Cologne Art Week 2026: Fairs, Exhibitions & Dates

Cologne Art Week 2026 programme

23 selected listings · 2–8 November 2026

Type	Name	Venue	Dates	Info
Art fair	Art fair ART COLOGNE 2026 A Modern and contemporary art fair, with established galleries, young positions and curated presentations.	Koelnmesse · Entrance South Art fair Messeplatz 1, 50679 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Closed or outside programme datesWedWednesday 4 November: Closed or outside programme datesThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 5–8 Nov · Public days 6–8 Nov 5 Nov · Invitation preview & ticketed vernissage	Details Opening / access Thu 5 November: invitation-only preview 12:00–16:00; public ticketed vernissage 16:00–20:00. Fri–Sat 6–7 November 11:00–19:00; Sun 8 November 11:00–18:00. Admission Regular day ticket €34 online (6–8 November); reduced €29. Thursday vernissage €60. Preview requires an invitation. Use Entrance South beside Köln Messe/Deutz station. A separate VRS travel ticket is sent with the booking; it is valid for journeys to and from the fair under the organiser’s terms. Museumsnacht offers a separate exclusive visiting window on Saturday. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ · Official 2026 ticket prices and VRS travel terms. Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Along the Color Line M Black diaspora artists and European modernism in dialogue across painting, sculpture, literature and music.	Museum Ludwig Museum Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 3 Oct 2026–7 Mar 2027	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Ticketed museum admission; concessions apply. Several listings share this museum. Check which exhibitions are included when buying your ticket. Museumsnacht on 7 November has a separate ticket and programme. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition De/Collecting Memories from Turtle Island M Marie Watt and Wendy Red Star reconsider Indigenous memory and inherited images of North America.	Museum Ludwig Museum Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 7 Feb–8 Nov 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Ticketed museum admission; concessions apply. Final week. Part of the HERE AND NOW exhibition series; combine with the other Museum Ludwig presentations. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Man Ray: Kiki M A photography-room presentation follows the making and history of Man Ray’s Violon d’Ingres.	Museum Ludwig Museum Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 31 Oct 2026–4 Apr 2027	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Ticketed museum admission; concessions apply. Several listings share this museum. Check which exhibitions are included when buying your ticket. Museumsnacht on 7 November has a separate ticket and programme. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Lee Ufan · Wolfgang Hahn Prize 2026 M A presentation celebrating the Korean artist whose reduced paintings and sculptures connect stillness and material tension.	Museum Ludwig Museum Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Closed or outside programme datesWedWednesday 4 November: Closed or outside programme datesThuThursday 5 November: Closed or outside programme datesFriFriday 6 November: Closed or outside programme datesSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 7–8 Nov · Opens Saturday 7 Nov 2026–4 Apr 2027	Details Opening / access Exhibition opens Sat 7 November; Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00. Admission Ticketed museum admission; concessions apply. Award ceremony and opening are announced for Fri 6 November at 18:30; attendance conditions require checking. The date markers refer to the public exhibition from Saturday. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Have you ever fallen in love with a clock? K Kolumba’s annual exhibition examines how human-made norms shape bodies, behaviour and our experience of time.	Kolumba Museum Kolumbastraße 4, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsTueTuesday 3 November: Closed or outside programme datesWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 2 & 4–8 Nov · Closed Tuesday 19 Sep 2026–1 Aug 2027	Details Opening / access 12:00–17:00 daily except Tuesday. Admission €8; reduced €5. The exhibition occupies Peter Zumthor’s museum building, incorporating the site’s historic fabric. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Hans Georg Esch · Der architektonische Blick M Large architectural photographs and image sequences trace buildings and cities across eras and continents.	MAKK · Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln Museum An der Rechtschule 7, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 11 Jun 2026–17 Jan 2027	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Special-exhibition ticket; see MAKK for current prices. Two selected presentations in the same museum. Museumsnacht on 7 November has separate event admission. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Faszination Schmuck M The museum’s jewellery collection connects ancient gems with contemporary experiments in materials and identity.	MAKK · Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln Museum An der Rechtschule 7, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun Permanent presentation from 1 Jan 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Permanent collection; see MAKK for admission conditions. A permanent collection display, rather than a temporary fair-week exhibition. