The achievements of our scientists are great works of art, indeed – inspirational, creative and highly skilled craftsmanship. So it is not surprising that our Architecture Museum is part of Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne art museum. TUM even contributes to the the 13th edition of documenta. And that’s not all: Keen musicians can join one of Munich’s numerous academic choirs or orchestras. And Students at the Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology students get to produce their own 3D films – another example of how art can unfold from technology.
Students and university staff come together to share their love of music in Munich’s 18 academic orchestras and choirs. There is something for everyone – from ambitious amateur musicians to people who just love to sing in a choir. The Symphonische Ensemble München (SEM) regularly performs to a full house in the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra at Gasteig. Led by TUM lecturer Felix Mayer, this orchestra contains many musicians from TUM. Concert tours have taken the Ensemble as far afield as China. More
The abundant variety of animal and plant species will be one of the themes at documenta (13) – the major showcase for contemporary art in Kassel. The exhibits will include 402 watercolors of apple varieties from TUM’s archive. The postcard-sized paintings are the work of Bavarian pastor and pomologist Korbinian Aigner (1885-1966), who originally used them to determine the different varieties of apple. As an opponent of the Nazis, Aigner was sent to Dachau concentration camp. While interred, he managed to secretly plant apple seedlings between the barracks buildings. More (in German)
A “blockbuster” lecture: “Digital Video” at the Chair of Data Processing directed by Prof. Klaus Diepold. Things liven up when theory meets practice: This is where technology turns into art. Students get the chance to produce their own short films in 3D or develop the film production software. This is how they learn to master technical details such as signal processing, video standards up to and including HDTV, sampling, luminance, brightness and gamma correction. Coming soon to your lecture theater
Trailer for "Digital Video" lecture: Three TUM scientists make a horrifying discovery – which leads them on the mission of their lives (in German).
With over 200 museums, galleries and collections, Munich is one of the capitals of the art world. TUM is located in the new museum quarter, not far from the famous Pinakotheks. Many great artists are represented – from Dürer to Van Gogh and Beuys to Picasso. The Glyptothek – situated right behind the university canteen on Arcisstraße – houses ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. The Deutsches Museum is the world’s oldest and most prominent museum of technology – matched only by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Located on an island in the middle of the river Isar, the museum is an important research partner of TUM. More
Munich has a thriving theater scene. The Bayerische Staatsoper is one of the world’s leading opera houses. Equally successful are the city’s major theaters: The Residenztheater and Münchner Kammerspiele. Their productions are regularly performed at the Berliner Theatertreffen festival. Munich’s theater scene has even more to offer with performance art at the i-camp and Pathos München theaters, the “Radikal jung” theater festival at the Volkstheater or Munich’s tyniest opera house at the Pasinger Fabrik theater. More
The TUM Architecture Museum in the Pinakothek der Moderne is one of the best of its kind in the world. It is both an archive and an exhibition, combining collection, teaching and research – a unique position as a university institution in Germany. More
