When does the exhibition take place?

The event is scheduled for 27.06.2026, and the specified time is 17:00.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

At the Erlangen City Museum at Martin-Luther-Platz 9 in 91054 Erlangen.

How much is the admission fee?

The researched ticket price is 6 euros, reduced at 3.50 euros.

Is the event indoors or outdoors?

The exhibition takes place in the indoor area of the city museum.

What kind of humor can the audience expect?

The focus is on comic art, wordplay, fantasy, and a very playful form of comedy.

Are there any accessibility notes?

The Erlangen City Museum is easily accessible, the fountain hall in the museum is located on the ground floor and is barrier-free.

Walter Moers transforms Erlangen into a festival of quirky, clever comic humor

Name: What's so funny about it? The comic art of Walter Moers
Start: 2026-06-27T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-27T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Stadtmuseum Erlangen

Walter Moers in Erlangen: When drawings suddenly become poignant

At the Erlangen City Museum, refined humor meets wild imagination: The exhibition What's so funny about it? The comic art of Walter Moers invites you to stroll through a cosmos where wordplay, comic art, and absurd ideas coexist closely. Walter Moers is considered one of the most original storytellers of contemporary German literature – and this laughter experience takes center stage here, which offers more than just being quietly displayed on the wall.

An exhibition with a sense of timing for punchlines

Moers is not an artist of loud gestures, but of surprising twists. His characters, his visual ideas, and his comic escalations deliver their impact with timing, precision, and a healthy dose of anarchy. Those who engage with this exhibition will experience a comedy atmosphere that oscillates between literary exaggeration, graphic fantasy, and playful irony.

Zamonien, drawing, and great fun in the absurd

Moers’ work thrives on characters that tip out of the norm at first glance. Exactly therein lies the strength of this exhibition: It shows how humor can be not only spoken but drawn, composed, and narratively charged. The audience can look forward to a journey where each corner holds new associations, little absurdities, and clever jabs. For fans of stand-up, cabaret, and comic culture, this is a particularly attractive borderline experience.

Ambiance in the museum: more grinning than pondering

The Erlangen City Museum provides the perfect setting for this. Centrally located in the old town, it is a place where culture and curiosity meet well. The exhibition will be part of the comic salon environment until late summer, appearing as a quiet but very charming counterpart to the festival excitement. Instead of spotlight, there is contour, instead of applause, the quiet, very beautiful nod after a successful punchline.

Why it's worth a visit

Those who know Walter Moers only as an author will discover his comic visual language anew here. Those who already love his comic world will find fresh reasons to be amazed. This exhibition connects literature, drawing, and humor in a way that appeals to both scene experts and curious newcomers. In the end, one clear impression remains: This exhibition is not a stiff museum chapter but a lively, playfully intelligent excursion into the high art of comedic storytelling. So: go there, look around, chuckle – and experience the humor live in the space.