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Current art exhibitions in Köln

Seenly brings together current and upcoming art exhibitions in Köln with curated event pages, venue context and visit information. This creates a citation-friendly overview of what you can see in Köln and nearby right now.

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Cologne connects modern and contemporary art with medieval collections, photography, applied art and a wide gallery scene. Many museums sit close together around the cathedral, Old Town and city centre, while further art venues spread through the Belgian Quarter and other neighbourhoods.

Seenly currently connects 44 current and upcoming exhibitions with 24 mapped exhibition venues in Köln.

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Current events

Current exhibitions in Cologne reveal the city’s breadth especially well, from contemporary art and photography to design, collections and institutional highlights. This is the direct overview of what you can see in Cologne right now.

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Burn and Bloom

Parrotta Contemporary Art · Köln
Start Jun 5, 2026 1 day left Until Aug 14, 2026
Brüsseler Straße 21, 50674 Köln
The official detail page describes a group exhibition about the plant world and the tension between destruction and new beginnings, transience and resilie…
Painting

The Expectation

Galerie Gisela Capitain · Köln
Start Jun 11, 2026 1 day left Until Aug 14, 2026
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Albertusstraße, Apostelviertel, Altstadt-Nord, Innenstadt, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 50667, Germany
Official detail page: Galerie Gisela Capitain announces The Expectation as an exhibition of new works by Yann Gerstberger.
Contemporary art

WITTERN

Simultanhalle · Köln
Start May 30, 2026 3 weeks left Until Aug 29, 2026
Volkhovener Weg 209-211, 50765 Köln
WITTERN is an exhibition for contemporary art in the Simultaneous Hall in Cologne. The title marks a period from 30 May to 29 August 2026 and refers to a …
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Richard Helbin: Oh boy, oh boy!

Galerie Biesenbach · Köln
Start Jul 3, 2026 3 weeks left Until Aug 29, 2026
Schaafenstraße 10, 50676 Köln
Richard Helbin brings traditional textile techniques such as lace-making, embroidery, weaving and crochet into contemporary art. Queer images of longing c…
History & culture

WE … TOGETHER. gemeinsam. demokratisch. handeln.

NS-Dokumentationszentrum · Köln
Start Sep 18, 2025 3 weeks left Until Aug 30, 2026
Appellhofplatz 23-25, 50667 Köln
An official special exhibition about democratic action in everyday life, presented through Cologne groups and participatory thematic spaces.
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WE ARE WHAT WE ARE NOT

Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum · Köln
Start May 7, 2026 3 weeks left Until Aug 30, 2026
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
Yohannes Mulat Mekonnen’s exhibition “WE ARE WHAT WE ARE NOT” at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum asks what is missing from collections and which stories ar…
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Der Stoff der Nation

Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum · Köln
Start Jun 2, 2026 3 weeks left Until Sep 1, 2026
Im Zollhafen 1, 50678 Köln
Die Sonderausstellung zeigt historische, teils im Spiel getragene Trikots der deutschen Nationalmannschaft und zeichnet anhand von Schnitten, Materialien,…
Painting

OLGA OPPENHEIMER

Kölnisches Stadtmuseum · Köln
Start May 22, 2026 Until Sep 13, 2026
Minoritenstraße 13, 50667 Köln
The exhibition at the Cologne City Museum is dedicated to the work of Olga Oppenheimer, an important artist of the early 20th century. Selected paintings …
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Kairos-Setsuna

Tenri Japanisch-Deutsche Kulturwerkstatt e.V. · Köln
Start Aug 26, 2026 Until Sep 19, 2026
Kartäuserwall 20, 50678 Köln
Kairos-Setsuna is an exhibition at Tenri Japanisch-Deutsche Kulturwerkstatt e.V. in Cologne from 2026-08-26 to 2026-09-19. The entry is assigned to the ex…
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Perfect Match. Ausgewählte Kunstkammerobjekte der Sammlung Olbricht und des MAKK

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Mar 21, 2024 Until Sep 22, 2026
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
At the MAKK in Cologne, selected art chamber objects from the Olbricht Collection and the Museum of Applied Art Cologne meet. The exhibition is located in…
Architecture

O.M. Ungers – Architektur als Idee

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start May 22, 2026 Until Sep 27, 2026
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
At the MAKK in Cologne, the exhibition O.M. Ungers – Architecture as an Idea is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the architect Oswald Mathias Ungers.…
Architecture

Hans Georg Esch: Der architektonische Blick

MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Jun 11, 2026 Until Sep 27, 2026
An der Rechtschule, 50667 Köln
At the MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, the exhibition Hans Georg Esch: The Architectural Perspective presents photographic works at the interface…
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Hans Georg Esch · Der architektonische Blick · epochal – global

MAKK - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · Köln
Start Jun 11, 2026 Until Sep 27, 2026
An der Rechtschule 7, 50667 Köln
The second major museum exhibition devoted to architectural photographer Hans Georg Esch journeys through architecture from different eras and regions of …
Painting

