When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from 20.09.2026 to 17.01.2027 at the Air Museum Amberg.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission is 5.50 euros.

Where is the Air Museum located?

The Air Museum is located at Eichenforstgäßchen 12 in 92224 Amberg.

Is the museum barrier-free?

No, the Air Museum is not barrier-free due to the historical building fabric and the lack of an elevator.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, the Air Museum offers guided tours as well as programs for groups, school classes, and children.

When is the museum open?

From October to March, it is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2 PM to 5 PM and Fridays to Sundays from 11 AM to 5 PM.

Marble, Space and Nature: Venske & Spänle Unfold Amberg with Quiet Power

Name: Helotrophe – Venske & Spänle at the Air Museum Amberg
Start: 2026-09-20T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-01-17T01:00:00+01:00
Location: Luftmuseum Amberg

Helotrophe: When Marble Seems to Breathe

With Helotrophe, the artist duo Venske & Spänle focuses on one of the most impressive positions in contemporary sculpture at the Air Museum Amberg. The exhibition shows how seemingly organic forms emerge from white Laaser marble, oscillating between nature observation, material study, and poetic irritation. Here, sculpture is not experienced as a rigid object, but as a living presence in space.

An Artistic Experience Between Weight and Lightness

Venske & Spänle have been working for many years on a visual language that brings together the seemingly contradictory: stone and movement, hardness and softness, classic craftsmanship and contemporary form language. Their works evoke growth processes, microscopic organisms, or natural condensations, which unfold a special spatial effect in the museum's exhibition atmosphere. Particularly in the historical context of the Air Museum, this creates an exciting consideration of the work between material, idea, and aesthetic experience.

Sculpture as a Space of Knowledge

The duo Julia Venske and Gregor Spänle, who live in Munich and New York, is known for amorphous, humorously named marble sculptures. From an art historical perspective, their works reference the tradition of sculpture but shift it into a present where natural forms, transformation, and the ambivalence of the living become central. The exhibition on the ground floor invites visitors not only to view the sculpture but also to think about it physically: as form, as volume, as movement in space.

Material, Change and Ecological Tracing

The title Helotrophe refers to a vocabulary of naming and ordering that is always accompanied by irony in Venske & Spänle's work. Their works open a quiet reflection on growth, transformation, and human interventions in natural processes. In interplay with the Air Museum, which stands for unusual cultural education and experimental mediation, this special exhibition gains a unique depth: it combines sculptural precision with a sensitive engagement with perception and environment.

The Air Museum as a Place of Cultural Education

The Air Museum Amberg presents a playful yet well-founded engagement with air, space, and perception across three floors. In addition to changing exhibitions, the house offers tours, programs for school classes, group offerings, and children's programs. For visitors, this creates not only an exhibition visit but a thoughtful artistic experience with educational added value.

Conclusion

Helotrophe promises an exhibition for all who want to experience sculpture as living thought in space. Those who value contemporary art, material aesthetics, and subtle form experiments should definitely visit this exhibition in Amberg in person. Here it becomes visible how a poetic dialogue between nature, body, and space unfolds from marble.