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All events of the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026

An overview of all events of the Fotosommer

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Triennial Expanded Opening
2.6.2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Levantehaus Galerie OG German

Opening: "Yes – Us Too! Gay Men in Hamburg from the 1970s to the 1990s"

Exhibition opening with an opening speech by Ingo Taubhorn About the project: The AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s came as a shock: the disease was initially considered incurable and was usually fatal. Gay men were among the groups most at…

Programme partner Screening
3.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Festivalzentrum Post Kaltenkircher Platz English

"On Waiting 1" Short Film Programme

Waiting is not the same as pausing. It is a power strategy. It disciplines bodies and regulates mobility. In airports, administrative buildings, at the edges of the city, and in digitally mediated spaces, time is organised as a state of…

Triennial Expanded Opening
3.6.2026
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Q.E.D. (FKA Galerie Melike Bilir) German and English

Opening: "Not What You Saw"

Exhibition opening  About the project: This is an ongoing project on female bodybuilders from South India who defy traditional gender roles and beauty norms by embracing physical strength, an attribute historically and culturally…

Programme partner Screening
4.6.2026
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Festivalzentrum Post Kaltenkircher Platz English

"On Waiting 2" Short Film Programme

Waiting is not the same as pausing. It is a power strategy. It disciplines bodies and regulates mobility. In airports, administrative buildings, at the edges of the city, and in digitally mediated spaces, time is organised as a state of…

Triennial Expanded Opening
4.6.2026
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
HFBK Boutique / Satellit Pop-Up-Space German and English

Opening: "It’s Never Love, It’s Always Work"

Exhibition opening  About the project: Against the backdrop of Hamburg as a port city – shaped by the contradictions of labour movements, economic migration, and international, historically colonial trade – the exhibition interweaves human…

Institution Opening
4.6.2026
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hamburger Kunsthalle German and English

Opening: "BUT I WORLD I SEE YOU*"

Exhibition opening About the exhibition: As part of the larger context of the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026, the exhibition BUT I | WORLD | I SEE | YOU will present works by more than 40 international transgenerational artists.

Triennial Expanded Opening
4.6.2026
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Galerie Rondell

Opening: "Knotenkuss"

Exhibition opening  About the project: Felix Posner’s photographic practice focuses on subtle processes: on glances, gestures, and situations in which meaning only emerges through being together. One outcome of this approach…

Institution Opening Music
4.6.2026
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Kunsthaus Hamburg German and English

Opening: "Melike Kara – Whispers" & Panorama XXIII with Jeannel & Sofía Catalán

Every first Thursday of the month, the foyer of the Kunsthaus Hamburg becomes a stage for a varied musical programme, and the doors remain open longer. To celebrate the opening of Melike Kara’s exhibition Whispers, Cologne-based singer…

Institution Opening
4.6.2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Kunstverein in Hamburg German and English

Opening: "Nina Porter: Sample Question"

Exhibition opening About the project: This exhibition will mark the first institutional solo exhibition of the UK artist Nina Porter. The presentation, to be held in the downstairs gallery of the Kunstverein in Hamburg, will comprise new…

Institution Opening
4.6.2026
8:00 PM – 11:59 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art German and English

Opening of the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026

More information coming soon

Institution Talk
5.6.2026
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hamburger Kunsthalle – Galerie der Gegenwart, Event Room English

Karimah Ashadu in Conversation with Curator Corinne Diserens

MUSCLE (2025), by artist and filmmaker Karimah Ashadu, is an up-close portrait of bodybuilders in the heart of Lagos’s slums – a work that progresses the artist’s interest in patriarchy and the socio-economic structures of West Africa.

Institution Tour
5.6.2026
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – F. C. Gundlach Collection English

"Cocktail Prolongé: F.C. Gundlach Special" – Guided Tour with Stevan Evans and Sabine Schnakenberg

In this conversation, Sabine Schnakenberg and Steven Evans will explore the respective curatorial challenges of displaying collections in contrast to presenting a living archive, alongside the tensions and contradictions such practices can…

Institution Talk
5.6.2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Festival Centre English

The Image Market in Times of Disruption

An event organised by the Office of Visual Arts of the Institut Français Germany in collaboration with Paris Photo.  Facing technological, geopolitical, and ethical shifts, how is the photography and image market responding? What dynamics…

Institution Performance
5.6.2026
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Kunsthaus Hamburg German and English

To the Rottenness I Say You Are My Father. And to the Worms my Sister and my Brother.