Licht in dunklen Zeiten – Mittelalterliche Glasmalerei aus dem Khanenko Museum in Kyjiw

Museum Schnütgen · Köln
Start Apr 3, 2025 Until Oct 11, 2026
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
The exhibition presents a selection of medieval stained glass paintings from the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv, which impress with their vibrant colours and det…
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Sammlung Fotografie: Zweimal Deutschland um 1980

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Apr 18, 2026 Until Oct 11, 2026
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
The presentation at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne brings together photographs from East and West Germany, created around 1980. The focus is on works by sev…
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20 Jahre Galerie Christian Lethert

Galerie Christian Lethert · Köln
Start Sep 5, 2026 Until Oct 16, 2026
Antwerpener Straße 52, 50672 Köln
Galerie Christian Lethert announces the exhibition “20 Years of Galerie Christian Lethert” from 5 September 2026 to 16 October 2026. The gallery presents …
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STÄDTEPARTNERSCHAFT KÖLN-KYOTO: „WENN KYOTOER KIMONO-DESIGN YŪZEN AUF KÖLNER KUNST TRIFFT“

Tenri Japanisch-Deutsche Kulturwerkstatt e.V. · Köln
Start Sep 26, 2026 Until Oct 17, 2026
Kartäuserwall 20, 50678 Köln
The Tenri Japanese-German Cultural Workshop is presenting the Cologne-Kyoto twinning exhibition in its official programme; it combines Kyoto yūzen kimono …
Painting

Can we see the colour green because we have a name for it? Chapter 1

Galerie Gisela Capitain · Köln
Start Sep 4, 2026 Until Oct 24, 2026
Galerie Gisela Capitain, Albertusstraße, Apostelviertel, Altstadt-Nord, Innenstadt, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 50667, Germany
Galerie Gisela Capitain shows Jadé Fadojutimi with “Can we see the color green because we have a name for it? Chapter 1”.The exhibition asks about percept…
Design

99 Schalen – ein Kosmos

Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst · Köln
Start Apr 23, 2026 Until Oct 25, 2026
Universitätsstraße 100, 50674 Köln
Foyer exhibition featuring 99 handmade bowls by ceramic artist Young-Jae Lee in dialogue with the museum’s architecture, garden, and surroundings.
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HIER UND JETZT: De/Collecting Memories from Turtle Island

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Feb 7, 2026 Until Nov 8, 2026
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
Starting in February 2026, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne will have an exhibition dedicated to memory, image politics and cultural tradition. The starting p…
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HIER UND JETZT im Museum Ludwig. De/Collecting Memories from Turtle Island

Museum Ludwig · Köln
Start Feb 7, 2026 Until Nov 8, 2026
Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
The exhibition takes historic photochrom prints by the Detroit Publishing Company as a starting point for critically examining Western images of North Ame…
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KOLLWITZ Ausgewählt. Die persönlichen »Best of« der Künstlerin

Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln · Köln
Start Jul 8, 2026 Until Nov 15, 2026
Neumarkt 18-24, 50667 Köln
KOLLWITZ Selected presents personal favourites and key works by the artist at the Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln. The exhibition focuses on Kollwitz’s own sel…
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Anatomical Theatre

Kölnischer Kunstverein · Köln
Start Sep 4, 2026 Until Dec 13, 2026
Riphahnsaal, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Hahnenstraße 6, 50667 Köln
“Anatomical Theatre” is an exhibition project by Andreas Selg with Fabienne Boldt and Emanuel Rossetti. It is presented in the Riphahnsaal at the Kölnisch…
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Ser Serpas – sonderbare Tage

Kölnischer Kunstverein · Köln
Start Sep 4, 2026 Until Dec 13, 2026
Hahnenstraße 6, 50667 Köln
The Kölnische Kunstverein announces the exhibition “sonderbare Tage” by Ser Serpas for autumn 2026. The Kunstverein has not yet published any information …
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Venues and exhibition hosts

Cologne’s art scene thrives on the interplay between museums, galleries, kunstvereins, collections and independent spaces. Together these venues shape the city’s cultural character and make Cologne relevant well beyond the region.

Map of exhibition venues

A live map of the current Cologne exhibition landscape. It reflects all current exhibitions in the city and groups them by venue, not just the events shown on this page section.

44 current exhibitions across 24 venues in Köln are represented on this map.

Museum Ludwig · 8 MAKK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · 5 Museum Schnütgen · 4 Kölnischer Kunstverein · 3 Galerie Gisela Capitain · 2 MAKK - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln · 2 Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst · 2 Tenri Japanisch-Deutsche Kulturwerkstatt e.V. · 2 Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum · 1 Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln · 1 Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur · 1 DOMiD · 1 Galerie Biesenbach · 1 Galerie Christian Lethert · 1 Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln · 1 Kölnisches Stadtmuseum · 1 Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln · 1 NS-Dokumentationszentrum · 1 NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln · 1 Parrotta Contemporary Art · 1 Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum · 1 Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt · 1 Simultanhalle · 1 Tanzmuseum des Deutschen Tanzarchivs Köln · 1