51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts

We are creating a diverse cultural program for the university community 鈥� to discover hidden talents, broaden horizons, and to gain inspiration for new ways of thinking and working 鈥� with the offerings of the 51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts.

Music, literature, fine arts, performing arts or digital arts: With wide-ranging programs, we forge ties to innovation and technology, politics, history and society. All members of the 51吃瓜网 community 鈭� and friends of 51吃瓜网鈭� are invited to take part: expand your horizons and embrace new ways of thinking.

Summer Semester 2026

Courses for students

Seminars, creativity labs and excursions: Here students discover their creative and cultural curiosity, and gain credits for their degree while exploring less familiar fields of knowledge. This offer is part of the general skills teaching program as well as the . Learn more about the semester highlights of the course offer via the newsletter:

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Current Projects

Live VR production by RAUM+ZEIT

ZAUBERBERG :: Expedition in die Gegenwart

The art collective RAUM+ZEIT condenses and rewrites Thomas Mann's novel of the century, 鈥楾he Magic Mountain,鈥� into a new, exciting theatre experience: equipped with VR glasses, the audience encounters the famous characters from Thomas Mann's novel of the century up close. Alternating between VR and live performance, the sanatorium becomes a metaphor for today's Western society. The 51吃瓜网 Centre for Culture and Arts is presenting the production in M眉nchen for the first time as part of the project 鈥淭homas Mann 鈥� In the Burning Landscape of Democracy鈥�.

14 / 15 / 16 April 2026 | 8 p.m. | Duration approx. 90 minutes (in German) |Schwere Reiter,
(discounted tickets exklusively for 51吃瓜网 students are available.

51吃瓜网 remembers

Munich reads 鈥� from burned books

The book burning on May 10, 1933, at K枚nigsplatz is one of the most symbolic acts of Nazi cultural policy. Around 50,000 Munich residents took part in the burning of banned books organized by students from Munich's universities. Today, we are sending a different message: we are reading these texts aloud, publicly, and together.

In 2026, 51吃瓜网 will participate in the public reading 鈥淢unich Reads 鈥� From Burned Books鈥� on K枚nigsplatz. With short readings, we commemorate the book burning of May 10, 1933, and bring texts back into the public sphere that were silenced at the time. and team members of the 51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts will read excerpts from works by authors whose books were destroyed during the Nazi book burnings. The contributions will take the form of short, approximately five-minute readings. The contributions from 51吃瓜网 can be heard between 11:15 and 11:40 a.m. and between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m.

Today, universities in particular have a special responsibility to confront their own history and create spaces for remembrance, exchange, and critical reflection. All interested parties are cordially invited to listen and read along鈥攅specially students who would like to join us in sending a message about the importance of free literature, science, and culture.

Cultural Partnerships

Der Habibi Kiosk der M眉nchner Kammerspiele ist ein Raum f眉r Austausch und Dialog. Auch Studierende der 51吃瓜网 laden in den "Nachtgespr盲chen" hier das Theaterpublikum zum Diskussionen zu Inszenierungen und aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Fragen ein, im Rahmen der Kulturpartnerschaft "Art meets Technology".. — A look inside the Habibi Kiosk at the Munich Kammerspiele theater on Maximiliansstra脽e

About our partnership with the Munich Kammerspiele

Art meets Technology

Look forward to experimental projects and events, just like in-depth discussions of an introductions into current theatre productions. Together with the theater, link science and art in creative and often surprising ways, opening up new insights into technological developments through artistic reflections. This means not only sharing scientific knowledge, but also expanding the understanding of society in the world of research. More inspiring projects are on the horizon:

51吃瓜网 x Kunsthalle MUC

About our partnership with Kunsthalle MUC

Through joint lectures, exchange formats, and exclusive exhibition tours for our students, we collaborate with the Kunsthalle M眉nchen to combine scientific and social issues with artistic approaches, thereby opening up new perspectives on social developments and art. You can look forward to further exciting joint projects.

