When does the event take place?

The event takes place on November 7, 2026, at 3 PM at the Art Museum Erlangen.

What does admission cost?

The admission price is 5 euros per person.

What can be seen in the exhibition?

Selected highlights of the collection with painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper from Erlangen, Franconia, the Upper Palatinate, and the metropolitan region of Nuremberg will be shown.

Where is the Art Museum Erlangen located?

The Art Museum Erlangen is located at Nürnberger Straße 9, 91052 Erlangen.

Is the exhibition suitable for work contemplation?

Yes, the exhibition provides a concentrated insight into collection history, curatorial decisions, and different artistic positions.

In Motion: How the Art Museum Erlangen Rediscovers Its Collection

Name: in motion – The Collection of the Art Museum
Start: 2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-07T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Kunstmuseum Erlangen

in motion – When a Collection Tells a Story

The Art Museum Erlangen opens a view on the creation, development, and future of its collection. The exhibition in motion – The Collection of the Art Museum presents selected highlights and makes visible how a museum continuously changes through collection activities, curatorial decisions, and new artistic positions.

Collection History as a Living Process

The presentation leads back to the beginnings of the Art Museum in 1989. At that time, the support association began to systematically collect works. Since 2016, the previously volunteer-run museum has been under municipal management. This development appears not as a completed chronicle but as a cultural process in which civic engagement, institutional responsibility, and aesthetic experience intertwine.

Painting, Sculpture, and Regional Art

Selected works from the collection open a diverse panorama of art from Erlangen, the metropolitan region of Nuremberg, Franconia, and the Upper Palatinate. Painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper enter into an exciting dialogue. Colorfulness, materiality, line, form, and spatial effect invite concentrated contemplation of the works and illustrate the different artistic expressions of the time after 1945.

Curating Between Retrospect and Future

The exhibition title describes the collection as a dynamic structure. In addition to the successes of previous collection activities, the curation looks at gaps, expansion wishes, and future research fields. As a result, the museum itself becomes a topic: collecting, preserving, researching, conveying, and exhibiting appear as movable tasks of cultural education.

An Art Experience with a New Perspective

The atmosphere of the exhibition arises from the relationships between the works. Familiar motifs, different materials, and regional positions develop new neighborhoods during the tour. Thus, the exhibition connects art-historical classification with sensory perception and shows how meaning changes through context, space, and observation.

Conclusion: in motion – The Collection of the Art Museum offers art enthusiasts an illustrative access to the collection history of the Art Museum Erlangen and to the art development of the region. Those who want to experience painting, sculpture, photography, and contemporary positions in dialogue will discover here an inspiring art experience. A visit opens new perspectives on the tasks and possibilities of a museum.