Open Call – Public Space
This call is for all design professionals who want to step out of the studio and into the street. No matter whether you are an established brand or an emerging collective: what counts is the strength of your idea. Submit your concept and make the city your canvas. During mcbw 2027, your project will reach a broad audience and make design tangible in the places where people meet and interact.
At prominent locations across Munich, we give creatives the stage to turn design into an experience — interactive, unexpected, out in the open, in the middle of everyday life. This is where design leaves the exhibition space and meets people where they are. Your installation should do one thing above all: stage our annual theme SIGNAL — NOISE in a way no one has seen before — and make it something people can walk into, touch, play with and remember.
Design connects. Show us how.
Deadline Submission: October 5, 2026, 23:59 PM
What's in for you
In recent years, mcbw public space installations have been presented at prominent locations across Munich, including the Südwiese at the Alte Pinakothek, the Pinakothek der Moderne, the Propylaea at Königsplatz, Viktualienmarkt, HFF, Siegestor and HP8.
For the past four editions, the Public Space has been located on the Südwiese at the Alte Pinakothek—one of Munich's most prestigious and rarely accessible public spaces.Situated in the heart of the Kunstareal, surrounded by museums and the university quarter, it welcomes thousands of students, families, art lovers and visitors every day.
Visibility
Your installation is part of the mcbw programme – on display in one of Munich’s most vibrant places.
Media reach
Publication in mcbw magazine, on social media, in press coverage and in a video documentary.
Close collaboration
Regular check-ins with bayern design ensure alignment and continuous feedback.
Portfolio Project
A real-life exhibition project with a public launch – in terms of content, design and logistics.
Project timeline
Here you will find the key milestones for your project.
Further details can be found in the application information available for download.
1. Application
Submission of the proposal by October 5, 2026
2. Confirmation & Development
Plans ready for approval and a description of the final concept by end of November 2026 I Work on further development December 2026 till March 2027
3. Execution
Completion of the exhibition pieces by end of April 2027
4. Installation
Assembly and Dismantling before and after presenting in Munich May 10 till 16, 2027
Shape the Public Space for mcbw 2027!
Best-of Public Spaces
mcbw public space x Sintesi Labs, 2025
Endless picnic table "Take a seat" on the lawn of Alte Pinakothek
mcbw public space x BLACKSPACE, 2024
"Turning Point" tree installation on the lawn of Alte Pinakothek
mcbw public space x NAIV STUDIOS, 2023
"Disruptive Dunes" on the lawn of Alte Pinakothek
mcbw public space x OHA (Office Heinzelmann Ayadi), 2022
Swing installation "Moving Horizons" on the lawn of Alte Pinakothek
mcbw public space x MOTOMOTO und UBER ECK, 2021
"DIS CONNECTED" video installation at HFF Munich
mcbw public space x Jan Kuck, 2020
Light installation "DESIGN! or NO SIGN? at Siegestor
Any questions?
Get in touch via publicspace @ mcbw.de