THINGS TO DO IN MÜ: 3 - 6 APRIL

Thursday, 3 April: 

PHOTOGRAPHY: A great chance to see Henri Cartier-Bresson's and Sergio Larrain's retrospective, hosted by Kunstfoyer der Versicherungskammer Kunststiftung, Maximilianstr. 53. Free entry. Runs until 9 June, 9am until 7pm daily.

Friday, 4 April:
MUSEUM NIGHT: It's time for another Friday late at Villa Stuck! This time they have invited various artists to orchestrate scenes from Buñuel's surrealistic film »L’Âge d’Or«. Prinzregentenstr. 60. Free entry, from 11am until 11pm.

Saturday, 5 April:
DIY FAIR: Come for a bunch of creative workshops on knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking and all kinds of techniques at Munich's 19th Creativmesse, which will be running from Friday until Sunday, from 10am until 6pm. You can also buy some hand-made jewelry, textiles, beads, paper, etc. Sounds like fun! See a full list of event and participants here. MTC World of Fashion, Ingolstädterstr. 45, daytickets 6€.

OPEN STUDIOS: Artists are going to open their doors for the Open Westend. A perfect excuse to sneak into all those hidden back-yards and explore the beautiful artsy Westend. Have a look at the full programme and the map. Open on Friday 3pm-9pm, Saturday 12pm-8pm, Sunday 12pm-7pm.

Sunday, 6 April:
CINEMA: If you haven't done so yet, why not head to the cinema to watch Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel? The trailer looks very promising, starring such brilliant actors as Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray and many others. If you enjoyed Anderson's previous films such as Moonlight Kingdom as much as we did, you definitely shouldn't miss this one!
Here are some  options for watching it in English: Cinema, 4.55pm, tickets 9€. Museum Lichtspiele, 6.25pm, 8.45pm, 11pm, tickets 8.50€. City Kinos, 3.30pm, 6.10pm, 8.30pm, tickets 9€.

Creativmesse

THINGS TO DO IN MÜ: 15 - 19 JANUARY

Wednesday, 15 January: 
AUGMENTED REALITY GAMES: Augmented Reality - technical background and potentials of interactive games in 3D. Starts at 7pm at Werk 1, Kultfabrik. As we're posting this last minute, you can watch a live-stream here. 

READING: An evening with authors Sven-Åke Johansson, Sonja vom Brocke and Hank Schmidt in der Beek. This event is part of No Country for Odd Poets, led by Pico Be & Anna McCarthy. Kunstverein München, Galeriestraße 4. Starts at 8pm, free entry.

Thursday, 16 January:
JAZZ: Jazz bar Vogler is definitely one of Munich's gems. If you haven't been to this place yet, it's definitely time! Enjoy a glass of wine and a small meal along with excellent live jazz. This Thursday there will be a live-jazz-piano. Be prepared to pay a small fee for the musicians and the grumpy greedy GEMA. Rumfordstr. 17. Starts at 8.30pm.

Friday, 17 January:
SEWING DIY: Nähstube at Kulturjurte led by tailor Beatrice Dilling invites everyone to bring their old clothes, unfinished sewing projects or participate in making a huge collaborative patchwork blanket. Benediktbeuererstr. 22, starts at 4pm.

Saturday, 18 January:
VERNISSAGE: "KUNST IM BAU 5: bahnen - zwischen wallfahrtskirche und zoo" is an art project with exhibitions, performances, concerts and even theatrical plays. Around 50 artists orchestrate the former train hall in Benediktbeuerer Straße 22. Starts at 7pm.
 
FINISSAGE: Herakut is probably our favourite German-based street artist duo with very poetic and almost theatrical work. Their exhibition Brainy Days has been running from November 23 and is coming to an end now. Don't miss out on this one! Kunsthaus Maximilian, Maximilianstraße 54. From 4pm until 7pm.

Sunday, 19 January:
MEDIA ART: Advertised as the first media art fair in Germany, Unpainted is definitely worth having a look at (especially if you are such a media art geek as ourselves). As you've probably already noticed we are a bit of diy and hacker-approach fans, so we are slightly skeptical about the strong commercial focus, but at the same time very curious and eager to be proven wrong. It will be running from Friday until Monday, and day tickets cost 15€ (9€ for students). Arnulfstraße 62, Hackerbrücke.

WESTEND IN MUNICH: After six years of renovation Deutsches Theater is finally coming back to its original location at Schwanthalerstr. 13. They will have open doors on Sunday, offering free theatre tours every full hour from 1pm.

HERAKUT (Source)

THINGS TO DO IN MÜ: 11 DECEMBER - 15 DECEMBER

Wednesday, 11 December: 
THERE AND BACK AGAIN: The second part of the Hobbit is out! If you can't get enough of the Middle-Earth, head to the Cinema for the 3D double feature in English: The Hobbit. Part I: An Unexpected Journey and Part II: The Desolation of Smaug. Starts at 8.15pm, tickets 19.90€.

Thursday, 12 December:
OPEN SCENE: Film Museum is participating in a film project called FOOTSTEPS IN JERUSALEM – A TRIBUTE TO DAVID PERLOV. They will be showing Perlov's famous documentary "In Jerusalem" (1967), as well as two contemporary documentaries inspired by Perlov's poetic representation of the city. Duration of the triptych: 90 min, starts at 7pm, tickets 4€. St.-Jakobs-Platz 1.

REPAIR CAFE: Come and get your bike ready for the winter at the WinterFit Bike Kitchen. There will be all the necessary tools, bike experts to consult you and alcoholic drinks to encourage you. From 7pm until 9pm, at Machwerk, Schulstr. 1.

Friday, 13 December:
MEETING PEOPLE: Every Friday there is a Grand English Speaking International Stammtisch G.E.I.S.T, where you can meet people interested in an active life in Munich: plan trips or walks together, attend events of all kinds, speak various languages, etc. From 8pm until 11pm, Rechthaler Hof Restaurant, Arnulfstr. 10.

Saturday, 14 December:
CREATIVE XMAS PRESENTS: Stijl Design Markt: A Christmas design market with beats and drinks. More than 100 local designers will be selling jewelry, fashion clothes, furniture, paperwork, etc. - a perfect place for a Christmas-present hunt. Tickets 6€/4€, from Saturday noon until Sunday 6pm, at Alte Zündapphalle, Grafingerstr. 6, Kultfabrik am Ostbahnhof.

Sunday, 15 December:
DIY ART FESTIVAL: A wild mix of DIY culture: Kafe Kult is organising the 9th non-profit Kafe Kunst Fest with installations, performances, live-bands, craft market with peculiar items and vegan food. See the huge list of participating artists here. Anna will be taking part with her wearable tech stuff as well, showing her new project and offering a XMas card/ XMas monster workshop. Come along for a lot of fun!


picture by Gareth Foote