19-05-2019: International Museum Day

19-05-2019: International Museum Day

Lots of peace, light and space on more than 4,300 m2 for over 200 works of art and their viewers. Between the halls, colourful and lush flowering meadows invite you to enjoy. Over a cup of coffee, impressions can be exchanged, and the museum team around Dr. Birgit Löffler is ready to answer any questions about art and artists, museums and projects. This is what the museum promises...

16-03-2019: Tour Art is (not) a commodity: Heiner Friedrich as gallery owner

16-03-2019: Tour Art is (not) a commodity: Heiner Friedrich as gallery owner

In 1963 Heiner Friedrich opened his first gallery in Munich, others in Cologne and New York were to follow. Friedrich's galleries became important shop windows for international contemporary art and helped world-famous artists such as Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz and Andy Warhol to achieve a breakthrough throughout Europe. Many of the products exhibited in the DASMAXIMUM...

14-08-2014: Traunreut Trilogy: ArtContemporary, Industrial History, Vintage Cars

14-08-2014: Traunreut Trilogy: ArtContemporary, Industrial History, Vintage Cars

With the DASMAXIMUM KunstGegenwart Foundation, art patron Heiner Friedrich donated an art collection of international standing to the Chiemgau region. His father Harald Friedrich had founded the Alzmetall company in Altenmarkt after the war and produced the "Spatz" small car in the 1950s on what is now the museum site in Traunreut. In his private life, too, he had a passion for noble vehicles. A small selection from Harald Friedrich's classic car collection, including the Spatz and . . .