Einhorn. Das Fabeltier in der Kunst
In the organizer's words:
The unicorn has stimulated the imagination like no other animal. It has been documented in many cultures for centuries. Its fascination continues to this day. The mythical animal is a multi-layered symbol that emanates an associative energy. Traces of the unicorn can be found in Christian and non-European art, in natural science and medicine and in a wide range of symbolism. An examination of the iconography of the unicorn invites reflection on fantasy, world knowledge, ambivalences and projections.
The exhibition brings together almost 150 works from a period of around 4000 years, including paintings, drawings, prints, illuminated manuscripts, sculptures and tapestries. Many of these works are rarely lent out. The 88 lenders from 16 countries include the Albertina, Vienna, the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, the Grünes Gewölbe of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, the Historisches Museum Basel, the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, the Musée du Louvre, Paris, the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
The range of exhibits spans a period from the second millennium BC to the present day and includes paintings and prints as well as sculptures, manuscripts, tapestries and Kunstkammer objects. On display are works by artists such as Arnold Böcklin, Albrecht Dürer, Angela Hampel, Gustave Moreau, Joachim Sandrart and Marie Cecile Thijs.
An exhibition of the Museum Barberini, Potsdam, with the Musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge and the GrandPalaisRmn, Paris.
At the Musée de Cluny, Unicorn. The mythical creature in art will be on display at the Musée de Cluny from March 13 to July 12, 2026.
Price information:
Wed-Mon € 16 / € 10 (reduced), Sat/Sun/Public holidays € 18 / € 10 (reduced) Free admission for under 18s and schoolchildren Free admission every Thursday from 2 pm for all under 25 Free admission for students from October 01 - November 30, 2025
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