When does the tour take place?

The public tour takes place on 10.05.2026 from 14:30 to 15:30.

How much is the admission?

The tour costs 5 euros per person, in addition to the regular museum admission.

Where is the museum located?

The Diocesan Museum Freising is located at Domberg 21 in 85354 Freising.

Is the museum barrier-free?

Yes, the building is step-free and accessible via barrier-free elevators. The Cathedral Hill can also be reached by funicular.

Are there regular tours for the exhibition?

Yes, public tours are offered on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Registration with the art education department is recommended.

What are the opening hours?

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 to 17, closed on Mondays.

An exhibition tour between Ludwig I. and the breakthrough of modernity

Name: Special Exhibition: HEAVENLY REUNION. From Ludwig I. to the Blue Rider
Start: 2026-05-10T16:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-10T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Diözesanmuseum Freising

An art historical tour from Romanticism to the Blue Rider

At the Diocesan Museum Freising, Heavenly Reunion. From Ludwig I. to the Blue Rider opens a multifaceted view of 19th-century art and its breakthrough into modernity. According to the museum, the exhibition brings together more than 120 works from over 30 museums and private collections as well as from its own inventory; it runs from March 17 to July 26, 2026. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/himmlisches-wiedersehen?utm_source=openai))

Between Patronage, Upheaval and New Freedom

The exhibition leads through an era in which political and social changes profoundly shaped art. Ludwig I. appears as a defining figure of the first half of the century, before the visual language unfolds into Late Nazarene, Realism, Naturalism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Expressionism. This art historical range makes the tour a concentrated examination of style change, piety, and modernity. ([tourismus-kreis-freising.de](https://www.tourismus-kreis-freising.de/landkreis-freising/event/detail/Sonderausstellung-HIMMLISCHES-WIEDERSEHEN-Von-Ludwig-I-zum-Blauen-Reiter-Freising-2784825/2026-03-26?utm_source=openai))

Great Names, Great Tensions

The featured artists include Friedrich Overbeck, Peter von Cornelius, Emilie Linder, Marie Ellenrieder, Franz von Lenbach, Carl Spitzweg, Franz von Stuck, Lovis Corinth, Karl Caspar, Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Gabriele Münter, and Marianne von Werefkin among others. The artistic cosmos connects religious painting, poetic image spaces, and the expressive power of the early 20th century into an impressive aesthetic experience. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/himmlisches-wiedersehen?utm_source=openai))

A Museum with Profile and Resonance

The Diocesan Museum Freising sees itself as a place of exchange, discourse, and education. The house officially describes its art collection as one of the most significant of its kind in the world; at the same time, it emphasizes its educational work and the barrier-free accessibility of the museum building including elevators and a funicular to the Cathedral Hill. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/museum/ueber-das-museum?utm_source=openai))

Guided Tours and Art Educational Deepening

Public tours are offered for the exhibition: Thursdays and Saturdays from 15:30 to 16:30 and Sundays from 14:30 to 15:30. Registration is through the art education department; the fee for the tour is 5 euros per person plus museum admission. ([erzbistum-muenchen.de](https://www.erzbistum-muenchen.de/ueber-das-erzbistum/pressebereich/pressemitteilungen/2026-pm/himmlisches-wiedersehen.-von-ludwig-i.-zum-blauen-reiter-dioezesanmuseum-beleuchtet-epochale-umbrueche-des-19.-jahrhunderts2?utm_source=openai))

Visit on Site

The museum is located at Domberg 21 in Freising and is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 to 17; it is closed on Mondays. The regular museum admission is 8 euros, reduced 6 euros. According to the museum, the Cathedral Hill is accessible without barriers, and the building itself is step-free and accessible by elevator. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/museum/kontakt?utm_source=openai))

For those who wish not only to see 19th-century art but to experience it in its intellectual tension, stylistic richness, and transition to modernity, this exhibition offers a density and rarity of stringency. A visit is absolutely worthwhile live, as these groups of works unfold their full effect in direct space, in light and in quiet proximity to the original. ([dimu-freising.de](https://www.dimu-freising.de/ausstellungen/himmlisches-wiedersehen?utm_source=openai))