In connection with Melike Kara’s exhibition at the Kunsthaus Hamburg, artist Toni Ehrhardt will present a performance that approaches archaeology and history as fluid, inherently speculative narratives. He weaves together scientific…

Institution Tour
5.6.2026
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – PHOXXI. Temporary House of Photography German

Guided Tour with Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah (Artist) and Nadine Isabelle Henrich (Curator)

In an open, free-flowing conversation, artist Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah and curator Nadine Isabelle Henrich will introduce the exhibition and the artistic photographic processes involved. The prints in this exhibition were created under…

Institution Performance
5.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Auditorium English

Strange Land: A Thousand Solitudes

Strange Land: A Thousand Solitudes is an audiovisual performance by visual artist Randa Mirza that explores the intersections of memory, colonial history, and archival practices in the Arab world. Reimagined for the 9th Triennial of…

Institution Tour
5.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Kunstverein in Hamburg English

"Nina Porter: Sample Question" – Curator’s tour with Sarah Messerschmidt

The curator of Nina Porter’s exhibition Sample Question, Sarah Messerschmidt, will guide visitors through the exhibition and provide insights into Porter’s practice and concept of the the exhibition.  

Triennial Expanded Tour
5.6.2026
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Geschichtsort Stadthaus German

The Stadthaus under National Socialism: A Headquarters for Terror

From 1933–1943, the Stadthaus complex on Stadthausbrücke/Neuer Wall was a headquarters for Nazi terror, housing the city’s central police command as well as command posts for the criminal police and the Gestapo. Led by Laura Kemppi, this…

Institution Opening
5.6.2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg German and English

Opening: "Sara Sallam – Care: Reconsidering Photography"

Exhibition opening About the exhibition: Looking back, how are we to interrogate the violent practices of the colonial era today? How can wounds be made visible – in order to start the process of healing? In her first exhibition in…

Triennial Expanded Performance Talk
5.6.2026
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Galerie Rondell German

Kasha’s Tent

In character as the fortune-teller Kascha, Katharina Bromka invites visitors to a personal one-on-one session in her tent, using her insights into love, society, and transience to predict your future. Her horoscopes are sometimes direct…

Institution Opening
5.6.2026
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Museum of Work German and English

Opening: "Franki Raffles: Photography, Activism, Campaign Works"

Exhibition opening About the exhibition: Franki Raffles (1955–1994) was a feminist, activist, and social documentary photographer whose work focused on the realities of women’s lives. Her photographic series – often accompanied by quotes…

Institution Talk
5.6.2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art, Auditorium German

"Cocktail Prolongé: F.C. Gundlach Special" – Panel Talk

This discussion between the curator and other experts will explore questions regarding the staging of the body. With curator Sabine Schnakenberg Moderation: Ulrich Rüter   Registration online, link follows

Triennial Expanded Performance Opening
5.6.2026
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof German and English

Opening: "Fleeting Glance" & Drag-Performance "Bar Indigo"

Exhibition opening & drag performance As part of the opening of Fleeting Glance, the bar of Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof will be transformed into a space where melancholy and physical tension intersect. The evening concludes with a…

Institution Performance
5.6.2026
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Kunsthaus Hamburg German

To the Rottenness I Say You Are My Father. And to the Worms my Sister and my Brother.

In connection with Melike Kara’s exhibition at the Kunsthaus Hamburg, artist Toni Ehrhardt will present a performance that approaches archaeology and history as fluid, inherently speculative narratives. He weaves together scientific…

Triennial Expanded Talk
5.6.2026
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
The Space English

Border Profiteers – On the Recycling of Bare Life

Border Profiteers – On the Recycling of Bare Life exposes how migration management has become a global industry that feeds on crisis. Wars, climate collapse, and inequality displace millions, while private contractors, tech firms, and arms…

Programme partner Screening
5.6. – 3.6.2026
7:00 PM
Festivalzentrum Post Kaltenkircher Platz English

