When does the curator's tour take place?

On June 17, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the Diocesan Museum Freising.

How much is the admission fee?

The regular museum admission is 8 euros. For this tour, the total price is 13 euros per person.

Is prior registration required?

Yes, prior registration for the tour is requested via email at kunstvermittlung@dimu-freising.de.

How long does the visit last approximately?

The tour is designed for about an hour. More time is recommended for the museum and exhibition.

Is the museum barrier-free?

Yes, the entire building is accessible without steps and reachable via barrier-free elevators. The Cathedral Hill is also accessible via the funicular lift.

What are the opening hours?

The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. It is closed on Mondays.

At the Diocesan Museum Freising, Christian imagery and the Blue Rider meet anew

Name: Celestial Reunion. From Ludwig I. to the Blue Rider
Start: 2026-06-17T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Diözesanmuseum Freising

A celestial reunion between Romanticism, Historicism, and the Blue Rider

The curator's tour at the Diocesan Museum Freising opens a precise view of the special exhibition Celestial Reunion. From Ludwig I. to the Blue Rider. On June 17, 2026, Steffen Mensch leads a path that brings religious imagery, art history, and spiritual upheavals of the 19th century into a concentrated dialogue.

Between ecclesiastical ideas and modern forms of expression

The exhibition shows how Christian content could be re-questioned in the 19th century. The museum gathers more than 120 works from over 30 museums and private collections as well as from its own collection. Among them, visitors encounter significant names from Friedrich Overbeck and Peter von Cornelius to Franz von Lenbach, Gabriel von Max, and Franz von Stuck, up to Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, and Franz Marc.

An art experience with art historical tension

At the center is the question of how faith, style, and social change influence each other. The span from academic painting through Historicism and Naturalism to the Blue Rider creates a wide arc that makes the aesthetic experience particularly rich. The exhibition makes visible how a new visual language arises from religious tradition, which continues to resonate into modernity.

The Cathedral Hill as a place for artwork observation

The Diocesan Museum Freising, with its collection of over 40,000 objects, is one of the major museums of religious history. The permanent collection connects early Christian works, medieval sculpture, Baroque, and contemporary art into an impressive panorama. This also gives the special exhibition an atmospherically dense framework, in which light, space, and content reinforce each other.

Guided tour, mediation, and deepening perspectives

The public curator-guided tour with Steffen Mensch is aimed at art enthusiasts looking for more than just an overview. It reveals iconographic contexts, curatorial decisions, and art historical trends that range from Ludwig I. to the revolt of modernity. The event combines museum education with sophisticated cultural mediation at a high level.

Practical impressions for the visit

The tour takes place at the Diocesan Museum Freising, Domberg 21. The visit is barrier-free; the entire building is accessible without steps and equipped with elevators, while the Cathedral Hill is also reachable via the funicular lift on the south slope. The regular entry fee for the museum is 8 euros, and the tour costs 5 euros per person plus entry.

Anyone who wants to experience art, the history of faith, and the major style changes of the 19th century in an atmospheric exhibition should not miss this date. Celestial Reunion promises a demanding, sensory, and stimulating artwork observation that sustainably broadens the view of Christian art and modernity.