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Erich-Schulze-Brunnen

Erich-Schulze-Brunnen is a fountain in Munich’s Haidhausen district, located on Rosenheimer Straße between the Gasteig cultural centre and a GEMA administrative office building. It was created by Munich artist Albert Hien and erected in 1990. The work features a 7.5-metre-high brass tuba, from which a jet of water rises about half a metre before flowing back through the instrument and out again at the lower end where a musician would blow. The water then runs into a stone basin shaped like an open piano. The fountain is named after Erich Schulze, who was appointed to help form GEMA after the Second World War and served as its general manager from 1947 to 1989.

Erich-Schulze-Brunnen, a dark metal fountain with a curved trumpet-like form topped by a gold sphere in a paved courtyard.
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen in a courtyard framed by red brick buildings.
August 2013 © · CC BY-SA 3.0
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen sculpture with a coiled metal tube and golden sphere in a plaza
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen stands in a paved plaza in front of a brick building.
March 2009 © · CC BY-SA 3.0
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen fountain with a dark metal sculpture rising from a circular stone basin.
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen, a fountain sculpture with a dark metal form rising from a circular basin.
August 2013 © · CC BY-SA 3.0
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen in a cobblestone plaza in front of a brick building with trees nearby.
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen stands in a cobblestone plaza beside a brick building, framed by trees.
September 2008 © · CC BY-SA 3.0
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen, a tall trumpet-shaped metal sculpture with water flowing from the top in a cobblestone square.
Erich-Schulze-Brunnen stands in a cobblestone plaza with a slender water jet rising from its top.
September 2008 © · CC BY-SA 3.0

Identification

TitleErich-Schulze-Brunnen
TypeFountain
Alternative nameGEMA-Brunnen

Historical context

Named afterErich Schulze
DedicationDedicated by GEMA to Erich Schulze; GEMA named him honorary president in January 1990
Honoree roleTasked with rebuilding GEMA after World War II; chairman and general director of GEMA from its founding in 1947 until the end of 1989; known as "Mr. GEMA" in copyright-related professional circles and among musicians
Year erectedJune 1990

Creator

ArtistAlbert Hien
Artist descriptionMunich-based artist

Location and ownership

SiteIn front of GEMA's newly built administrative building
LocationBetween the Gasteig cultural center and the GEMA administrative building on Rosenheimer Straße, Haidhausen district, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Physical characteristics

Main sculpture7.5-meter-high brass tuba
BasinStone basin shaped like an open grand piano without a lid
Associated fountain elementAbout 70 meters east of the main fountain, another fountain forms part of the same installation
Other fountain formOversized bronze horn with a gilded hand bellows

Materials

Main sculpture materialBrass
Basin materialStone
Other fountain materialBronze with a gilded hand bellows

Technique

Water featureWater spurts about 0.5 meters from the bell of the tuba, then runs through the tuba's coils, passing underground three times, and flows out of the mouthpiece
Planned connectionOriginally intended to be connected to the tuba and piano-shaped basin by a narrow water channel, but this was not realized for technical reasons