The Munich Jewelry Week 2025 is about to start with a big number of exhibitions and parallel events (lectures, fair, etc…) all across the city. With all these events, it will not be easy to make the right choices, especially if you have a short stay in the Bavarian capital. Official program in hands, not obvious to guess the best exhibitions to see. Here below, the artists of Alliages showing around Munich, recognised stars or newbies, a must be seen. Enjoy !
The « Shining DESPAIR » artists exhibitions around Munich
SCHMUCK SELECTION 2025
This year, the Alliages artists have been selected : Raquel Bessudo, Yichen Dong, Donald Friedlich, Malene Kastalje, Jounghye Park & Rho Tang. For over 60 years, the special show SCHMUCK at « Handwerk & Design » has been the most important show in contemporary artistic jewelry. This time, the special show was curated by Dr. Jurgita Ludavičienė, LT.
Award Herbert-Hofmann-Prize, Saturday, March 15th, 2025 at 5pm, at the Handwerk & Design trade fair, Hall B1. Map #1
DRAG & DROP 3
With Isabelle Busnel, Sébastien Carré & Juan Riusech. For the 3 artists have chosen artworks by Claude Monet, Henri Matisse et Joan Mitchell to nurture their imagination.
Opening hours: March 12-14th: 13-18:30h and March 15th: 10-12h. Werkstatt-Galerie, Zentnerstrasse 3. Map #21
Openinig Event view: Wednesday March 12th, 18:30-20:30h
CHAOS & CONTROL – PRECIOUS COLLECTIVE
With Carmen Lopez, Jeanine van der Linde, Eunhee Cho, Laurel Fulton, Jeannette Knigge, Juan Harnie, Lorena Lazard, Sara Shahak, Deganit Schocken, Willy van de Velde, Juan Riusech & more. Precious Collective presents Chaos & Control : Without the body how will this communicate a personal language that distils active notions and internalisations for chaos & control?
Opening hours: Wednesday March 12th to Saturday March 15th, 10:30-16:30 h. Shop Barbara Kleiber-Wurm, Schulerstrasse 27. Map #70
Precious Collective opening event: Thursday March 13th, 14:00-16:00h.
FERTILE GROUND
With Aimee Howard-Clinger, Anna Talbot, Holland Houdek, Lorena Lazard, Misha McLean, Wiebke Pandikow & more. Clodagh Molly curates « Fertile Ground » : Group exhibition inviting reflection on how fertility, in all its forms, inspires creativity and how the act of nurturing shapes artistic expression.
Opening hours: Wednesday March 12th to Saturday March 15th, 14-18h. Donnersbergerstr. 20a
Opening event: Thursday March 13th, 14:00-16:00h.
PINCHOS – LALABEYOU GALLERY
With Laura Gonzalez, Esteban Erosky, Raquel Bessudo & more. Gallery Lalabeyou from Madrid presents « Pinchos » :
Opening hours: Wednesday March 12th to Saturday March 15th, 14-18h. Jewelry workshop Riedl-Munzig, Schulstrasse 21. Map #71
Opening event: Thursday March 13th, 14-16:00h.
PIECE OF PEACE – THE WEARHOUSE
With Isabelle Busnel, Jeannette Knigge, Uri Samet, Sara Shahak, Deganit Schocken, Ute van der Plaats & more. Gallery The Wearhouse from Amsterdam presents « Piece for peace » : In our times, when society is confronted daily with violence, destruction, and aggression rooted in ethnic, political, or religious divisions, we, as creators, must affirm our obligatory commitment to humanity and stand firmly on the constructive side.
Opening hours: Thursday March 13th to Saturday March 15th, 12-18h. Alte Westend Apoteke, Ligsaltzstrasse 12. Map #44
Opening event: Thursday March 13th, 18-20:00h.
TRI-FOLD – J IS FOR JEWELLERY
With Juan Harnie & more. J is for Jewellery presents « Tri-Fold » : In our times, when society is confronted daily with violence, destruction, and aggression rooted in ethnic, political, or religious divisions, we, as creators, must affirm our obligatory commitment to humanity and stand firmly on the constructive side.
Opening hours: Thursday March 13th to Saturday March 15th, 10-18h. Sunday march 16th, 11-15:00h. Gollierstrasse 33. Map #43
Opening event: Thursday March 13th, 10-12:00h.
DIALOGUE – UNREAL
With Isabelle Busnel & more. Dialogue collective from UK explores the Unreal, in an exhibition where nothing could be further from the truth – all that glitters is not gold. Isabelle Busnel, Maarit Liukkonen, Petra Bishai, Pinah, Sam Wall, Sorca, Velvet Hart, Victoria King.
Opening hours: Thursday Friday 14th to Saturday March 15th, 11-19h. Plantology, Amalienstrasse 87. Map #36
Opening event: Thursday March 13th, 17-21:00h.
THE FRAME GALLERIES
With Aya Iwata at The Gallery of Art in Legnica (B1.739) & Deganit Schocken at Objects Beautiful, UK (B1.780).
Hall B1 at the Handwerk & Design trade fair. Map #1