Lothringer 13 Halle

The Lothringer 13 Halle is an institution of the Cultural Department of the City of Munich and serves as a space for local and international contemporary art. It is located in a former factory building at Lothringer Straße 13.

Lothringer 13 was founded in 1980 under the name “Künstlerwerkstatt” in a former machine factory. From the very beginning, exhibitions of contemporary art across various disciplines were presented there. Between 1980 and 1998, the exhibitions were organized by artists, guest curators, and staff members of the Cultural Department. From 1997 to 2010, part of the building also housed a video and art archive called Spiegel.

In 1998, the City of Munich adopted a programming concept in which changing independent curators were entrusted with developing exhibitions for Lothringer 13 Halle for periods of three to five years.

Funding comes from municipal subsidies as well as project-based grants and donations. Lothringer 13 Halle is conceived as a non-profit project, and admission to events is generally free