nicht gesetzt, sondern als ein ergebnisoffener Prozess. Dazu wurden Besuchende eingeladen, aktiv durch Feedback-Karten und iPad-Stationen teilzunehmen und mitzubestimmen, welche Themen verhandelt und welche Geschichten in Zukunft erzählt werden sollen.

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

White markings on the entrance and stair landings, orientation aids in Braille, high-contrast labelling of the most important functions - the new guidance system of the MdbK takes the needs of people with visual impairments into account. The Sächsische Landesstelle für Museumswesen (Saxon State Office for Museums) supports and accompanies us on our way to a more inclusive museum (this measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget passed by the Saxon State Parliament).

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.

The MdbK preserves the extensive collection of the Leipzig merchant Maximilian Freiherr Speck von Sternburg (1776-1856), which he assembled on his estate in Lützschena near Leipzig. It includes more than 200 paintings, numerous drawings and works of graphic art as well as a library.
Learn more here...
And here is the link to the online collection

Since the end of the 1990s, so-called provenance research has been an important topic at the MdbK. From the end of 2015 until October 2020, the Magdeburg-based German Centre for the Loss of Cultural Property funded a provenance office at the MdbK with two successive funding projects, thus giving this field of activity new impetus. More information.

The digital collection of the MdbK is launched with the complete holdings from the Maximilian Speck von Sternburg Foundation. Only in German

At MZIN you will find everything your heart desires and round off your visit to the MdbK: Catalogues, artists editions, magazines and merchandise. For more information, visit mzin.de, Facebook and Instagram.

Would you like to enjoy a piece of cake, a good coffee or something savoury? Then the CAFÉ TREFF is exactly the right spot for you. The café at the MdbK is open for your visit. Opening hours: Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday 12 p.m.-8 p.m., Monday closed.