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 (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.

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