Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art

The Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) is an art museum in Munich's old town, Germany.

Description

The museum is located at Hotterstraße 12 (in the former substation of the municipal utility, in the Hackenviertel near Marienplatz) and was opened on December 9, 2016.[1][2] 

It shows urban art on an area of over 2,000 square meters and holds works by Shepard Fairey, Zeus , David Choe , OSGEMEOS, and Banksy.

It was founded by Christian and Stephanie Utz.[1][3][4] Christian Ultz declared "Street art as an art form of the 21st century is rightly considered as a globally celebrated phenomenon. Nevertheless, street and urban art is barely part of the present art discourse.This is what brought me to the decision to built Germany’s first Museum of Urban Art, which makes a change by enrolling street art into art history and by building a bridge between the international art scene, artists and the public."[5]

The building's front side was designed by Stohead.[6] The Museum was listed in the Top 10 German galleries to visit in 2019.[7][8]

The exhibitions are accompanied by a program with artist and expert discussions, readings, tours and workshops. In 2019, the MUCA Museum and its projects counted over 100,000 visitors.

Exhibitions

References
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  3. "Banksy on a barge: world's first floating street art gallery makes waves on Paris's Seine". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
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  5. "The Collector Who Founded Germany's First Urban Art Museum". www.larryslist.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
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  7. "the-top-10-german-galleries-to-visit-this-summer". www.thelocal.de. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  8. "10 things you need to see in Munich that have nothing to do with beer and sausage". 10Best. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  9. Exklusiv-München (2018-06-07). "Bunte Art im MUCA Museum". Exklusiv München | Szene, Society & Shopping in München (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  10. "BUNTE Art: Die Highlights der schillernden Eröffnung". BUNTE.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  11. Online, FOCUS. "Bunte Art: Das Kult-People-Magazin widmet sich der Kunst". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  12. "KUNSTLABOR in Munich creative temporary use | Livegreenblog". Floornature.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  13. "Donnerstag, 18.04.2019: Urban Fine Art II". MunichMag (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  14. "Exposition Swoon à Fluctuart, derniers jours". www.sortiraparis.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  15. Rachel (2019-10-17). "Swoon at MUCA | Arts in Munich %". Arts in Munich. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

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