Lenbachhaus

Overview

The Lenbachhaus houses the world's largest collection of the Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) movement—Kandinsky, Marc, Münter, Klee—in a Tuscan-style villa expanded by Foster + Partners with a luminous gold-tube facade addition.

Highlights

• Kandinsky room: Early figurative works through to the first abstract paintings in art history.
• Franz Marc's animals: Vibrant, emotionally charged paintings of horses and deer.
• Gabriele Münter gallery: Works by the often-overlooked co-founder of the Blue Rider who preserved the collection through WWII.

History

Built in 1891 as painter Franz von Lenbach's villa, the museum became the natural home for the Blue Rider collection when Gabriele Münter donated 90+ works in 1957. The 2013 Foster expansion tripled gallery space.

Visitor Tips

• €1 Sundays: Like the Pinakothek trio nearby.
• Combine: Walk to all four Pinakothek-area museums in one art-marathon day.
• Duration: 1–1.5 hours.