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They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

She dances, choreographs, creates and walks – often for miles – through nature, for inspiration and very specifically to her »The Vigil« performance when it reopens somewhere. For almost ten years, choreographer Joanne Leighton has been visiting European cities with it. Here, she reveals to us her thoughts on the Munich version of her performance: »The Munich Vigil« (»Türmer München«).

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

He has been tasked with taking the Gasteig’s architecture into the future: Gunter Henn, architect and managing director of the internationally active Henn GmbH, is planning the »New Gasteig« together with his team of architects. In an interview, he reveals to us how he wants to make the iconic culture space of the Gasteig more open, democratic and communicative.

An open day at the New Gasteig in Haidhausen district, some time in 2026. The whole family is there, we’re meeting friends at the Deutsches Museum and together amble across the river Isar on the Ludwigsbrücke. To our left, on Rosenheimer Berg, the Gasteig is gleaming in the sunlight.

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

In charge of the future: architects Julia Große Frie, Anna Mochnac, Georg Glas and Tobias Jahn. As the Interim team of the »Zukunft« (»Future«) department of Gasteig München GmbH, they are responsible for the planning and construction of the Gasteig interim quarter at Sendling. In this interview, they tell us about the challenges their role has in store.

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.

If you want to visit the Sendling construction site, you’ll need his permission: Andreas Schmidt is in charge of the building work for the interim accommodation that the Gasteig will occupy during the general refurbishment of its premises from 2021. A guard in the gatehouse on Hans-Preißinger-Straße checks all traffic onto the site. Now he asks us for the reason for our visit: a conversation with site manager Andreas Schmidt, who welcomes us in his 20 square metre office container.

They arrived even before the first excavator: several amateur photographers who have been documenting the Sendling site ever since construction work began there. They are participants in a long-term photographic project of the Münchner Volkshochschule community college. In a public exhibition consisting of several episodes, we will present a selection of their photographs to date.