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TUM Center for Culture and Arts

We are creating a diverse cultural program for the university community – to discover hidden talents, broaden horizons, and to gain inspiration for new ways of thinking and working – with the offerings of the TUM Center for Culture and Arts.

Music, literature, fine arts, performing arts or digital arts: With wide-ranging programs, we forge ties to innovation and technology, politics, history and society. All members of the TUM community − and friends of TUM − are invited to take part: expand your horizons and embrace new ways of thinking.

12/4–9/26

Exhibition "Seeing the Unseen"

Thu 12/4/2025 – Sat 9/26/2026

Munich

Visit the exhibition at the ERES Foundation and gain new insights into the world of quantum physics.

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2/13–5/31

Exhibition: Reflexion - Light Mirrors Transparency

Fri 2/13/2026 – Sun 5/31/2026

Munich

Visit the exhibition at the Pinakothek der Moderne on the multifaceted concept of reflection.

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4/14–16

ZAUBERBERG :: Expedition in die Gegenwart

Tue 14 – Thu 4/16/2026

Munich

Live performance and virtual reality merge into an immersive journey through our present. Get tickets now!

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4/22

Vernissage of the exhibition "Convivium"

Wed 4/22/2026, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Munich

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition on the complex systems of global food production!

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4/23–10/18

Exhibition "Convivium - Food systems at the limit"

Thu 4/23/2026 – Sun 10/18/2026

Munich

Visit our architecture museum's exhibition on the connections between our food production.

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4/27

Just a matter of the head? How hair negotiates identities

Mon 4/27/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Munich

Come to Juliane Au's German-language lecture at the Kunsthalle MUC on the creative game of evolution.

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4/28

TUM goes Kammerspiele: Wokey Wokey

Tue 4/28/2026, 6:30 pm

Munich

Experience an evening at the theater with an exclusive look behind the scenes (in English).

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4/30

Open lecture on "Illusions – like Swan Lake"

Thu 4/30/2026, 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Munich

Join us for a German-language lecture on Swan Lake, John Neumeier's ballet and an excursion to the performance

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5/4

Excursion: "Illusions – like Swan Lake"

Mon 5/4/2026, 7:30 pm – 10:45 pm

Munich

Take part in the student excursion to the ballet "Illusions – like Swan Lake" with tickets for €10.

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5/6–8

maiTUM

Wed 6 – Fri 5/8/2026

Munich

Celebrate with us into May - at the maiTUM festival full of music, enjoyment and a good atmosphere!

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6/8

Blonde as light

Mon 6/8/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Munich

Learn more about the cultural history of hair in Ralf Junkerjürgen's German-language lecture. Register now!

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6/15

TUM goes Kammerspiele: Eurydike und Orpheus

Mon 6/15/2026, 6:30 pm

Munich

Experience an evening at the theater with an exclusive look behind the scenes (in English). Register now!

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7/6

What hair and hair roots reveal about our psyche

Mon 7/6/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Munich

Learn more about the connection between hair and health at a lecture at the Kunsthalle MUC.

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9/7

Hair as a stage

Mon 9/7/2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Munich

Alina Gales speaks at the Kunsthalle MUC about digital power and how algorithms distort role models.

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11/18

Vernissage of the exhibition "Air Conditioned"

Wed 11/18/2026, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Munich

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition on architecture between comfort and climate change.

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11/19–4/4

Exhibition "Air Conditioned"

Thu 11/19/2026 – Sun 4/4/2027

Munich

Visit our architecture museum's exhibition on architecture between comfort and climate change.

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Summer Semester 2026

Courses for students

Seminars, creativity labs and excursions: Here students discover their creative and cultural curiosity, and gain credits for their degree while exploring less familiar fields of knowledge. This offer is part of the general skills teaching program “Science ⋈ Technology ⋈ Society (Kontextlehre WTG)” as well as the English Department at the TUM Language Center. Learn more about the semester highlights of the course offer via the newsletter: subscribe

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Current Projects

Live VR production by RAUM+ZEIT

ZAUBERBERG :: Expedition in die Gegenwart

© Matthias Horn

The art collective RAUM+ZEIT condenses and rewrites Thomas Mann's novel of the century, ‘The Magic Mountain,’ into a new, exciting theatre experience: equipped with VR glasses, the audience encounters the famous characters from Thomas Mann's novel of the century up close. Alternating between VR and live performance, the sanatorium becomes a metaphor for today's Western society. The TUM Centre for Culture and Arts is presenting the production in München for the first time as part of the project “Thomas Mann – In the Burning Landscape of Democracy”.

