Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

The European Patent Office (EPO) has been located in the heart of the city since its inception. Many Munich residents will immediately think of the high-rise building on the Isar River, built by the architectural firm Von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, which, along with the sculpture park, is now a listed structure. The EPO will be reopening its headquarters for the Long Night to present highlights of its contemporary art collection from more than 45 years of history and offer insights into exciting concepts for using its historic premises. Don't miss the Schaulager, featuring more than 350 works from the collection, and the "Cosmic Bar" in the cultural space in the basement, designed by Esther Stocker (see illustration).

6:30 pm: Artist Talk in the cultural space with the artist Rozbeh Asmani and the art historian Wolfgang Ullrich on the topic of Colourmarks.

Every 30 min.: Skyscraper tours, where you can not only discover classics from the collection, but also peek behind the scenes at the architecture itself (through the EPO Main Entrance, registration required)

There are 35 places available per high-rise tour.
15 places per tour can be reserved online, Registration possible here from October 1: register here
20 places per tour will be allocated on the evening of the event directly on site.
Admission to the tours is 30 minutes before the start of the tour, but no earlier than 6 p.m.

Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the tour for a place already reserved online,
otherwise the place will be allocated to those waiting on site.

free viewing of the cultural space (via Entrance A&T 5 – 10).

Site plan EPO