"On Waiting 1" Short Film Programme

Waiting is not the same as pausing. It is a power strategy. It disciplines bodies and regulates mobility. In airports, administrative buildings, at the edges of the city, and in digitally mediated spaces, time is organised as a state of…

Institution Opening
5.6.2026
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Falckenberg Collection German and English

Opening: "Inner Mornings, or Forms of Counterculture"

Exhibition opening About the project: How can the evolution of contemporary art serve as a lens through which to understand the history of counterculture – a phenomenon that continues to influence artistic approaches today? This question…

Institution Opening
5.6.2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Falckenberg Collection

Opening: "Inner Mornings, or Forms of Counterculture"

Exhibition opening About the exhibition: How can the evolution of contemporary art serve as a lens through which to understand the history of counterculture – a phenomenon that continues to influence artistic approaches today? This…

Institution Tour
6.6.2026
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art English

"Alliance, Infinity, Love – in the Face of the Other" – Guided tour with exhibiting artists

Visitors are invited to join the artists for an encounter shaped by pause and reflection. Moderated by curator Mark Sealy, the event offers informal conversations in different sections of the exhibition, allowing time to listen, look…

Triennial Expanded Opening
6.6.2026
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Galerie Gruppe Motto

Opening: "Soft Contact and Slow Sabotage"

Exhibition opening  About the project: In an increasingly challenged meritocracy, one marked by crises, consumerism, and constant availability, we struggle to build profound connections. When do we allow ourselves to rest and take some…

Triennial Expanded Tour
6.6.2026
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Millerntorwache English

"Familia" – Guided tour with the artist Oksana Yushko

How do people who come from countries that have become enemies love each other? During your visit, artist Oksana Yushko will guide you through her archive of family photographs that  has been growing since 2014, and tell you the stories…

Triennial Expanded Tour
6.6.2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Falckenberg Collection English

"Inner Mornings, or Forms of Counterculture" – Guided tour with Émilie Houssa

Émilie Houssa (b. 1983) is an art historian and co-director of the Centre Claude Cahun in Nantes, an exhibition and education space dedicated to independent artistic practices. She previously taught art history and semiology in Montreal…

Institution Tour
6.6.2026
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts Spanish

"Resonating Images from Peru"

The intimate portraits, documentary photos, and music recordings created by amateur researcher Hans Heinrich Brüning (1848–1928) continue to resonate strongly in Peru to this day. This collaborative exhibition shows how Peruvians are…

Institution Talk
6.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Festival Centre English

Jasmina Cibic: Hope as a Muscle

Jasmina Cibic’s work examines how art and culture operate as instruments of soft power and ideological construction, particularly in moments of political rupture. In this talk, she will present a series of recent photographic and film…

Institution Tour
6.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts German

"Resonating Images from Peru"

The intimate portraits, documentary photos, and music recordings created by amateur researcher Hans Heinrich Brüning (1848–1928) continue to resonate strongly in Peru to this day. This collaborative exhibition shows how Peruvians are…

Programme partner Tour
6.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Planetarium Hamburg English

Image Collection on the History of Astrology and Astronomy by Aby Warburg in Collaboration with Gertrud Bing and Fritz Saxl with the City Curator of Hamburg

City Curator of Hamburg Joanna Warsza presents the only exhibition ever personally made by Aby Warburg for the Planetarium Hamburg. Its contents were long considered lost and were only rediscovered in the late 1980s. Presented as…

Triennial Expanded Performance Workshop
6.6.2026
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Hajusom e. V. (Or in the park near Millerntorwache, weather permitting) English, German, Dutch, Ukrainian, Russian

You Can’t Take Away a Smile

In this performative clown workshop for children of all ages with Marleen van Os (Stichting Clownszaken) and Loes Koop, participants are invited to take part in performative clowning and theatre games. Learning skills like juggling or…

Institution Tour
6.6.2026
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – PHOXXI. Temporary House of Photography German and English

Guided Tour with Abdulhamid Kircher and Nadine Isabelle Henrich

In an open, free-flowing conversation, artist Abdulhamid Kircher and curator Nadine Isabelle Henrich will introduce the exhibition and the emotional resonance of the works that comprise it.  In his analogue photographic practice…

Triennial Expanded Tour
6.6.2026
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM
HFBK Boutique / Satellit Pop-Up-Space German and English

Between Love, Work, and Migration

How do we remain connected in a world shaped by love, work, and migration? In this guided tour through the exhibition with participating artists, we will explore how these themes intertwine. 

