When does the exhibition take place?

The special exhibition runs from 26.04.2026 to 10.01.2027.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

At the Amberg City Museum at Zeughausstraße 18, 92224 Amberg.

What is the cost of the visit?

The regular museum admission is 6 euros. Discounts and family tickets are available per museum policy.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, the museum offers public tours, a curator's tour, and other mediation formats.

Is the museum barrier-free?

The educational and event rooms are accessible without barriers. The special exhibition rooms are accessible by elevator.

Is photography allowed?

No secure information is available in the provided sources.

Heads. Times. Stories

Name: Heads. Times. Stories. Michael Mathias Prechtl on the 100th Birthday
Start: 2026-05-27T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-01-10T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Stadtmuseum Amberg

Michael Mathias Prechtl in Amberg: A jubilee exhibition with strong imagery

With the special exhibition Heads. Times. Stories., the Amberg City Museum places the painter, draftsman, and illustrator Michael Mathias Prechtl, born in Amberg, at the center of attention on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Loans from private collections and works from the estate acquired by the city of Amberg in 2025, which have not been publicly displayed for a long time, will be shown. The exhibition runs from April 26, 2026 to January 10, 2027 and offers new perspectives on a body of work that has developed a distinctive style between drawing, painting, and illustration. ([stadtmuseum-amberg.de](https://stadtmuseum-amberg.de/de/aktuell/sonderausstellungen/koepfe.-zeiten.-geschichte-n-.-michael-mathias-prechtl-zum-100.-geburtstag))

Prechtl in the tension field of spirit, line, and history

Michael Mathias Prechtl is considered one of the prominent figures in German post-war illustration. His works combine precise drawing with intellectual sharpness, historical reflection, and a fine, often playful visual language. The exhibition not only presents these qualities side by side but reads them as an aesthetic experience: as an encounter with heads, gestures, symbols, and traces of time that have an immediate impact in the museum space. In Amberg, Prechtl is thus experienced not only as a famous son of the city but as an independent artist with art-historical relevance. ([amberg.de](https://amberg.de/kultourismus/news/hochkaraetige-sonderausstellung-zum-prechtl-jubilaeum))

An exhibition tour with artwork observation and mediation

The accompanying program focuses on cultural education and in-depth artwork observation. Public tours, a curator's tour, short tours in the Art-Snack format, and a wide-ranging program for adults and children are planned. Additionally, workshops and lectures invite visitors to explore Prechtl's visual world from an art educational perspective. Particularly enticing is the look at the new access to the estate: they make visible how much Prechtl's work thrives on clever composition, historical allusion, and a unique balance of lightness and scholarly insight. ([stadtmuseum-amberg.de](https://stadtmuseum-amberg.de/de/aktuell/sonderausstellungen/koepfe.-zeiten.-geschichte-n-.-michael-mathias-prechtl-zum-100.-geburtstag))

The Amberg City Museum as a place of cultural participation

The Amberg City Museum provides the perfect setting for this special exhibition. It combines historical collections with contemporary mediation and is largely accessible without barriers. Tours in sign language, easy language, and for blind and visually impaired people are part of the regular offer. The special exhibition rooms are also accessible by elevator. This makes the visit not only an art experience but also an open, inclusive encounter with art and local history. ([stadtmuseum-amberg.de](https://www.stadtmuseum-amberg.de/de/besucherinfo/inklusion))

Conclusion

Heads. Times. Stories. is an exhibition for everyone who wants to rediscover drawing as a space for thought and illustration as an art form. Those interested in art history, Upper Palatine culture, and strong visual worlds will find a remarkable jubilee event in Amberg, which is professionally well-founded and atmospherically dense. A live visit is worthwhile, as the special power of Prechtl's lines, motifs, and intellectual references truly becomes tangible only in the original. ([stadtmuseum-amberg.de](https://stadtmuseum-amberg.de/de/aktuell/sonderausstellungen/koepfe.-zeiten.-geschichte-n-.-michael-mathias-prechtl-zum-100.-geburtstag))