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82 BayernLB – our company
Public sector mandate
BayernLB acknowledges its corporate responsibility in a variety of ways, whether by
promoting culture, the arts, education and science, or by furthering social causes and
protecting the environment.
Culture and the arts
“Arts and culture reflect an important basis of the social life of man. Our Gallery at
BayernLB is a means of bringing people together and supporting artists. Our numerous
loans of works of art open up the way for the public to participate in cultural life.”
BayernLB’s promotion of culture and the arts adds to Munich’s renown as a city of
culture. BayernLB’s Gallery at 20, Briennerstrasse in Munich gives contemporary artists
the opportunity to exhibit their work in a well-known forum that has gained wide-
spread recognition in artistic and cultural milieus. Our exhibition marking the 100 th
anniversary of Salvador Dali’s birth was one of the highlights of 2004. This project was
carried out jointly with Literaturhaus München. The Gallery’s participation in Munich’s
“Evening of Museums and Galleries” has become a tradition for BayernLB. This event
offers members of the public access to a wide range of museums and exhibitions at a
greatly reduced overall fee.
BayernLB also supports Munich’s famed Pinakothek art galleries and various other
Bavarian cultural establishments by donating valuable items on permanent loan.
In a press conference held on November 2004, the Palais Dürckheim, a building
belonging to BayernLB, was presented to the State Art Collections for cultural use from
2005. The mid-19 th century building is to become a venue for lectures, workshops and
seminars organised by the Pinakothek der Moderne in the interest of disseminating
arts and culture. This cooperative initiative, set up as a Public Private Partnership,
enriches not only the three Pinakothek galleries, but also Munich as a cultural venue.
A particular highlight of BayernLB’s promotion of culture during 2004 was the presen-
tation of a violin made by Antonio Stradivari to the first violinist of the Munich State
Orchestra. The violin was made by Stradivari in 1722, at the apogee of his career as a
creator of instruments. Its has been owned by BayernLB since 1976, but is always lent
to professional musicians. In this way, the instrument is made accessible to the public.
Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB), of which BayernLB holds 100 percent, has created its
own foundation under the name “DKB Stiftung für gesellschaftliches Engagement”.
The main objective of the foundation is to promote sports and the arts, as well as the
protection of historic buildings and monuments. The Hungarian company Magyar