Cologne Art Week venues
23 programme listings · locations, maps & related stops
Find the venues behind the Overview and plan visits by neighbourhood. Each listing links back to its dates, hours and admission details. Citywide programmes link to their organiser’s location guide; participation and tickets are specific to each event.
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 Art fair ART COLOGNE 2026Modern and contemporary art fair, with established galleries, young positions and curated presentations. 5–8 Nov · Public days 6–8 Nov · Hours & admission → |
Koelnmesse · Entrance SouthArt fair · Deutz |
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 Exhibition Along the Color LineBlack diaspora artists and European modernism in dialogue across painting, sculpture, literature and music. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Museum LudwigMuseum · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition De/Collecting Memories from Turtle IslandMarie Watt and Wendy Red Star reconsider Indigenous memory and inherited images of North America. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Museum LudwigMuseum · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Man Ray: KikiA photography-room presentation follows the making and history of Man Ray’s Violon d’Ingres. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Museum LudwigMuseum · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Lee Ufan · Wolfgang Hahn Prize 2026A presentation celebrating the Korean artist whose reduced paintings and sculptures connect stillness and material tension. 7–8 Nov · Opens Saturday · Hours & admission → |
Museum LudwigMuseum · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Have you ever fallen in love with a clock?Kolumba’s annual exhibition examines how human-made norms shape bodies, behaviour and our experience of time. 2 & 4–8 Nov · Closed Tuesday · Hours & admission → |
KolumbaMuseum · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Hans Georg Esch · Der architektonische BlickLarge architectural photographs and image sequences trace buildings and cities across eras and continents. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
MAKK · Museum für Angewandte Kunst KölnMuseum · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Faszination SchmuckThe museum’s jewellery collection connects ancient gems with contemporary experiments in materials and identity. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
MAKK · Museum für Angewandte Kunst KölnMuseum · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Ser Serpas · sonderbare TageSerpas brings an unpredictable practice of found materials, painting and performance to the Kunstverein. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Kölnischer KunstvereinArt institution · Neumarkt |
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 Exhibition Anatomical TheatreAndreas Selg, Fabienne Boldt and Emanuel Rossetti turn the apparatus of theatre into an exhibition in the Riphahnsaal. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Kölnischer KunstvereinArt institution · Neumarkt |
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 Exhibition The LeathermanAn exhibition links theatre, costume and queer self-invention through works by Leonore Mau, Wolfgang Tillmans and others. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Kölnischer KunstvereinArt institution · Neumarkt |
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 Exhibition r e t u r nFilm, photography, textiles and installations explore displacement, belonging and possible forms of return. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Rautenstrauch-Joest-MuseumMuseum · Neumarkt |
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 Exhibition Schichten und SchnitteChinese carved lacquer from the 12th to early 17th century reveals the precision and symbolism of layered surfaces. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Museum für Ostasiatische KunstMuseum · Aachener Weiher |
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 Exhibition Zum Mondjahr des PferdesHorses across Chinese, Japanese and Korean painting, prints, sculpture and decorative arts mark the lunar year. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Museum für Ostasiatische KunstMuseum · Aachener Weiher |
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 Exhibition Louise BourgeoisSculpture and graphic works made between 1947 and 2008 connect the body, memory and personal experience. 3–7 Nov · Ends Saturday · Hours & admission → |
Galerie Karsten GreveGallery · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Yair Oelbaum · CowlickPhotographs of small objects and passing arrangements examine the tension between description and ambiguity. 5–7 Nov · Opens Thursday · Hours & admission → |
Galerie BuchholzGallery · Altstadt-Nord |
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 Exhibition Ryan SullivanThe artist’s second solo exhibition with Galerie Gisela Capitain opens during the fair week. 5–7 Nov · Opens Thursday · Hours & admission → |
Galerie Gisela Capitain · Confirm exhibition spaceGallery · Innenstadt St. Apern Straße 26, 50667 Köln (main address; confirm exhibition space) |
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 Exhibition Jadé Fadojutimi · Can We See The Colour Green Because We Have a Name For It? Chapter IFadojutimi’s third exhibition with Galerie Gisela Capitain is presented off site at the Michael Horbach Foundation. 5–7 Nov · Thu–Sat · Hours & admission → |
Michael Horbach FoundationFoundation · Südstadt |
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 Exhibition August Sander · Zum 150. GeburtstagAn anniversary exhibition at Cologne’s photographic collection marks 150 years since August Sander’s birth. 2–3 & 5–8 Nov · Closed Wednesday · Hours & admission → |
Die Photographische Sammlung / Stiftung KulturPhotography institution · Mediapark |
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 Exhibition KOLLWITZ Ausgewählt.The museum takes Kollwitz’s own selection of drawings for the 1920 Richter portfolio as a starting point. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Kollwitz Museum KölnMuseum · Neumarkt |
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 Exhibition RE: Kollwitz · Bildstörung #2Heidi Specker’s HGB Leipzig photography class responds to Kollwitz through photography, film, sculpture and installation. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Kollwitz Museum KölnMuseum · Neumarkt |
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 Museum night Kölner Museumsnacht 2026Museums and temporary city locations host an evening of exhibitions, performances, workshops and music. 7 Nov · 18:00–01:00 · Hours & admission → |
Participating museums & city locationsCitywide programme · Citywide |
Plan individual stopsCitywide programme: each location has its own hours, tickets and access. Official programme & locations ↗ |
 Public art Skulpturenpark Köln · Permanent worksAn outdoor collection of contemporary sculpture and architecture, presented between temporary exhibition editions. 3–8 Nov · Tue–Sun · Hours & admission → |
Skulpturenpark KölnSculpture park · Riehl / Rheinufer |
Neighbourhood suggestions follow the locations in this guide. Their programme dates may differ: check hours and admission before combining stops. Maps link to the actual venue; no walking-time estimates are implied.
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 ↗
- Faszination Schmuck: Installation view, Faszination Schmuck. © MAKK. Photo: Oskar Lee.. 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 ↗
- r e t u r n: r e t u r n exhibition photograph. © Jörn Neumann. Published by Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum.. 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 ↗