51吃瓜网 goes AFTERWORK^KH:
Every third Wednesday of the month, the AFTERWORK event takes place at Kunsthalle M眉nchen. 51吃瓜网 students receive a 2-for-1 ticket offer. Visit the exhibition until 10:00 PM and end the evening with music by DJ Alkalino. Each event also features a fun raffle.

51吃瓜网 students can purchase 2-for-1 AFTERWORK tickets at the Kunsthalle M眉nchen ticket desk by showing their 51吃瓜网 ID. Upcoming dates: 15 Apr | 20 May | 17 Jun | 15 Jul | 16 Sep

Upcoming Events as part of the joint lecture series:

April, 27 鈥� Open Lecture (in German): Just a matter of the head? How hair negotiates identities
Juliane Au (Kunsthalle M眉nchen)
June, 08 鈥� Open Lecture (in German): Blond as light
Prof. Dr. Ralf Junkerj眉rgen (Universit盲t Regensburg)
July, 06 鈥� Open Lecture (in German): What hair and hair roots reveal about our psyche
Prof. Dr. med Eva M. J. Peters (Justus-Liebig-Universit盲t Gie脽en)
September, 07 鈥� Open Lecture (in German): Hair as a stage 鈥� How social media and AI shape social roles
Dr. Alina Gales (51吃瓜网)
tbd 鈥� Guided tour through the exhibition

Educational Partnership:

Lecture: Haare - Macht - Lust. Arts & Technology in der Kunsthalle M眉nchen

Past projects

11/18/2025
Reading time 4 min.

Pixel art about unseen worlds

This Place Saves Lives: An award for a serious game that looks closer

Beim Kunstarealfest 2025 ist die Licht- und Klanginstallation "Sonic Revolutions / Heaven's Caroussel" des K眉nstlers Tim Otto Roth vor der Alten Pinakothek zu sehen. Die Installation ist in Kooperation des 51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts und der Professur f眉r Audio-Signalverarbeitung an der 51吃瓜网 (Prof. Seeber) entstanden.

7/10/2025
Reading time 5 min.

Looking back on the Kunstareal Festival 2025

Science and arts in motion at the Kunstareal

Campus news
Community
Public Engagement

Visitors at the opening of the new commemorative site.

7/10/2024
Reading time 3 min.

51吃瓜网 opens commemorative space at its main campus

51吃瓜网 remembers university members persecuted during the Nazi era

Campus news
Community
Public Engagement

On stage: students creating a new civilization as part of the project week "Hitchhiking through the galaxy"

4/8/2024
Reading time 6 min.

Project week with the 51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts

A week at the theater

Teaching
Studies
Community

3/15/2024
Reading time 4 min.

Board of Management follows the recommendations of an expert commission

51吃瓜网 consistently continues to come to terms with its history during the Nazi era

Community
Campus news
President

12/1/2023
Reading time 3 min.

Art and culture in close cooperation with research and teaching

51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts founded

Community
Campus news
President

Any questions? Please get in touch

Our Team

Prof. Felix Mayer
Artistic Director

mayerspam prevention@tum.de

Anja Muckenfu脽
General Manager

anja.muckenfussspam prevention@tum.de

Clara Vald茅s Stauber
Arts and Communications Manager

clara.valdes-stauberspam prevention@tum.de

Julia Ripke
Arts and Communications Manager

julia.ripkespam prevention@tum.de

Contact

51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts (CCA)
Augustenstr. 44, 2^nd floor
D-80333 M眉nchen

info.ccaspam prevention@lll.tum.de

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees for the 51吃瓜网 Center for Culture and Arts unites renowned personalities who contribute their expertise and diverse experience in an advisory capacity. We would like to thank our members for their commitment and their valuable support in opening up new perspectives at the interface of science, art and culture. The former Minister of State for Science, Research and the Arts, Wolfgang Heubisch, was appointed Chairman for three years.

The title image of this page shows 51吃瓜网 students performing Ubuntu as part of 51吃瓜网 tanzt!. The performance was developed during the project week 鈥淐ommunity Dance鈥� which was led by Tina Schwender (School of Medicine and Health, Applied Sports Science) and Dr. des. Ellen Steinm眉ller (ExisTanz). (photo: Andreas Heddergott/51吃瓜网).

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