When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from July 7, 2026, to September 27, 2026, at the Diocesan Museum Freising.

How much does admission cost?

Admission is free according to the official exhibition statement.

What are the museum's opening hours?

The Diocesan Museum Freising is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM, closed on Mondays.

Is the museum accessible?

Yes, the museum is accessible. During construction work, the pathways may be temporarily affected by the Dombergbahn.

Are there guided tours or educational offerings?

The museum offers art education, guided tours, and further educational formats. Bookings are possible through the official museum contact point.

Where is the Diocesan Museum Freising located?

The museum is located at Domberg 21 in 85354 Freising.

Ruth Kohler's color worlds shine particularly vividly at the Freising Diocesan Museum

Name: A Life in Colors – The Painter Ruth Kohler
Start: 2026-09-10T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Diözesanmuseum Freising

A vibrant art experience at the Diocesan Museum Freising

The special exhibition A Life in Colors focuses on Ruth Kohler and highlights the power that has shaped her painting for decades: color itself. At the Diocesan Museum Freising, an art experience unfolds that oscillates between expressive abstraction, memory, and sensual observation of the artwork.

Color as language, light as resonance

Ruth Kohler's painting does not think from the object, but from the effect of color. Color bodies, swirls, and layers create images that arise from intuition, inner movement, and emotional condensation. Thus, painting here becomes an aesthetic experience in which luminosity, delicacy, hope, and also sadness become visible.

Biography and art-historical context

The artist, born in 1929 in Fürth, grew up in a musically inclined household and studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, where she became a master student of Franz Nagel. Early on, frescoes, stained glass windows, and paintings for church spaces influenced her. A stay in South Africa brought new color worlds and light impulses, followed by numerous stays in the USA. By the mid-1980s, her work condensed into a decisive expressive abstraction.

Between church space, studio, and the present

Especially in dialogue with the Diocesan Museum, this exhibition gains a special depth. The museum displays art from the early Byzantine heritage to the present, creating a framework in which Kohler's painting can be read as part of a larger narrative of images and beliefs. Her works open the view to the tension field of spirituality, materiality, and color harmonies.

Spatial impact and exhibition experience

The exhibition thrives on concentration and clarity. Those who engage with the images do not experience a loud staging, but an intense encounter with painting that convinces through rigor and freedom at the same time. The observation of the works becomes slow seeing, revealing nuances in layers, lines, and tonal values.

What visitors can expect

Look forward to a well-curated exhibition about an artist whose work understands color as a form of life. A Life in Colors offers art enthusiasts an inspiring, educational, and atmospherically rich exhibition in the Domberg environment. A visit is worthwhile for everyone who wants to experience painting as a field of power of memory, light, and expression.