title: Kunstverein München
text: # 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 [de] (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.
  
  ## History
  
  ### 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
  