Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig

Welcome

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.

Free admission

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 2025! We look forward to your visit.

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Open Studio

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.

MdbK [Pocket Tour]

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.

Sternburg Stiftung

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.

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