14 / 15 / 16 April 2026 | 8 p.m. | Duration approx. 90 minutes (in German) |Schwere Reiter,
Tickets (discounted tickets exklusively for TUM students are available.

TUM remembers

Munich reads – from burned books

The book burning on May 10, 1933, at Königsplatz is one of the most symbolic acts of Nazi cultural policy. Around 50,000 Munich residents took part in the burning of banned books organized by students from Munich's universities. Today, we are sending a different message: we are reading these texts aloud, publicly, and together.

In 2026, TUM will participate in the public reading “Munich Reads – From Burned Books” on Königsplatz. With short readings, we commemorate the book burning of May 10, 1933, and bring texts back into the public sphere that were silenced at the time. Emeriti of Excellence and team members of the TUM Center for Culture and Arts will read excerpts from works by authors whose books were destroyed during the Nazi book burnings. The contributions will take the form of short, approximately five-minute readings. The contributions from TUM can be heard between 11:15 and 11:40 a.m. and between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m. 

Today, universities in particular have a special responsibility to confront their own history and create spaces for remembrance, exchange, and critical reflection. All interested parties are cordially invited to listen and read along—especially students who would like to join us in sending a message about the importance of free literature, science, and culture.

Cultural Partnerships

Der Habibi Kiosk der Münchner Kammerspiele ist ein Raum für Austausch und Dialog. Auch Studierende der TUM laden in den "Nachtgesprächen" hier das Theaterpublikum zum Diskussionen zu Inszenierungen und aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Fragen ein, im Rahmen der Kulturpartnerschaft "Art meets Technology".. Julian Baumann/Münchner Kammerspiele
A look inside the Habibi Kiosk at the Munich Kammerspiele theater on Maximiliansstraße

About our partnership with the Munich Kammerspiele

Art meets Technology

Look forward to experimental projects and events, just like in-depth discussions of an introductions into current theatre productions. Together with the Munich Kammerspiele theater, link science and art in creative and often surprising ways, opening up new insights into technological developments through artistic reflections. This means not only sharing scientific knowledge, but also expanding the understanding of society in the world of research. More inspiring projects are on the horizon:

MK: Cultural partnership with TUM

Past projects

Anie during the project presentation
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Pixel art about unseen worlds

This Place Saves Lives: An award for a serious game that looks closer

Beim Kunstarealfest 2025 ist die Licht- und Klanginstallation "Sonic Revolutions / Heaven's Caroussel" des Künstlers Tim Otto Roth vor der Alten Pinakothek zu sehen. Die Installation ist in Kooperation des TUM Center for Culture and Arts und der Professur für Audio-Signalverarbeitung an der TUM (Prof. Seeber) entstanden.
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Looking back on the Kunstareal Festival 2025

Science and arts in motion at the Kunstareal

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Visitors at the opening of the new commemorative site.
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TUM opens commemorative space at its main campus

TUM remembers university members persecuted during the Nazi era

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On stage: students creating a new civilization as part of the project week "Hitchhiking through the galaxy"
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Project week with the TUM Center for Culture and Arts

A week at the theater

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Board of Management follows the recommendations of an expert commission

TUM consistently continues to come to terms with its history during the Nazi era

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Art and culture in close cooperation with research and teaching

TUM Center for Culture and Arts founded

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Any questions? Please get in touch

Our Team

Prof. Felix Mayer
Artistic Director

mayerspam prevention@tum.de

Anja Muckenfuß
General Manager

anja.muckenfussspam prevention@tum.de

Clara Valdés Stauber
Arts and Communications Manager

clara.valdes-stauberspam prevention@tum.de

Julia Ripke
Arts and Communications Manager

julia.ripkespam prevention@tum.de

 

Contact

TUM Center for Culture and Arts (CCA)
Augustenstr. 44, 2nd floor
D-80333 München

info.ccaspam prevention@lll.tum.de

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees for the TUM Center for Culture and Arts unites renowned personalities who contribute their expertise and diverse experience in an advisory capacity. We would like to thank our members for their commitment and their valuable support in opening up new perspectives at the interface of science, art and culture. The former Minister of State for Science, Research and the Arts, Wolfgang Heubisch, was appointed Chairman for three years.

The title image of this page shows TUM students performing Ubuntu as part of TUM tanzt!. The performance was developed during the project week “Community Dance” which was led by Tina Schwender (School of Medicine and Health, Applied Sports Science) and Dr. des. Ellen Steinmüller (ExisTanz). (photo: Andreas Heddergott/TUM).

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