International Museum Day in URBAN NATION Museum for Urban Contemporary Art

The museum not only provides a platform for internationally renowned artists, but also consciously encourages local participation through participatory projects. Museums are important extracurricular learning spaces for children and adults alike.


Street art, graffiti, and urban art, in particular, are art forms that offer low-threshold access to introduce complex topics. The current exhibition, "Love Letters to the City," presents them in short tours and a drop-in workshop on street culture.


The exhibition is a homage to urban spaces and encourages reflection on the role of art in shaping the collective urban experience.

The exhibition explores the transformative potential of art in public spaces and explores the methods and motivations behind such works, as well as their social impact. By extending beyond the museum's boundaries, the exhibition encourages visitors to re-evaluate public space, engage with public space, and discover their connection to the city. The narratives embedded in the urban landscape are accessible to those willing to perceive them.


Short Tours

• German: 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM
  
• English: 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM
  
• Duration: 30 minutes, registration at the foyer counter
  

Drop-In Workshop: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM


Dylan Mitro, a 2025 Martha Cooper Artists in Residence, offers the drop-in workshop "Photo Mapping and Our History in the City: Zine Making." In this workshop, he will show participants how to continue the legacy of legendary street photographer Martha Cooper by creating their own documentation of our city.

Together, they will create a collective zine, which will be donated to the Martha Cooper Library at URBAN NATION at the end. Using a scanner, smartphones, markers, and craft materials, as well as a standard printer, a zine featuring contributions from all participants will be printed at the end.