Institution Tour
6.6.2026
3:00 PM – 2:00 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts English

"Resonating Images from Peru"

The intimate portraits, documentary photos, and music recordings created by amateur researcher Hans Heinrich Brüning (1848–1928) continue to resonate strongly in Peru to this day. This collaborative exhibition shows how Peruvians are…

Institution Opening
6.6. – 12.6.2026
4:00 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts German, English and Spanish

Opening: "Resonating Images from Peru"

The exhibition opening will be attended by Prof. Dr Barbara Plankensteiner (Director of MARKK), Prof. Dr Mark Sealy (artistic director of the 9. Triennial of Photography  Hamburg 2026), Ambassador Sandra Pinto – La Fuente (Consul General…

Triennial Expanded Talk
6.6.2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
HFBK Boutique / Satellit Pop-Up-Space German

Get In, Next Exit: Trans*port

Together with Harry Hachmeister, Lio Kappel and Aimilia Theofilopoulos invite you to join them on a slightly different truck ride: a journey through trans* landscapes, images, and mental worlds. First stop: Odo’s Kaffeeklappe – for coffee…

Programme partner Screening
6.6.2026
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Festivalzentrum Post Kaltenkircher Platz English

"On Waiting 2" Short Film Programme

Waiting is not the same as pausing. It is a power strategy. It disciplines bodies and regulates mobility. In airports, administrative buildings, at the edges of the city, and in digitally mediated spaces, time is organised as a state of…

Triennial Expanded Tour
6.6.2026
5:00 PM – 5:40 PM
HFBK Boutique / Satellit Pop-Up-Space German and English

Between Love, Work, and Migration

How do we remain connected in a world shaped by love, work, and migration? In this guided tour through the exhibition with participating artists, we will explore how these themes intertwine.  About the Project: Against the backdrop of…

Triennial Expanded Talk
6.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
FRISE Künstler*innenhaus English

Fabrics of Translocality

In their photographic and intermedial works, Ula Ahmed, Masixole Ncevu and Roxana Rios explore the complex entanglements between space, identity, and history. At the heart of their inquiries are experiences and forms of belonging that…

Institution Opening
6.6.2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Bucerius Kunst Forum German

Opening: "We’ll Always Watch Together"

Parallel to its main exhibition You’ll Never Watch Alone and the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026, tin collaboration with the Folkwang University of Arts and the Fachhochschule Dortmund the Bucerius Kunst Forum presents the…

Institution Screening
6.6.2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art English

Screening of emerging European artists, FUTURES (2018–2026)

FUTURES is a European photography platform and a network of photography institutions across several European countries. Since 2018, the Triennial of Photography has been part of this network and annually nominates five artists or…

Triennial Expanded Talk
6.6.2026
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
M.Bassy English

Artist Talk with Gwendolyn Phillips & Julia Phillips

Join us for a personal artist talk on feminism, Black perspectives in photography, and diasporic narratives between the photographer Gwendolyn Phillips and her daughter Julia Phillips, who is herself an artist and lives and works in…

Institution Performance
6.6.2026
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Festival Centre English

Crit Club Hamburg: Is the Camera Closer to a Mirror or a Window?

Crit Club is a performance by Cem A. in which two teams debate an implausible question about art. In a field where disagreement often feels risky, Crit Club creates space for critical play. Rather than rehearsing praise or silence…

Institution Talk
7.6.2026
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hamburger Kunsthalle English

Restitution: A Dialogue on Ethics and Artistic Practice Prof. Dr. Bénédicte Savoy and artist Akram Zaatari in conversation

Restitution: A Dialogue on Ethics and Artistic Practice explores the shifting responsibilities of the cultural sphere. Moving beyond legalities, this conversation examines how archaeology, museums, and the arts can redefine what it means…

Institution Talk Tour
7.6.2026
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts German and English

Theme Day “Resonating Images from Peru”

To mark the opening of the exhibition Resonating Images from Peru, the MARKK cordially invites you to an exciting programme of events on June 7.  From 11 to 12 the curators Gisela Cánepa (PUC, Peru)…

