Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich.
The academy organizes panel discussions, exhibitions, readings, lectures and concerts. Until 1968, the academy had its headquarters at Prinz-Carl-Palais, after which they received a temporary quarters at the Caroline court. Since 1972 it has had its headquarters in the Königsbau of the Munich Residenz.
In 2019, Winfried Nerdinger was elected president of the Academy. In 2025, Nerdinger was re-elected to a third term as president. In 2024, Salome Kammer became the institution's first female director.
Prizes
The academy has awarded several prizes, some called Ehrung, Ehrenring, Ehrengabe :- Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste
- *1950–85 Literaturpreis
- *1986–2007 Großer Literaturpreis
- *since 2008 Thomas Mann-Preis
- Literarische Ehrengabe
- *1952–85
- *since 1985 Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Ehrung
- Friedrich-Ludwig-von-Sckell-Ehrenring
- Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis
- Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis
- Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Ehrung for inter-cultural "Vermittlung"
- Karl-Rössing-Reisestipendium
- Friedrich-Baur-Preis
- Auftragskomposition der Akademie
- Horst-Bienek-Preis für Lyrik
- Gerda-und-Günter-Bialas-Preis
- Rainer-Malkowski-Preis
- Preis Neues Hören
- Kunststipendium