Right on Max-Joseph-Platz, you can take an entertaining and free excursion into the world of contemporary art. The Espace Louis Vuitton has a firm place in Munich's art landscape with its small and fine exhibitions by renowned artists.
The Espace Louis Vuitton Munich opened in spring 2014. The entrance to the showrooms is through a gate between the arcades of the old, listed main post office on Max-Joseph-Platz opposite the royal building of the Residenz and in the immediate vicinity of the Nationaltheater (opera house).
The Espace Louis Vuitton regularly hosts exhibitions of works by international contemporary artists. You can visit the Espace during its regular opening hours without having to book in advance (and independently of a visit to the Louis Vuitton flagship store in the same building).
The art exhibitions are based on the collection of Bernard Arnault, the CEO of the company “Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVHM)“ and now the richest man in the world. His art holdings, which include major works by Pablo Picasso, Yves Klein, Henry Moore and Andy Warhol, fill their own museum in Paris: the “Fondation Louis Vuitton“ in the Bois du Bologne.
As part of the “Hors-les-murs“ (“Beyond the Walls“) programme, works from Arnault's collection can also be seen outside the Paris museum in six international cities. In addition to Munich, these include Tokyo, Venice, Beijing, Seoul and Osaka. The curators of the so-called “Espace rooms“ primarily present artists who have had a decisive influence on contemporary art. This is also the case in Munich's Espace Louis Vuitton: In recent years, there have been exhibitions here by photographers Zanele Muholi and David Goldblatt, British artist Ed Atkins, Chinese multimedia and video artist Cao Fei and French artist and filmmaker Philippe Parreno.
Admission to all exhibitions at the Espace Louis Vuitton in Munich is free.
