What are the opening hours for the exhibition

Tuesday to Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. Closed on December 24, 25, 31, and Fasching Tuesday. Open on January 1 from 2 PM.

Are there public tours of the exhibition

Yes, Saturdays at 2 PM from November 8, 2025, to February 22, 2026, except December 27, 2025. Duration approximately 60 minutes, plus museum admission.

What is the admission fee

Adults €8, reduced €6, children 6 to 17 years €4. Combination ticket for museums €14 or €10 reduced.

Is the KOENIGmuseum accessible

Yes, all exhibition rooms are accessible. Directions and navigation information can be found in the museum's visitor info.

Where is the exhibition taking place and how can I travel there

Location is KOENIGmuseum, Am Prantlgarten 1, 84028 Landshut. From the main train station take bus lines 1 or 2 to Ländtorplatz, then follow the signage.

Are there educational offerings and workshops

Yes, the framework program includes workshops, lectures, and mediation offerings. Dates and registration can be found in the museum's event section.

Hyperrealistic Beings, Big Feelings: Piccinini at KOENIGmuseum Landshut

Name: Patricia Piccinini. Welcome Guest
Start: 2025-10-25T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-02-22T18:00:00+01:00
Location: KOENIGmuseum

Hyperreality Meets Koenig: Patricia Piccinini's Hybrid Creatures Conquer Landshut

The KOENIGmuseum invites you to an extraordinary art experience: The exhibition Patricia Piccinini. Welcome Guest allows hyperrealistic sculptures by the internationally acclaimed artist to enter into a surprising dialogue with the sculptural works of Fritz Koenig. Between abstraction and hyperrealism, an exhibition atmosphere unfolds that raises questions about ethics, technology, and empathy – sensual, disturbing, fascinating.

Scultpures Between Empathy and Alienation

Piccinini's works operate in the border area of painting, sculpture, and installation. From skin-like silicone, human hair, and other materials, she forms hybrid figures: creatures with gentle looks, fine pores, soft wrinkles. In the contemplation of the works, alienation tips into closeness – an intense play with bioethics, corporeality, and care.

Dialog of Artistic Directions: Informel and Hyperrealism

While Koenig embodies the abstract Informel of the post-war era, Piccinini has radicalized the hyperrealist tradition since the 1990s. The curatorial approach sharpens form, material, and spatial effect: Koenig's bronze and steel contrast with Piccinini's organic surfaces – an aesthetic experience that renegotiates scale, surface, and light.

Art History with Contemporary Reference

Piccinini, who represented Australia at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003, is one of the defining voices of contemporary sculpture. Her exhibitions have achieved record numbers internationally. In Landshut, this discourse intensifies: hybrid beings of human, animal, plant, and machine sensitively negotiate the relationship of nature, technology, and responsibility.

Framework Program and Education

Public tours (Saturdays, 2 PM, from November 8, 2025, to February 22, 2026, except December 27, 2025), workshops, and lectures deepen topics such as biotechnology, conflict research, and genetic engineering. The museum audience receives precise access to works, illustrative mediation, and diverse opportunities for in-depth study of the works.

Visitor Voices

The reactions of visitors are clear: On Instagram, art lovers describe the sculptures as touching, at once beautiful and eerie; many highlight the precise curation and the dense spatial effect.

Conclusion: Those who want to sense the boundaries between naturalness and design will find a concentrated, sensual exhibition experience here. Piccinini's beings demand empathy, Koenig's sculptures ground the debate – an inspiring interplay. A must-see live.