Kunstverein München
# Kunstverein München

The Kunstverein München (km) is a non-profit art association located in the Hofgarten in Munich, Germany. It was founded in 1823 and is one of the oldest German art associations.

The Kunstverein, a privately sponsored association with almost 1,300 members, focuses on solo and group exhibitions by international artists. It belongs to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine [de] (ADKV), an umbrella organization for non-profit art associations.

Since July 2019, Maurin Dietrich is the director of Kunstverein München. In October 2019, Gloria Hasnay joined the institution as curator.

## History

### Directors (selection)

* 1978–1985: Wolfgang Jean Stock
* 1986–1991: Zdenek Felix
* 1992–1995: Helmut Draxler
* 1996–2001: Dirk Snauwaert
* 2002–2004: Maria Lind
* 2004–2009: Stefan Kalmár
* 2010–2015: Bart van der Heide
* 2015–2019: Chris Fitzpatrick
* since 2019: Maurin Dietrich

## Partial list of exhibitions

* 30 Jahre Kunst (2017), Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys
* A rock that keeps tigers away (2017), nine artists including Simon Dybbroe Møller
* Serving Compressed Energy With Vacuum (2015), Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven
* Works by Ger van Elk (2014)
* Door Between Either And Or Part 1 (2013), twelve artists including Isa Genzken, Jeanne Mammen, Josephine Pryde, Carol Rama, and Amy Sillman
* 4 projects in Mexico (2013), various artists
* The Li vi ng (2013), Rebecca Warren
