Museum Brandhorst (Munich)

In 2009 Museum Brandhorst in Munich opened and I have been wanting to visit ever since. Finally I managed to have a look at the amazing building by Sauerbruch Hutton architects.

From the outside the museum is very colorful and thus very representative of the architects' work.



The interior is warm & welcoming because wood was chosen as main material.



The paintings I liked most were "City Landscape" by Alex Katz because of the dark blues and the contrasting firefly-like light elements.



Also I really liked the exhibition room on the very top, full of Cy Twombly larger-than-life rose paintings.



The roses were accompanied by the following poem I liked:
Rose
brief
brief in its beauty
but the
Scent
better than Fame

Enjoy!

Buchheim Collection, Museum (Munich)

Summer in Munich is fabulous because of the close distance to the lakes. Actually kind of similar to Milano. The largest and most famous lake is Starnbergersee.

One of my favorite buildings on the lake is the Museum of Imagination hosting the Buchheim Collection. This has been my third visit to the museum. There is usually quite a lot of expressionism (Blauer Reiter Movement) and some special exhibition.

What I like the most though is the building. It was designed by Behnisch Architekten an internationally renowned German practice. The Museum is located right on the lakeside. It is very contemporary without being cold as there is a lot of wood and green.



Due to the perfect lake location Behnisch Architekten planned a beautiful dock where visitors can step outside and enjoy the panoramic view of the lake and the Alps (about 2 hour drive).



Enjoy!