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Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Today in Munich

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Morning

Lead image for the Steina Playback exhibition
10:00–20:00See CultureSteina: PlaybackGermany's first retrospective of the video pioneer who turns sound into shifting machine-vision imagery.Haus der KunstLehelEUR 5–15

Afternoon

Plüschspielzeug in Form eines lächelnden Erdballs mit blauen Ozeanen, grünen Kontinenten, braunen Armen und Beinen, das auf einem verwitterten Holzgeländer vor unscharfem Outdoor-Hintergrund sitzt.
13:00–15:30Bring the KidsPatientin ErdeA hands-on family stand about how Earth's health and human wellbeing connect.Deutsches MuseumLudwigsvorstadt-IsarvorstadtFree
Lead image for the Steina Playback exhibition linked to the sound studio programme
14:00–19:00Make SomethingOpen Atelier. SoundFree drop-in studio for building electronic instruments, field recording and making sound.Haus der KunstLehelFree
A large group of corporate runners in motion through Munich's Olympic Park during the B2Run event.
15:00Be ActiveB2Run Munich 2026Company running event through Olympiapark, ending at the B2Run Village and Parkharfe.OlympiaparkMilbertshofenEUR 36.4–57.4
Close-up of a black chess knight on a board
15:30–17:00Bring the KidsSchlaues Schach - Clever ChessA free youth chess club that mixes play, language practice and social learning at Gasteig Motorama.Gasteig Motorama, ErdgeschossAu-HaidhausenFree

Evening

18:00Learn SomethingBuchpremiere: Die letzte Hütte der AlpenBook launch on Alpine huts, melting glaciers and what remains as mountain routes change.Alpines Museum des Deutschen AlpenvereinsAltstadt-LehelFree
The Haberjazzband performing together.
18:00Listen LiveJazz am Kosttor mit der HaberjazzbandOld-time and swing-era jazz from a Munich band, with free seating and optional registration.HofspielhausAltstadt-LehelFree
A relaxed group of people sitting together in conversation at the Giesinger Bahnhof cultural centre.
18:30–19:30Learn SomethingDialogcaféOpen German conversation café for meeting people, practising words and getting to know Giesing.Kulturzentrum Giesinger BahnhofObergiesingFree
18:30See CultureTove Jansson: Das SommerbuchSummer reading from Tove Jansson's Nordic island classic at Literaturhaus München.Literaturhaus MünchenAltstadt-LehelFree
An audience listening to a speaker at a public talk.
18:30See CultureTove Jansson: Das Sommerbuch – SommerLese mit Xenia TilingFree open-air reading from Tove Jansson's Nordic summer classic about a girl and her grandmother on a tiny Finnish island.Literaturhaus MünchenAltstadt-LehelFree
Chess pieces set up on a board.
19:00–22:00Go With FriendsSchach im SubA weekly drop-in chess evening at Munich's queer centre, open to players of every level over a drink at the bar.Sub - Schwules Kommunikations- und Kulturzentrum MünchenIsarvorstadtPrice TBC
A tabletop board game set up for a group to play.
19:00–21:00Go With FriendsSchafkopfen im SubFriendly Schafkopf card-game evening at Sub, open to people still learning the Bavarian rules.Sub — Schwules Kommunikations- und Kulturzentrum MünchenIsarvorstadtPrice TBC
Promotional image for the Münchner Orgelsommer series.
19:00Listen LiveWolfgang KleberOrgan recital with music by Perotin, Bach, Hessenberg, Messiaen, Durufle and others.Paul-Gerhardt-KircheLaimFree
A tabletop board game set up for a group to play.
19:30–22:30Go With FriendsBrettspielgruppeWeekly board-game evening at Munich's queer community centre, open to anyone who fancies a table and some players.Sub — Schwules Kommunikations- und Kulturzentrum MünchenIsarvorstadt (Glockenbachviertel)Price TBC
Poster image for the Volkstheater production of Arturo Ui.
19:30–22:20See CultureDer aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo UiBrecht’s gangster satire turns the rise of fascism into sharp political theatre.Münchner Volkstheater Bühne 1IsarvorstadtPrice TBC
Production photo from WoW – Word on Wirecard at the Münchner Kammerspiele, showing the ensemble amid video and stage projections.
19:30–22:20See CultureWoW – Word on WirecardDystopian finance thriller about the Wirecard scandal, staged between theatre, film and live-video spectacle.Therese-Giehse-HalleAltstadt-LehelEUR 20
Portrait of Australian soul musician Don West, the featured artist for his 2026 tour.
20:00Listen LiveDon WestWarm 70s-toned Australian soul with bluesy guitar, brass colours and support from KESMAR.MuffathalleHaidhausenEUR 30
Liv Stapelfeldt and Steffen Link in ELEKTRA at the Volkstheater.
20:00–22:10See CultureELEKTRA – 750 PS VergangenheitsüberwältigungA contemporary Elektra reframes inherited guilt through industry, profit and fascism.Münchner Volkstheater Bühne 2IsarvorstadtPrice TBC
A scene from the Münchner Kammerspiele production Eurydike und Orpheus, staged as contemporary music theatre.
20:00–22:10See CultureEurydike und OrpheusContemporary music theatre reworks Orpheus and Eurydice as a future-facing story about love, death and cryonics.SchauspielhausAltstadt-LehelEUR 10–40
Promotional artwork for the House of Protection concert
20:00Listen LiveHouse of ProtectionStephen Harrison and Aric Improta bring their genre-splicing hardcore-electronica project to the Kranhalle.Feierwerk KranhalleSendling-WestparkEUR 25
Colourful still from Godard's Pierrot le fou
20:30See CultureElf Uhr nachtsNouvelle Vague road film of love and flight, with Belmondo and Karina, in the Arena Cinematheque strand.Arena Filmtheater MünchenIsarvorstadtPrice TBC
Press photo of cellist Tomeka Reid.
20:30Listen LiveTomeka Reid QuartetThe American cellist's all-star quartet with guitarist Mary Halvorson plays genre-hopping jazz from her latest album.Jazzclub UnterfahrtHaidhausenEUR 15–30
Sneak Preview
21:00–22:40See CultureSneak Preview: 15 JulyWeekly 18+ surprise preview screening of a new film before its regular German release.City Kinos MünchenAltstadtPrice TBC

Coming up

Promotional image for 68. Magdalenenfest.
Thursday, 16 July 202668. MagdalenenfestLocal & Seasonal · Local Festival · Neuhausen-Nymphenburg
Lead image for the Steina Playback exhibition linked to the sound studio programme
Thursday, 16 July 2026Open Atelier. SoundMake Something · Kids Workshop · Lehel
Children's artwork image for the iz art exhibition workshop.
Thursday, 16 July 2026iz art Kunstatelier zur AusstellungBring the Kids · Kids Workshop · Feldmoching-HasenberglThursday, 16 July 2026Open GartenGet Outside · Garden Meet-Up · Lehel
Visitors on a Kammerspiele backstage tour standing inside the theatre, looking up at the technical rigging and stage machinery.
Thursday, 16 July 2026Kammerschau #35Learn Something · Guided Tour · Altstadt-Lehel
Young people and adults in a recording room with a microphone
Thursday, 16 July 2026The 5 Elements of Hip-Hop: Session 18Make Something · Kids Workshop · Au-Haidhausen

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