Triennial Expanded Tour
7.6.2026
11:00 AM – 2:15 PM
Millerntorwache German and English

Expanded Bike Tour – Freundeskreis Photographie

Interested in fresh air, inspiring encounters, and discovering creative photography venues in Hamburg? Then join this special bike tour organized by the Friends of the House of Photography to the Triennial Expanded exhibitions. Explore…

Institution Talk
7.6.2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Festival Centre English

With the World as our Limit, with Émilie Houssa

Today, our world seems beset by violence on all sides; whether it’s verbal, physical, or in the media, it has crept into every corner of our daily lives. While the term may seem outdated, the very idea of counterculture can serve as both a…

Triennial Expanded Opening
7.6.2026
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Gleishalle Oberhafen German and English

Opening: "Echo Chamber Germany – Photographic Perspectives the Rise of the Far Right"

Exhibition opening As part of Triennial Expanded, newly founded documentary photography network SHIFT presents its first collective exhibition, which features eight photographers engaging with the political shift to the right in Germany…

Institution Talk
7.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Festival Centre English

Curatorial Repair Is Not a Metaphor

In their talk, Orlan Ohtonen and Lisa Anderson will discuss the topics covered by the recently published book Curating & Repair, a collection of essays and dialogues that explores contemporary curatorial practices and exhibition-making…

Institution Talk
7.6.2026
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Festival Centre English

"Marungka Tjalatjunu" (Dipped in Black) / Rituals of Repair on Stolen Land Talk

In this conversation, Derik Lynch and Matthew Thorne will reflect on the making of Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) and the reparative possibilities of collaboration across blackfella and whitefella worlds. Working through the…

Institution Talk
7.6.2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Festival Centre English

What Does Justice Look Like?

At the conclusion of the opening session for the symposium in November 2025, a central question emerged: what does justice look like? To continue this critical inquiry, this event, organised in partnership with the ECCHR, invites artists…

Institution Performance
7.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Auditorium English

Strange Land: A Thousand Solitudes

Strange Land: A Thousand Solitudes is an audiovisual performance by visual artist Randa Mirza that explores the intersections of memory, colonial history, and archival practices in the Arab world. Reimagined for the 9th Triennial of…

Institution Music
7.6.2026
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Festival Centre German and English

Sonic Bodies: "In Tune" by M.Bassy, with DJ Suro X Seanie T (DJ Set & Live Performance)

DJ Suro and Seanie T share a long-standing musical collaboration, driven by a mutual passion for genre-crossing sounds spanning hip-hop, reggae, soul, dancehall and afrobeat. Seanie T’s LP “Ruff, Rugged & Smooth” was composed and produced…

Institution Talk
8.6.2026
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Museum of Work German

Shedding Light – Photography and Women’s Movements: Staging, Activism, Preservation

The work of Franki Raffles (1955–1994) combines photographic documentation of the working lives and lived realities of women with concrete activist positions. After her death, Raffles’ family kept her photographs safe for 20 years…

Institution Tour
9.6.2026
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art German

"Alliance, Infinity, Love – in the Face of the Other" – It's Art, Baby!

It's Art, Baby! Guided Tour for parents with infants (up to 12 months)  Register online €4 plus admission to the exhibition or Triennale Ticket 

Institution Tour
10.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Bucerius Kunst Forum German

"F.C. Gundlach. You’ll Never Watch Alone" – Guided tour with the curators

During the curator’s guided tour of the exhibition F.C. Gundlach. You’ll Never Watch Alone, key aspects of his photographic work will be explored through selected exhibits, in dialogue with works by his contemporaries, role models and…

Institution Talk
10.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Festival Centre German

Black Archive Germany: Cate Lartey in Conversation with Laurel Chokoago

Cate Lartey presents Black Archive Germany, a project that takes a combined artistic and documentary approach to examining the collecting, archiving, and visualising of Black, African, and Afro-diasporic lived realities in Germany. The…

Institution Talk
11.6.2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Festival Centre German

Cultural policy advocacy: Risk: AI in journalistic photography; Importance: photographic cultural heritage; Future: media and visual literacy.

