Museum
Brandhorst
Opened in 2009 by Sauerbruch Hutton. 36,000 coloured ceramic rods in 23 colours clad the façade — one of the most characteristic Munich buildings of the 2000s. Houses the Brandhorst Collection with Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly and Damien Hirst.
Sauerbruch Hutton's colour façade
Museum Brandhorst was built 2005–2009 by the Berlin firm Sauerbruch Hutton. Its most striking feature: the outer skin of 36,000 ceramic rods in 23 shades, which produce completely different compositions depending on the light, angle and weather — a skin that makes every photo look different. Opened on 21 May 2009.
Inside: 3,200 m² of exhibition space, including a dedicated Cy Twombly floor with the "Lepanto" cycle. The Brandhorst Collection — donated by Anette Schörghuber-Brandhorst and Udo Fritz-Hermann Brandhorst — comprises over 1,200 works, including one of the world's most important collections of Andy Warhol and more than 250 works by Cy Twombly, plus Damien Hirst, Bruce Nauman, Sigmar Polke and Mike Kelley.
In pictures.
Entrance
Cube seen from Türkenstraße
Ceramic rods of the façade
From above
Sculpture in front of the museum
Evening view
Photos: Thomas Prüm, 2025–2026
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