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Ser Serpas · sonderbare Tage K Serpas brings an unpredictable practice of found materials, painting and performance to the Kunstverein.	Kölnischer Kunstverein Art institution Hahnenstraße 6, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 4 Sep–13 Dec 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00. Closed Monday. Admission Check the Kunstverein’s visitor information for current access conditions. One of three concurrent exhibitions in the same building. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Anatomical Theatre K Andreas Selg, Fabienne Boldt and Emanuel Rossetti turn the apparatus of theatre into an exhibition in the Riphahnsaal.	Kölnischer Kunstverein Art institution Hahnenstraße 6, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 4 Sep–13 Dec 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00. Closed Monday. Admission Check the Kunstverein’s visitor information for current access conditions. One of three concurrent exhibitions in the same building. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition The Leatherman K An exhibition links theatre, costume and queer self-invention through works by Leonore Mau, Wolfgang Tillmans and others.	Kölnischer Kunstverein Art institution Hahnenstraße 6, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 4 Sep–29 Nov 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00. Closed Monday. Admission Check the Kunstverein’s visitor information for current access conditions. One of three concurrent exhibitions in the same building. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition r e t u r n R Film, photography, textiles and installations explore displacement, belonging and possible forms of return.	Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Museum Cäcilienstraße 29–33, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 17 Sep–6 Dec 2026	Details Opening / access Special exhibition: Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Special exhibition €11; reduced €5.50. Combined tickets available. The special exhibition opens one hour later than the permanent collection. Separate Museumsnacht programme on 7 November. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Schichten und Schnitte M Chinese carved lacquer from the 12th to early 17th century reveals the precision and symbolism of layered surfaces.	Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Museum Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 18 Jun 2026–31 Jan 2027	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Museum ticket; a temporary reduced tariff of €7.50 / €3.50 is advertised. Confirm the applicable tariff before visiting. Museum notes background noise from temporary climate equipment. Check current accessibility information; assistance is currently needed for step-free access to the foyer. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Zum Mondjahr des Pferdes M Horses across Chinese, Japanese and Korean painting, prints, sculpture and decorative arts mark the lunar year.	Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Museum Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 3 Dec 2025–31 Jan 2027	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00; Thu 5 November until 22:00. Closed Monday. Admission Museum ticket; a temporary reduced tariff of €7.50 / €3.50 is advertised. Confirm the applicable tariff before visiting. Museum notes background noise from temporary climate equipment. Check current accessibility information; assistance is currently needed for step-free access to the foyer. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Louise Bourgeois G Sculpture and graphic works made between 1947 and 2008 connect the body, memory and personal experience.	Galerie Karsten Greve Gallery Drususgasse 1–5, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Closed or outside programme dates 3–7 Nov · Ends Saturday 4 Sep–7 Nov 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Fri 10:00–18:30; Sat 10:00–17:00. Closed Monday; exhibition ends Saturday. Admission Public gallery exhibition; contact the gallery for access requirements. Final days of the Cologne exhibition. This is at the gallery, separate from its fair stand. Programme listing ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Yair Oelbaum · Cowlick G Photographs of small objects and passing arrangements examine the tension between description and ambiguity.	Galerie Buchholz Gallery Neven-DuMont-Straße 17, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Closed or outside programme datesWedWednesday 4 November: Closed or outside programme datesThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Closed or outside programme dates 5–7 Nov · Opens Thursday 5 Nov 2026–9 Jan 2027	Details Opening / access Opening Thu 5 November 18:00–20:00. Regular hours Tue–Fri 11:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–16:00. Closed Sunday and Monday. Admission Public gallery exhibition; check gallery updates. The gallery’s Cologne space; do not confuse this address with its Berlin or New York locations. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Ryan Sullivan G The artist’s second solo exhibition with Galerie Gisela Capitain opens during the fair week.	Galerie Gisela Capitain · Confirm exhibition space Gallery St. Apern Straße 26, 50667 Köln (main address; confirm exhibition space)	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Closed or outside programme datesWedWednesday 4 November: Closed or outside programme datesThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Closed or outside programme dates 5–7 Nov · Opens Thursday 5 Nov 2026–30 Jan 2027	Details Opening / access Opens Thu 5 November; opening reception hours are not yet specified. Regular gallery hours Tue–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–18:00. Admission Public gallery exhibition; check the gallery’s current visitor information. The gallery also operates an Albertusstraße space. Confirm the exhibition room with the gallery before setting out. