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Art: watch, preserve, study, collect

The schaumagazin – a place for contemporary art in Schwerin in 2026.

Your voices about schaumagazin

Cultural Night in Schwerin 2024:
A must-see: the future Schaumagazin on the grounds of the KIW "Vorwärts".
I’m excited to experience the works of renowned artists like Richard Serra up close.

When art education succeeds as beautifully as it did on this vibrant evening—with inspiring talks, conversations, music, and dance—then this project is arriving at just the right time, in exactly the right place.

Julia Hansen Artist Schwerin

The Schaumagazin project, with its exquisite and steadily growing collection, reflects great ambition and high ideals.
Even now, the implementation process is making waves in the cultural scene. Schwerin can especially look forward to the start of construction and upcoming events—because the initiators certainly know how to celebrate, as they recently proved during Cultural Night!

Dr. Nico Janke Art historian, Schwerin

What a fantastic project! There couldn’t be a better location for the planned Schaumagazin. Now it’s time to keep our fingers crossed for construction to begin soon.

Marianne Wöhrle-Braun Organizer of the Schwerin Jazz Night

Winning design by Max Dudler, Berlin

Schaumagazin – a flagship project for contemporary art in Schwerin

The open art warehouse is a place for viewing, exhibiting, preserving, researching, and collecting contemporary art.
It operates as a "Schaumagazin" that invites visitors—young people, children, adventurous families, students, and researchers—to experience the collections through guided tours, exhibitions, and events, either by observing, playfully exploring, or critically engaging with them.

To make this possible, the City of Schwerin is providing the architecturally distinctive office and reception area of the former industrial complex.
For the renovation of the first major construction phase in the future KIW Quarter, urban development funding totaling 4.72 million euros will be allocated to the SCHAUMAGAZIN over the next two years by the Federal Government.

A funding project of the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building since 2020.

01.

Discover and
engage with art

At Schaumagazin, visitors enter individual artist rooms in guided groups.
Participants engage in conversation about what they see, experiencing the artworks in a more informal and intimate way.
These personal exhibition spaces offer deep insight into each artist’s work, allowing us to experience the regenerative power of art and uncover its immediate relevance to society.

02.

Storing and
preserving art

To better unfold the powerful and innovative potential of contemporary works by artists, the Schaumagazin presents each body of work in separate, individually designed rooms.
These solo presentations function as both exhibition and storage spaces, placing a strong emphasis on the preservation of the artworks.

03.

Research and
discover art

Such bodies of work offer all visitors unique insights, while providing researchers with a solid framework for deeper reflection on the pieces.
The findings gained from studying artistic processes contribute to a deeper understanding of the works.
Research reveals connections, sheds light on the relationships within the oeuvre, and explains the materials used and their particular characteristics.
These scholarly insights enable all of us to identify, explore, and interpret the direct links between contemporary art and the issues of our society.

04.

Art: collect
and expand

The Schaumagazin in Schwerin presents works from individual collections and archives.
To expand the collections on display, a jury convenes each year to decide which artworks or archival materials will be added.