An event by Deutscher Fotorat  Panelists include German Photographic Council executive board members Anna Gripp, Julia Laatsch, and Ingo Taubhorn and others    Moderation: Ulrich Rüter  Founded in 2021, the German Photography Council acts…

Institution Tour
11.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts German

"Resonating Images from Peru"

The intimate portraits, documentary photos, and music recordings created by amateur researcher Hans Heinrich Brüning (1848–1928) continue to resonate strongly in Peru to this day. This collaborative exhibition shows how Peruvians are…

Institution Tour
11.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Kunsthaus Hamburg German and English

"Melike Kara, Whispers" Guided tour with curator Anna Nowak

In an interactive guided tour, curator Anna Nowak will offer insights into the creative process behind Melike Kara’s exhibition Whispers and its underlying themes.  The large-scale installation, which the artist developed specifically…

Institution Talk
11.6.2026
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Festival Centre German and English

Surprise-Talk: BE MY FRIEND Bar

In a relaxing atmosphere, you’ll have the chance to talk to artists and learn about their perspectives—or even their favorite drink. Let our Triennale guests surprise you!  An event by Freundeskreis des Hauses der Photographie

Triennial Expanded Tour
12.6.2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Gleishalle Oberhafen English

Echo Chamber Germany – Photographic Perspectives the Rise of the Far Right: Guided tour with photographer Rafael Heygster

​​​​Echo Chamber Germany – Photographic Perspectives the Rise of the Far Right ​​brings together the works of eight photographers that grapple with sites of right-wing violence, Germany’s culture of remembrance…

Institution Tour
12.6.2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art German and English

"Cocktail Prolongé: F.C. Gundlach Special" – Drag tour with Paul Ninus Naujoks and Didine van der Platenvlotbrug

Paul Ninus Naujoks is a freelance writer, host, and artist from Hamburg. He is a powerful voice of our time: since coming out as a trans man at the age of 16 (in 2012), he has been deeply committed to advocating for trans perspectives…

Triennial Expanded Talk
12.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art English

One View on Love, Work and Migration

This artist talk brings together photographer Tobias Zielony and writer Enis Maci with participating artists from the exhibition. Together they discuss the interconnections between work, love, and migration, and how photography can shift…

Triennial Expanded Talk Screening
12.6.2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Space German and English

Remembering Semra Ertan

This event invites participants to learn more about Semra Ertan (1957–1982) – poet, activist, and one of the earliest migrant voices in the struggle against racism in Germany. Her life, political engagement, and literary work will…

Programme partner Talk
12.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Hall for Contemporary Art English

Artist talk with Luchezar Boyadjiev: On Vacation

Luchezar Boyadjiev’s artistic practice constitutes a counter-monumental gesture that demonstrates how art can reshape the public sphere in subtle and humorous ways. In conversation with City Curator of Hamburg…

Triennial Expanded Talk
12.6.2026
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Space German and English

Pan-Africanism and Abolitionism – From Prisons to Borders

The event offers an introduction to abolitionist and Pan-African perspectives on prison systems and border regimes. Starting from a critique of prison systems, it highlights parallels between migration controls and state border policies.

Institution Talk
12.6.2026
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Festival Centre German

Alliance: Strategies of Resistance

This discussion will see members of the SHIFT photography network speak with Zeran Osman about the role of alliances, networks, and solidarity-based coalitions and explore how they can operate as sites of exchange, resistance, and mutual…

Triennial Expanded Tour
13.6.2026
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Galerie Oel-Früh German and English

To Share: Thoughts, Ideas & Food

This public guided tour offers insights into various exhibitions of this year’s Triennial Expanded, while also encouraging shared discussion and exchange. Designed as a picnic tour, it visits different exhibition venues that the group…

Triennial Expanded Workshop
13.6.2026
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Festival Centre German

Developing with Light and Care (Cyanotype Workshop)

In this cyanotype workshop, children aged 8–13 will be able to experiment with paper and fabric, exploring light, shadow, and composition, and learning how images emerge through natural light and cyanotype chemistry. They will work both…

Triennial Expanded Tour
13.6.2026
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Frappant Galerie German and English

To Share: Thoughts, Ideas & Food

This public guided tour offers insights into various exhibitions of this year’s Triennial Expanded, while also encouraging shared discussion and exchange. Designed as a picnic tour, it visits different exhibition venues that the group…

Triennial Expanded Tour
13.6.2026
1:00 PM – 1:40 PM
HFBK Boutique / Satellit Pop-Up-Space German and English

Between Love, Work, and Migration

How do we remain connected in a world shaped by love, work, and migration? In this guided tour through the exhibition with participating artists, we will explore how these themes intertwine.

