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Photoszene-Festival

May 12th - 21st 2023

Welcome to the Festival!

May belongs to photography! Seven exhibitions at ten locations in Cologne form the core programme of the Photoszene Festival from 12-21 May 2023 in Cologne, including current photographic positions in the Photoszene Co-Labs! and the residency project Artist Meets Archive #3. In addition, over 70 museums, galleries and art spaces in Cologne are participating in the programme with diverse exhibitions. Also taking part: the NEXT! Festival of the Young Photo Scene, the Thousandfold Photobook Fair, our Portfolio Review and the symposium Research Meets Artist. Tune in!

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The festival at a glance

Pablo Lerma besucht das NS-Dokumentationszentrum, 2022 © Silviu Guiman

Artist Meets Archive #3

For the third time, the International Photoscene Cologne is organising the Artist Meets Archive programme together with four Cologne institutions. As a result, Lebohang…

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Maxim Zmeyev, Type 1.5.11.5, 2021, Courtesy the artist

Photoszene Co-Labs!

Photoszene is expanding its curatorial programme and is pleased to be collaborating closely with Temporary Gallery and Kunsträume am Ebertplatz and the Michael Horbach…

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Research Meets Artist

As part of Artist Meets Archive #3, a dialogical symposium entitled Research Meets Artist will take place on 13 May 2023, in which Artist Meets Archive artists will meet…

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NEXT! Festival, 2022 © Thekla Ehling

NEXT! Festival

Together with its partners, the Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendfilmzentrum, the SK Stiftung Kultur and the jfc Medienzentrum, the International Photoscene Cologne organises NEXT!

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Portfolio Review Sichtbar

This year's Portfolio Review SICHTBAR as part of the Photoszene Festival is a combination of booked one-on-one talks with an expert of your choice and a Portfolio Walk.

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Thousandfold Photobook Fair

For the first time, the festival is collaborating with the Thousandfold Photobook Fair to host an international photobook market at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum on the…

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Walk! Talk! Discover!

During the festival, the Photoscene offers an extensive range of guided tours and mediation services for the exhibitions.

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