Name: A Life in Colors – The Painter Ruth Kohler
Start: 2026-07-25T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Diözesanmuseum Freising

A Summer Full of Color at the Diocesan Museum Freising

With A Life in Colors, the Diocesan Museum Freising dedicates an exhibition to the painter Ruth Kohler, understanding color not as an accessory but as the actual main character. The exhibition runs from July 7 to September 27, 2026, and invites visitors to reflect on a body of work where painting becomes a visible emotional, spiritual, and spatial experience. Kohler's art places color in the spotlight: as an expression of strength, fragility, hope, fear, and sorrow. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/ein-leben-in-farben))

An Artist Who Thinks from Color

Ruth Kohler, born in 1929 in Fürth, grew up in a musically inclined family and studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, where she became a master's student of Franz Nagel. Her path led from frescoes, stained glass windows, and paintings for church spaces to South Africa, where landscape, light, and new color worlds influenced her art. Later, she increasingly turned to expressive abstraction; color bodies, swirls, and layers create images that emerge from memory and intuition. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/ein-leben-in-farben))

Painting as Spatial Sound

The exhibition unfolds an art experience that begins with calm and culminates in intensity. Kohler's images transform color into experience and sound; they open a visual resonance space in which abstract form and inner movement interweave. It is this connection of non-objectivity and feeling that gives the presentation its unique exhibition atmosphere. The artist has participated in international exhibitions in London, Paris, Milan, and Rome, which underscores her art historical relevance. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/ein-leben-in-farben))

The Diocesan Museum as a Strong Framework

The Diocesan Museum Freising presents the special exhibition in the Domberg Ensemble and complements it with a richly illustrated catalog. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm. For visitors, it also provides information on how to get there, accessibility, and tour practices; currently, the barrier-free access from the Domberg cable car is affected due to construction work, while museum visits and access remain generally possible. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/besuch/besuch-planen-1))

A Visit that Sharpens Perception

Those who engage with this exhibition experience not only a selection of pictures but a precisely curated invitation to aesthetic experience. Kohler's painting shows how color carries memory, how surface vibrates, and how abstraction makes emotional states visible. A visit is worthwhile for all who wish to rediscover art history, contemporary positions, and the quiet power of painting in the museum. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/ein-leben-in-farben))

Official Tip: The exhibition is one of the must-see summer highlights of the house and can be ideally combined with a tour through the museum. Those who want to truly grasp the effect of the works should experience them live in the space. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/ein-leben-in-farben))