The Space In Between at LANDSHUTmuseum: Glasheimat Meets Fritz Koenig

Event: The Space In Between. GLASHEIMAT in Dialogue with Fritz Koenig in LANDSHUTmuseum, Alter Franziskanerplatz 483, 84028 Landshut on 25. October 2026

Date and Time

25. October 2026 10:00

Artist

Location

LANDSHUTmuseum
Alter Franziskanerpl. 483, 84028 Landshut, Deutschland

Price

Free

About this Event

Exhibitions & Museums

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Inside

Glass Meets Sculpture: A New Dialogue at the LANDSHUTmuseum

With The Space In Between, the LANDSHUTmuseum opens a fascinating resonance space between contemporary glass art and the sculptural work of Fritz Koenig. Artists from the Glasheimat Bayern e.V. enter into an exciting dialogue with the works of the significant Landshut sculptor.

Material, Light and Form in Conversation

Glass thrives on transparency, reflection, and fragile presence. Fritz Koenig's sculptures confront the material with clear physicality, concentrated geometry, and an intense engagement with space. In the exhibition, different artistic attitudes meet: translucent surfaces, colorful light refractions, and craft-influenced forms encounter the calm monumentality of sculpture.

Fritz Koenig and International Modernity

Fritz Koenig is one of the most important sculptors of international modernity. His work includes sculptures, drawings, and models where abstract form, human experience, and the relationship between body and space converge. His world-famous sculpture The Sphere in front of the World Trade Center made him internationally known. The LANDSHUTmuseum connects this exhibition to Koenig's artistic and cultural significance for the city.

Glasheimat Bayern: Contemporary Art with Regional Roots

The members of Glasheimat Bayern e.V. bring the long tradition of glass art in Bavaria into the present. Their works showcase glass as an independent medium between crafts, material research, and contemporary installation. The curation connects different positions and makes visible how diverse light, color, structure, and spatial effects unfold in glass art.

An Artistic Experience for Curious Observations

The exhibition invites a decelerated observation of works. Changing perspectives, reflective surfaces, and sculptural volumes shape the exhibition atmosphere. Thus, an aesthetic experience emerges, where questions about material, perception, and human creative power become immediately accessible.

Cultural Education and Art Mediation

The Space In Between offers a low-threshold access to modern and contemporary art. Visitors can grasp how an art movement is conveyed through material choices, form language, and spatial staging. The dialogue between Glasheimat and Fritz Koenig makes art-historical contexts vivid and connects regional cultural history with international sculpture.

Conclusion: Between Fragility and Permanence

At the LANDSHUTmuseum, art enthusiasts can expect an exhibition about contrasts and connections: about transparency and weight, light and shadow, fragility and permanence. Those who want to experience contemporary glass art and view Fritz Koenig's work from a new perspective will find a concentrated art experience with high aesthetic and art-historical quality.

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