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From May 16th to June 15th, 2025, the Photoszene festival will take place throughout Cologne and celebrates the photographic medium in all its versatility. The opening weekend begins with a celebratory opening at the Museum Ludwig on Friday, May 16th at 7 p.m. together with all exhibiting artists, curators and collectives. Everyone is welcome! Save the date!

The main curatorial program includes the Artist Meets Archive program, for which the five international artists Jimmi Wing Ka Ho, Elena Efeoglou, Marta Bogdańska, Andrés Galeano and Pauline Hafsia M'barek worked with five Cologne archives and collections and, based on their research, exhibitions related to the festival in the Cologne City Museum, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, the Museum Ludwig, the Cologne Cathedral and the Photographic Collection/SK Stiftung Kultur develop, as well as a group exhibition from an open call with the topic Feelings & Photography. In addition, numerous participating exhibitions show the great diversity of photography. There is also an extensive supporting program of artist talks, guided tours, workshops and a symposium on feelings in photography in cooperation with the Academy of Media Arts. The principle of participation and participation is still an essential feature of the Cologne International Photo Scene. We look forward to diverse photography exhibitions in museums, galleries, studios and art spaces!

Discover previous Photoszene-Festivals
  • Heide Häusler is standing at a lectern. Behind her, a sticker reads “Internationale Photoszene Köln Festival” © Silviu Guiman

    Photoszene-Festival

    12. - 21. Mai 2023
  • © Stöer

    Photoszene-Festival 2021

    21. Mai - 1. Juni 2021

  • Photoszene-Festival 2020

    22. bis 31. Mai 2020

  • Photoszene-Festival 2019

    3. - 12. Mai 2019

  • Photoszene-Festival 2018

    21.- 30. September 2018

  • PHOTOSZENE-FESTIVAL 2016

    16. - 25. September 2016

  • Photoszene-Festival 2014

    16. - 21. September 2014
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