When does the tour take place?

The tour starts on Sunday, December 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM.

Where does the event take place?

The meeting point is the Bochum Art Museum at Kortumstraße 147, 44787 Bochum.

How much does participation cost?

The admission for the tour is 6 Euro per person.

Which exhibition will be discussed?

The focus is on the retrospective Maria Pinińska-Bereś – Under the Pink Flag with sculptures, installations, and performances.

Is the tour suitable for art enthusiasts with no prior knowledge?

The exhibition offers an illustrative approach to artistic, historical, and societal topics and is aimed at those interested in Polish art and contemporary art.

Discover Maria Pinińska-Bereś in a Special Art Tour in Bochum

Name: GUIDED TOUR Maria Pinińska-Bereś – Under the Pink Flag
Start: 2026-12-20T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-20T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Kunstmuseum Bochum

Maria Pinińska-Bereś: A Guided Tour through the World of Under the Pink Flag

On December 20, 2026, the Bochum Art Museum invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition Maria Pinińska-Bereś – Under the Pink Flag. The city tour through the exhibition offers a concentrated approach to an extraordinary position in Polish art of the 20th century.

Poetic Sculptures and Confident Images

Maria Pinińska-Bereś worked with sculptures, installations, and performances. Her poetic, humorous, and at the same time erotic imagery combines sensual forms with a precise engagement with femininity, body, and societal roles. The tour makes these diverse expressions tangible through direct artistic experience.

Pink as an Artistic Sign

A recurring element in the artist's work is the color pink. In her art, it does not stand for harmlessness but forms an independent counterpoint to the omnipresent red of communist Poland. Pink refers to the feminine, the domestic, and the body, thus becoming a pointed sign of artistic and social critique.

Cultural Heritage and Emancipatory Perspectives

The retrospective showcases central stages of Pinińska-Bereś's artistic and emancipatory work. Her works tell of the complexity of life in an authoritarian system and of the determined path of an artist who developed her own forms for her themes. At the same time, the exhibition brings a long-underestimated position more strongly into awareness: Maria Pinińska-Bereś spent years in the shadow of her husband, Jerzy Bereś.

A Discovery Experience at the Bochum Art Museum

The tour combines expert mediation with an immediate view of sculpture, object, installation, and performance. Visitors discover historical contexts, artistic strategies, and cultural peculiarities of an exhibition that connects feminist perspectives with Polish art history. Under the Pink Flag was created in cooperation with the Kunstmuseum Lucerne and was co-organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, among others.

Conclusion: Rethinking Art History

This tour offers a cultural enrichment for all who wish to discover contemporary art, feminist art history, and unusual exhibition concepts. Secure your place and experience Maria Pinińska-Bereś's idiosyncratic visual world up close at the Bochum Art Museum.