PS61 PATRONS

MAURIN DIETRICH
Maurin Dietrich is a curator. From 2019 to 2025, she was director of the Kunstverein München. Prior to that, she worked at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin and the 9th Berlin Biennale. She is the co-founder of the FRAGILE project and residency space in Berlin.

Photo: Marina Sula
​Patrons:
Maurin Dietrich (Curator, Berlin)
Tom Engels (Director Kunstverein Munich)
Andrea Lissoni (Artistic Director Haus der Kunst, Munich)
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As of 1 January 2026, Tom Engels is the new director of the Kunstverein München. From 2021 to 2025, he was the artistic director of the Grazer Kunstverein. In addition, he was the curator of the 15th Baltic Triennial at the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius in 2023.
TOM ENGELS

ANDREA LISSONI
Andrea Lissoni, PhD, is Artistic Director of Haus der Kunst. His curatorial program started in April 2022, focuses on media, live and sound, and is based on transdisciplinary and transgenerational approaches in which all strands of artistic practices are deeply connected. He was previously Senior Curator International Art (Film) at Tate Modern, London (2013-2021) and curator at HangarBicocca, Milan (2009-2013).
