Design, Music, Film: This week’s cultural must-dos
Munich Creative Business Week, Various Others, DOK.fest and Long Night of Music...overwhelmed anyone?
Hi hello hiiii! Not gonna lie, some weeks I really have to dig deep to find a handful of exciting events but this (upcoming) week is buzzzzzzing. Because there is so much interesting stuff happening, today’s edition is fully dedicated to guiding you through the overwhelming program. (If anyone involved in planning these is reading this: why squeeze it all into one week and leave us creatively starved the other 34?)
Anyway, let’s have a quick look at the four big happenings that will turn the city into one giant creative playground before going into the planning.
Munich Creative Business Week
Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW) runs from May 10-18 and turns the city into a hub for design and innovation. Under the theme "How to design a vibrant community," this year’s edition explores how design can foster openness, connection, and collaboration. Many of the 200+ events are free and open to all.
Various Others
Various Others (May 8-18) is an annual contemporary art festival in Munich that fosters international collaboration among galleries, artist-run spaces, and institutions. Through joint exhibitions and projects, it offers a platform for cultural exchange and showcases the city's vibrant art scene.
DOK.Fest
DOK.fest München celebrates its 40th anniversary from May 7-18, 2025, showcasing 105 international documentaries across Munich's cinemas. This year's edition features 16 thematic sections, exploring topics such as memory, resistance, migration, and the intersection of humanity and nature.
Long Night of Music
The Long Night of Music takes place on May 10, with live concerts across nearly 100 venues in Munich - from churches to clubs to swimming pools - running from 8 PM to 2 AM. One ticket gets you into everything, and shuttle buses make it easy to hop between venues.
Alrighty, let’s look at the day-by-day highlights.
Whats on this week?
7.-13.05
WEDNESDAY | 7.05
Exhibition Opening ‘The Ploughshare’
Milchstr.4
From 6pm
Reopening Blitz Bar & Bistro
Museumsinsel 1
From 6pm
DOK.fest Festival Opening
Deutsches Theater
Schwanthalerstr. 13
8pm
THURSDAY | 8.05
We have just a few tickets left for our very own Multi Muc Aperitivo: Get yours here.
There will be drinks, pizza fresh from the rooftop oven, good vibes and a lovely mix of people. I know it can sometimes feel ughhh to go to these things alone but we came up with some easy, no-pressure ways to connect so I promise you it won’t feel ughhh.
Penthaus | Haus im Tal
Tal 24
7pm-10pm
Too Soon To Say - The Unconference by Various Others
Bayerischer Hof
Promenadeplatz 2-6
May 8-11
Dancing Postmodernism by Gärtnerplatztheater
Museum Brandhorst
Theresienstr. 35a
From 8pm
Performance by Göksu Kunak
Luitpoldblock
Briennerstr.11
8.30pm
FRIDAY | 9.05
Sound and Beyond Performance by Limpe Fuchs
Haus der Kunst
Prinzregentenstr. 1
8-9pm
Exhibition Opening My Galaxy
Paulina Caspari
Augustenstr. 33a
5pm-9pm
Summerfestival
Elisabethmarkt
Elisabethplatz
2pm-8pm
Creator’s Circle
Haus im Tal
Tal 24
6.30pm-8.30
Exhibition Opening “Romeo’s Eyes” & Opening Party Various Others
Kunstverein München
Galeriestr. 4
From 7pm
2 Years Mixed Feelings Party
Goldener Reiter
Theklastr. 1
From 11pm
SATURDAY | 10.05
Long Night of Music
8pm-2am
Locations I’d recommend checking out:
Staatliche Münzsammlung
St.Peter
Bayerische Staatsoper
Gasteig HP8
Ägyptisches Museum
Müllersches Volksbad
mcbw hub x REALLY REALLY NICE - Potato Press Tote Lab
Rindermarkt 10
11am-4pm
Dive Design Congress
Fat Cat
Rosenheimer Str.5
10am-4.45pm
Ocean of Minds Interactive Installation
Thomas Schmitter Räume und Möbel
Theresienstr. 112
12pm-7pm
Pasta Night by Near & Far
Heideckstr. 14
6.30pm-10pm
Toy Tonics Jam
Live Evil Gasteig
Rosenheimer Str.5
Philip Huang Unworkshop
Palaiskeller, Bayerischer Hof
Promenadeplatz 2-6
9.30am-11pm
Make sure to check the whole Various Others program for the weekend, lots of really interesting stuff happening!
SUNDAY | 11.05
Panel: Cause and Effect of Design
Bayerischer Hof
Promenadeplatz 2-6
9am-10.30am
mcbw public space x Sintesi Labs
Südwiese Alte Pinakothek
All week
mcbw pop up x Designblock Prague
Königsplatz
Luisenstr. 31
All week: 10am-8pm
mcbw x MA Identity Design (THA) wishing well
Am Pschorr
Viktualienmarkt 15
11am-5pm
Finissage: Benedikt Gahl
Kunstraum München
Holzstr.10
From 11am
Archeological Guided Tour
Archäologische Staatssammlung
Lerchenfeldstraße 2
11am-12pm
MONDAY | 12.05
mcbw Design Summit
Munich Urban CoLab
Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5
10am-10pm
Kunstareal Munich X Kunstlabor2
Karolinenplatz (Obelisk)
5.50pm-7.30pm
Fritz Hansen Pop Up Cafe
Unterer Anger 20
8am-5pm
TUESDAY | 13.05
Architecture and Art in Dialog Tour by Sammlung Goetz
Lenbachplatz 7
5.30pm-7.30pm
mcbw hub x Games/Bavaria
Rindermarkt 10
8.30am-9.30am
Transforming Subway Stations
U-Bahn Marienplatz
10am-1pm
Sooo that’s a wrap. I feel like I need to recharge my social batteries just from thinking about all these events. But hey, no complaints, I’m actually really excited! If you’ve been to something you loved and want to recommend it to the community, please reach out. Part 2 is coming next week!
Hope to see many of you tomorrow at the Aperitivo :)
Love
Pauli