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition Jadé Fadojutimi · Can We See The Colour Green Because We Have a Name For It? Chapter I G Fadojutimi’s third exhibition with Galerie Gisela Capitain is presented off site at the Michael Horbach Foundation.	Michael Horbach Foundation Foundation Wormser Straße 23, 50677 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Closed or outside programme datesWedWednesday 4 November: Closed or outside programme datesThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Closed or outside programme dates 5–7 Nov · Thu–Sat 5 Sep–28 Nov 2026	Details Opening / access Thu–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–16:00; otherwise by appointment. Admission Public exhibition during the stated hours; other visits by appointment. Go to Wormser Straße, rather than the gallery’s St. Apern Straße or Albertusstraße addresses. Programme listing ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition August Sander · Zum 150. Geburtstag P An anniversary exhibition at Cologne’s photographic collection marks 150 years since August Sander’s birth.	Die Photographische Sammlung / Stiftung Kultur Photography institution Im Mediapark 7, 50670 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Closed or outside programme datesThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 2–3 & 5–8 Nov · Closed Wednesday 11 Sep 2026–24 Jan 2027	Details Opening / access 14:00–19:00; Thu 5 November 14:00–21:00. Closed Wednesday. Admission Ticketed exhibition; free admission on the first Thursday of the month (5 November). Unlike most Cologne museums, this venue is open Monday and closed Wednesday. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition KOLLWITZ Ausgewählt. K The museum takes Kollwitz’s own selection of drawings for the 1920 Richter portfolio as a starting point.	Kollwitz Museum Köln Museum Neumarkt 18–24, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 8 Jul–15 Nov 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 21:00. Closed Monday. Admission €8; reduced €4. Free for everyone on Thu 5 November. The two presentations share the Kollwitz Forum at Neumarkt. Museumsnacht on 7 November has separate event admission. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Exhibition	Exhibition RE: Kollwitz · Bildstörung #2 K Heidi Specker’s HGB Leipzig photography class responds to Kollwitz through photography, film, sculpture and installation.	Kollwitz Museum Köln Museum Neumarkt 18–24, 50667 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun 29 Sep–15 Nov 2026	Details Opening / access Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00; Thu 5 November until 21:00. Closed Monday. Admission €8; reduced €4. Free for everyone on Thu 5 November. The two presentations share the Kollwitz Forum at Neumarkt. Museumsnacht on 7 November has separate event admission. Programme listing ↗ · Venue hours & access ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Museum night	Museum night Kölner Museumsnacht 2026 K Museums and temporary city locations host an evening of exhibitions, performances, workshops and music.	Participating museums & city locations Citywide programme Multiple venues across Cologne	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Closed or outside programme datesWedWednesday 4 November: Closed or outside programme datesThuThursday 5 November: Closed or outside programme datesFriFriday 6 November: Closed or outside programme datesSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 7 Nov · 18:00–01:00 Saturday evening–Sunday 01:00	Details Opening / access Sat 7 November 18:00–Sun 8 November 01:00. Individual programme times and venues vary. Admission Event ticket covers participating locations; VRS travel to and from the event is included. Buy through the organiser and check booking fees. Includes ART COLOGNE during a specific exclusive time slot; a Museumsnacht ticket does not automatically replace a normal fair-day ticket. The Sunday marker covers only the continuation until 01:00. Programme listing ↗ Checked 2026-10-16
Public art	Public art Skulpturenpark Köln · Permanent works S An outdoor collection of contemporary sculpture and architecture, presented between temporary exhibition editions.	Skulpturenpark Köln Sculpture park Riehler Straße / Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer, 50668 Köln	MonMonday 2 November: Closed or outside programme datesTueTuesday 3 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsWedWednesday 4 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsThuThursday 5 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsFriFriday 6 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSatSaturday 7 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and ticketsSunSunday 8 November: Public programme; check Details for hours and tickets 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun Permanent works · Between temporary editions	Details Opening / access October–March: Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00. Closed Monday. Admission Free admission. The next temporary edition, KölnSkulptur #12, is announced for 2027. This listing is for the permanent works, not an ongoing KölnSkulptur #11 exhibition. Programme listing ↗ Checked 2026-10-16