Triennial Expanded Talk
13.6.2026
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Teehaus Planten un Blomen German

Der lächelnde Hase: QUESTIONING NORMALCY

Focusing on prevailing discourses about the body, the project Questioning Normalcy by the curatorial duo Der lächelnde Hase in collaboration with four photographers examines how notions of normality arise, how they are reinforced, and what…

Triennial Expanded Tour
13.6.2026
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Gleishalle Oberhafen German and English

Echo Chamber Germany – Photographic Perspectives the Rise of the Far Right: Guided tour with photographer Rafael Heygster

​​​​Echo Chamber Germany – Photographic Perspectives the Rise of the Far Right ​​brings together the works of eight photographers that grapple with sites of right-wing violence, Germany’s culture of remembrance…

Institution Tour
13.6.2026
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Festival Centre English

Oksana Yushko – Migratory Restlessness

In an open, free-flowing conversation with the artist Oksana Yushko, the curatorial team introduces the exhibition Oksana Yushko – Migratory Restlessness. The site-specific installation in the 40ft container, located…

Institution Talk
13.6.2026
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Festival Centre English

Nomadic Camera: Photography, Displacement, and Dis:connectivities

This book launch and panel celebrates the publication of Nomadic Camera: Photography, Displacement and Dis:connectivities, a book that investigates the technical, medial ,and aesthetic relationships between photography and displacement…

Triennial Expanded Tour
13.6.2026
5:00 PM – 5:40 PM
HFBK Boutique / Satellit Pop-Up-Space German and English

Between Love, Work, and Migration

How do we remain connected in a world shaped by love, work, and migration? In this guided tour through the exhibition with participating artists, we will explore how these themes intertwine. 

Institution Talk
13.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Festival Centre English

"The Silent Distance" – Ula Ahmed, Masixole Ncevu and Roxana Rios

Drawing on their artistic work, Ula Ahmed, Masixole Ncevu, and Roxana Rios will engage in a multi-layered dialogue about forms of distance – geographical, identity-related, and interpersonal. The concept of “silent distance” understands…

Triennial Expanded Opening
13.6.2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Galerie Rondell German

Opening: "Knotenkuss"

Closing event, Artist talk with Felix Posner 

Institution Music
13.6.2026
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Festival Centre

Sonic Bodies: dispari

Musical improvisation, sonic exploration, collective listening: ​​Sonic Bodies – dispari​​ will see local and international musicians play together for the first time in open improv sessions, accompanied by DJ sets designed for deep…

Triennial Expanded Workshop
14.6.2026
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Festival Centre German

Developing with Light and Care (Cyanotype Workshop)

In this cyanotype workshop, children aged 8–13 will be able to experiment with paper and fabric, exploring light, shadow, and composition, and learning how images emerge through natural light and cyanotype chemistry. They will work both…

Triennial Expanded Talk
14.6.2026
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Teehaus Planten un Blomen German

Der lächelnde Hase: QUESTIONING NORMALCY

Focusing on prevailing discourses about the body, the project Questioning Normalcy by the curatorial duo Der lächelnde Hase in collaboration with four photographers examines how notions of normality arise, how they are reinforced, and what…

Institution Tour
14.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Deichtorhallen Hamburg – Falckenberg Collection English

"Inner Mornings, Or Forms of Counterculture" – Young Artists Perspectives (Guided tour with art students)

Art students will guide visitors through the exhibition with their very own perspective on the works – personal, unconventional, and closely attuned to contemporary art. The guides will invite visitors to take part in casual conversations…

Triennial Expanded Performance Talk
14.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Gleishalle Oberhafen German, Ukranian, Russian and English

Forbidden Feelings in Times of War

We invited you to a performative reading in which the unspoken and the unlived will be given voice. Since 2023, a group of women who came together in Hamburg after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have been collecting feelings in…

Programme partner Performance
14.6.2026
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Museum of Work

