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Three people are seen in front of a white wall. The person on the far left is lying on the floor, the person in the middle is standing and wearing a striking pink ensemble. The person on the far right is squatting. Hanging on the wall is a colorful bottle, about 1.70 meters tall, with “Ajax” written on it in red letters.
Three people are seen in front of a white wall. The person on the far left is lying on the floor, the person in the middle is standing and wearing a striking pink ensemble. The person on the far right is squatting. Hanging on the wall is a colorful bottle, about 1.70 meters tall, with “Ajax” written on it in red letters.
Locals Play Global, Junges Schauspiel Frankfurt in Kooperation mit dem MMK, photo: Jessica Schäfer

Learning & Research

You can see ten people, three of whom are sitting on the floor. All of them are looking in different directions. Between them hang various items of clothing in the air, for example, an orange skirt and a yellow dress. Performance “Kollektion” in the exhibition “Kostas Murkudis. Tuchfühlung”, photo: Jessica Schäfer

Education

On an ongoing basis, the museum education team designs a widely variegated programme that caters to visitors of all ages.

In the center of the photo a person reading a red book. On her left and on her right are filled bookshelves, at the end of which they are standing. photo: Axel Schneider

Library

With some 53,000 volumes, including 30 current periodicals, the library holdings encompass key publications – including rare editions and artists’ books – on contemporary art as well as related arts and scholarly disciplines.

image description: Series of books with various books and catalogues, published by MUSEUMMMKFÜR MODERNE KUNST.

Publications

Since its inception, the museum has pursued intensive publishing activities. A wide array of catalogues and other publications on the exhibitions are the result.

View of a box containing a letter with the heading “Art for all”. This is signed by the artist duo Gilbert & George and addressed to Jean-Christophe Ammann, the first director of the MMK. Next to the letter are two photographs of two people in suits. In another, Gilbert & George are talking to a group of people. Next to it is a postcard of the Palace of Westminster in London. Archive box of the artist duo Gilbert & George, photo: Axel Schneider, Archiv Jean-Christophe Ammann

Research / Archives

The museum’s several archives contain documents of many artists and art historians, among them handwritten letters and memos, manuscripts, photos and more.