BMW Welt

Festive handover of 3,500 cars

02/14/2008, Munich -- Within just a short time, the BMW Welt in Munich has become an extremely popular highlight for visitors. In the first 100 days following the Opening Ceremony on 17 October 2007, more than 500,000 guests have visited the BMW Welt.

10/17/2007, Munich -- Within the BMW Welt, designed by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU and opened on 20th October, the interior of the building has also become a remarkably impressive sight. For two classes of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts it also constitutes an artistic platform for the creative presentation of visionary and filigree architecture. The 18 young artists from Prof. Norbert Prangenberg's class for ceramic and glass and the photography class conducted by Prof. Dieter Rehm looked into the synergy of the outer structure and the interior of BMW Welt. They had already witnessed the development of the imposing building during the construction stage and, based on their impressions, decorated the transparent rooms with innovative exhibits.

BMW Museum exhibition for the "Long Night of the Munich Museums"

10/17/2007, Munich -- On Saturday, 20th October 2007, BMW invites the public to the BMW Museum exhibition at the Olympic Tower from 19.00 to 2.00 hrs as part of the "Long Night of the Munich Museums". This year BMW Mobile Tradition looks back over the successful 90-year history of the brand. The special exhibition "The BMW brand. A story of success" has some outstanding objects from these nine decades lined up for visitors. Among them are rare exhibits such as the first BMW motorcycle engine from the 1920s, the BMW Turbo design study of 1972 and the BMW Z1 Art Car by A.R. Penck.

10/17/2007, MUNICH --
SPEECH BY DR. NORBERT REITHOFER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF BMW AG, GRAND OPENING OF BMW WELT, MUNICH, OCTOBER

Dear Prime Minister,
Dear Lord Mayor,
Ladies and Gentlemen -

Thank you for coming here today for the opening of our BMW Welt. Most of all, I am delighted that you, dear Prime Minister, have found the time. This is one of your first appearances in the new position. So we feel particularly honored that you have joined us today.

Today is an important day for the BMW Group. For this building, our new BMW Welt, is of particular importance to our company.

During planning and construction, we were frequently asked:

 Why are you building BMW Welt at all?
 What are the ideas behind this project?