EPHEMERIS - Dolomites I Wadden Sea

The photographs of Georg Tappeiner connect worlds: the Dolomites and the Wadden Sea—landscapes that could hardly be more contrasting. On the one hand, majestic pinnacles and rocky towers rise steeply into the sky; on the other, an endless horizon where water, sand, and sky merge into one. Yet it is the Earth’s geological history that links these regions. Where the “Pale Mountains” stand today, a primeval Wadden Sea once extended. In 2009, both regions were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of their natural beauty and uniqueness.

Shown in Germany for the first time, this exhibition of Georg Tappeiner’s large-format photographs brings these vastly different landscapes into dialogue from an artistic perspective—a conversation between stone and water, permanence and transience. Captivating images enchant through light and emotion, telling of encounters between archaic nature and human perception.

Opening: Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 6.30 pm

Guidet tour with Georg Tappeiner:
Thursday, 26 March 2026, 5.30 pm
Sunday, 24 May 2026, 2 pm

Patronage: Consulate General of Italy in Munich

Media partner: National Geographic

Supported by:

Provincia Autonoma Bolzano - Alto Adige
Foundation Dolomites UNESCO
Staschitz Print Studio

A special thanks goes to Michl Seeber, South Tyrolean entrepreneur and patron of the arts, whose impulse inspired the conceptual connection between the two UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Our sincere thanks also go to Franziska Perpmer for her contribution to the development of the concept.

BAYERISCHES NATIONALMUSEUM
The "Schatzhaus an der Eisbachwelle"

Prinzregentenstraße 3, 80538 Munich
www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de/en