Bayerische Akademie der SchÃ¶nen KÃ¼nste

The Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, the association of well-known personalities from the artistic life. It is intended as "supreme foster the art."

Tasks

The Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, following on from the tradition of 1808 established the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich.

The object of the academy, " the development of the arts to continuously monitor, they promote in every her deems appropriate way or to make suggestions for its promotion " is, further " to contribute to the intellectual debate between the arts and between art and society afford and stand up for the dignity of art ".

The Academy organizes panel discussions, exhibitions, readings, lectures and concerts. By selecting each year ordinary and corresponding members be included in the four departments of fine arts, literature, music and performing arts; Moreover Honorary members are appointed.

By 1968, the Academy had its headquarters in the Prinz- Carl- Palais; after she received a provisional quarters at Karolinenplace. Since 1972, it is housed in Königsbau the Munich Residence.

Prices

The following awards and scholarships were working or awarded by the Academy:

Great Literature Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts ( 1950-85 than literary award, from 1986 to 2007 as the Great Prize for Literature, since 2008 when Thomas Mann Prize for Literature )
Literary Ehrengabe ( 1952-85; detached from the Wilhelm Hausenstein ceremony)
Friedrich -Ludwig -von- Sckell Ring of Honor (since 1967; Landscape Architecture )
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (since 1974 together with the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation )
Adelbert von Chamisso Prize (1985-2005; together with the Robert Bosch Foundation; Literature Prize )
Wilhelm Hausenstein ceremony for cultural mediation (since 1986)
Karl Rössing Travel Grant (since 1986)
Friedrich- Baur- price ( since 1990, together with the Friedrich- Baur -Stiftung, for Artists in Franconia, the Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria )
Commissioned by the Academy (since 1990)
Horst- Bienek Prize for Poetry ( 1991 )
Gerda and Günter Bialas price ( since 1998 together with the GEMA Foundation; Music Prize )
Rainer- Malkowski Prize ( since 2006; together with the Rainer- Malkowski Foundation; Literature Prize )
Price new hearing (since 2006; together with the Foundation for New Music in the dialogue, Cologne, for mediation of contemporary music)
Art scholarship (since? )