An independent guide to art in Cologne, 2–8 November 2026. Start with ART COLOGNE, 5–8 November, with regular public days 6–8 November and a separately ticketed vernissage on 5 November. Explore museum exhibitions, gallery shows, outdoor sculpture and Kölner Museumsnacht on 7 November across the city. Filled dots show confirmed public programme days; half-filled dots indicate restricted-only access. Open Details for hours, ticket conditions and official sources. Plan your visit →

Image sources & credits

ART COLOGNE 2026: Official organiser or venue sharing image; original credit available at source.. Source ↗
Along the Color Line: Installation view, Along the Color Line, Museum Ludwig, Cologne. Photo: Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln mit Rheinischem Bildarchiv, Karl Krüger.. Source ↗
De/Collecting Memories from Turtle Island: Marie Watt, Thirteen Moons, 2025. Photo: Mario Gallucci. Courtesy the artist.. Source ↗
Man Ray: Kiki: Man Ray, Kiki, Violon d’Ingres, 1924. Museum Ludwig; reproduction: Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln mit Rheinischem Bildarchiv. © Man Ray 2015 Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, 2025.. Source ↗
Lee Ufan · Wolfgang Hahn Prize 2026: Lee Ufan. Photo: Claire Dorn. Courtesy Studio Lee Ufan.. Source ↗
Have you ever fallen in love with a clock?: Finnegan Shannon, Have you ever fallen in love with a clock?, 2021. © Finnegan Shannon. Photo: Mareike Tocha.. Source ↗
Hans Georg Esch · Der architektonische Blick: Hohe Domkirche zu Köln, Vierungsturm, Köln, 2025. © HGEsch Photography.. Source ↗
Ser Serpas · sonderbare Tage: Official announcement image for Ser Serpas · sonderbare Tage, published by Kölnischer Kunstverein.. Source ↗
Anatomical Theatre: Official announcement image for Anatomical Theatre, published by Kölnischer Kunstverein.. Source ↗
The Leatherman: Official announcement image for The Leatherman, published by Kölnischer Kunstverein.. Source ↗
Schichten und Schnitte: Small dish with peony decoration, Southern Song dynasty. © HASTK-RBA, Marion Mennicken.. Source ↗
Zum Mondjahr des Pferdes: Horse with two scholars, anonymous, Korea, late 19th century. © Seo Heun-kang, NRICH, Republic of Korea.. Source ↗
Louise Bourgeois: Official organiser or venue sharing image; original credit available at source.. Source ↗
Yair Oelbaum · Cowlick: Official Cowlick exhibition announcement image, published by Galerie Buchholz.. Source ↗
Ryan Sullivan: Official organiser or venue sharing image; original credit available at source.. Source ↗
Jadé Fadojutimi · Can We See The Colour Green Because We Have a Name For It? Chapter I: Jadé Fadojutimi, Yet Nothing Blooms Within the Stomach of a Gluttonous Daydream. Image published by Galerie Gisela Capitain.. Source ↗
August Sander · Zum 150. Geburtstag: August Sander, Zauberer, 1930. © Die Photographische Sammlung/Stiftung Kultur der Sparkasse KölnBonn; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.. Source ↗
KOLLWITZ Ausgewählt.: Official organiser or venue sharing image; original credit available at source.. Source ↗
RE: Kollwitz · Bildstörung #2: Official organiser or venue sharing image; original credit available at source.. Source ↗
Kölner Museumsnacht 2026: Official Kölner Museumsnacht 2026 illustration of participating venue Museum Ludwig, published by the organiser.. Source ↗
Skulpturenpark Köln · Permanent works: Park photograph published on the official Stiftung Skulpturenpark Köln website.. Source ↗

Cologne Art Week 2026 programme

ART COLOGNE 2026

Along the Color Line

De/Collecting Memories from Turtle Island

Man Ray: Kiki

Lee Ufan · Wolfgang Hahn Prize 2026

Have you ever fallen in love with a clock?

Hans Georg Esch · Der architektonische Blick

Faszination Schmuck

Ser Serpas · sonderbare Tage

Anatomical Theatre

The Leatherman

r e t u r n

Schichten und Schnitte

Zum Mondjahr des Pferdes

Louise Bourgeois

Yair Oelbaum · Cowlick

Ryan Sullivan

Jadé Fadojutimi · Can We See The Colour Green Because We Have a Name For It? Chapter I

August Sander · Zum 150. Geburtstag

KOLLWITZ Ausgewählt.

RE: Kollwitz · Bildstörung #2

Kölner Museumsnacht 2026

Skulpturenpark Köln · Permanent works

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