"City Parade – Brave Moves: Courageous Joy" From Barmbek Nord to the Stadtpark

The inaugural Tanztriennale will kick off with a dance parade! On Sunday June 14 the very first parade dedicated to dance and the people of Hamburg will take place in Barmbek Nord. The City Parade will treat the city itself as a stage…

Programme partner Tour
14.6.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Museum of Work German

Image Collection on the History of Astrology and Astronomy by Aby Warburg in Collaboration with Gertrud Bing and Fritz Saxl and the City Curator of Hamburg

City Curator of Hamburg Joanna Warsza presents the only exhibition ever personally made by Aby Warburg for the Planetarium Hamburg. Its contents were long considered lost and were only rediscovered in the late 1980s. Presented as…

Institution Talk
14.6.2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Festival Centre English

Inuuteq Storch and Greenland/Kalaallit Nunaat in Photography

Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989) represented Denmark at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. It was the first time an artist from Greenland had been selected for the Danish pavilion. A selection from her Biennale exhibition will be presented in…

Institution Talk
14.6.2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Festival Centre English

Inuuteq Storch and Greenland/Kalaallit Nunaat in Photography

Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989) represented Denmark at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. It was the first time an artist from Greenland had been selected for the Danish pavilion. A selection from her Biennale exhibition will be presented in…

Institution Talk
14.6.2026
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Festival Centre German

From the Gay Community to Wider Society: How Social Change Can Work in the Opposite Direction Too –Taking Hamburg Leuchtfeuer as an Example

In the early years of the AIDS crisis, social attitudes around the issue were strongly influenced by stigmatisation and scaremongering – as evidenced in media coverage such as Der Spiegel’s infamous 1983 cover story or statements made by…

Institution Talk Music Performance
14.6.2026
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Festival Centre German

Sonic Bodies: The Queer Love Cushion

An evening of sound, softness, resistance, and connection: what happens when we meet – truly meet – in love, in alliance, in infinity? The Queer Love Cushion is an immersive, performative event format that invites the public into a lively…

Programme partner Performance
21.6.2026
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hamburger Kunsthalle

Chiara Bersani: Seeking Unicorns

This is a performance designed for non-theatrical spaces: spaces whose light and history ask to be listened to and inhabited. Spaces in which the unicorn tries to find itself in a new form, in which it renounces the fairy tales…

Institution Talk
25.6.2026
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts German

Curator‘s talk: Between Bordesholm and Peru – Hans H. Brüning‘s Cultural Legacy

Brünings’ birthplace of Bordesholm is also dedicating a special exhibition to the amateur researcher and photographer in parallel to one being shown as part of the 9th Triennial. In this curators’ discussion at the venue for…

Institution Talk
2.7.2026
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
MARKK – Museum am Rothenbaum. World Cultures and Arts English

Queer Readings of Brüning’s Archive: Workshop Discussion on the exhibition Resonating Images from Peru

Building on the exhibition Resonating Images from Peru, this workshop discussion aims to open up space for queer perspectives on Hans H. Brüning’s archive, as well as on art, history, and social experiences in Peru more broadly. Through…

Triennial Expanded Performance
4.7.2026
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Space German, Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian

Finissage Concert with Sultan Molu, Ali Temiz

Sultan Molu and Ali Temiz will perform a twenty-minute concert featuring songs and musical sounds from Anatolia.   Sultan Molu and Ali Temiz are a Hamburg-based musical duo. In their performances, they bring together song traditions and…

Programme partner Tour
11.7.2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hauptkirche St. Nikolai German and English

Planetary Mural by Cecilia Vicuña

Come join a walk through the public art exhibition Fire at the Church of St. Nicholas with the City Curator of Hamburg Joanna Warsza. The exhibition is dedicated to the element of fire, the apocalypse, and repair, and presents a series of…

Institution Tour
16.7.2026
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Bucerius Kunst Forum German

100 Years of F.C. Gundlach. Curator-led tour of the exhibition F.C. Gundlach. "You’ll Never Watch Alone"

On 16 July, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of F.C. Gundlach’s birth. To mark the occasion, we invite you to join us for a curator-led tour of the exhibition F.C. Gundlach. You’ll Never Watch Alone. Through a selection of…

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