When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from June 20, 2026, to September 27, 2026, at Kunstpalais Erlangen.

What is the admission fee?

The regular admission is 6 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Where is Kunstpalais located?

Kunstpalais is located at Marktplatz 1 in 91054 Erlangen, directly in Palais Stutterheim.

Is there wheelchair access?

Yes, access is level through the side entrance on the main street. An elevator leads to the exhibition area in the basement.

What are the opening hours?

Kunstpalais is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm, and until 8 pm on Wednesdays.

Are there educational programs offered?

Yes, Kunstpalais offers a diverse accompanying program with guided tours and art education offerings.

Landscape Becomes Narrative: Cyrill Lachauer at Kunstpalais Erlangen

Name: Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route
Start: 2026-06-23T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-28T01:59:59+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route at Kunstpalais: Landscape as Narrative Space and Art Experience

With Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route, Kunstpalais Erlangen presents an exhibition starting June 20, 2026, that combines photography, film, and installation into a dense aesthetic experience. At its center is the landscape not merely as a motif, but as a speaking space full of history, conflict, and memory.

Narrative Landscapes between Freedom and Resistance

Cyrill Lachauer, born in 1979 in the Inn Valley, has been working for years on artistic explorations that intertwine travels through the USA, Mexico, and Bosnia with historical and political questions. His work reflects on self-determination, exclusion, colonization, and the question of how places retain stories. In Erlangen, the works created between 2020 and 2026 unfold a poetic autoethnography, where landscapes become carriers of voices, traces, and conflicts.

Film, Photography, and Installation as an Open Structure

The exhibition assembles photo series and films, which are brought together into an installation at Kunstpalais. Individual elements of the multipart works are rearranged and intertwined with site-specific references. This creates a space where image, movement, and narration intertwine, and the exhibition curation itself becomes part of the artistic statement.

A Look at the USA Beyond the Myth

The title The Sunset Route refers to the more than 3,000-kilometer-long railway line in the southern USA that connects the interior of the country with the Pacific coast. In Lachauer's view, this route becomes a symbol of movement, border experience, and the ambivalence of American image spaces. The artist works with narrative landscapes that encompass people, local cultures, objects, and material traces.

Kunstpalais as a Place of Mediation

Kunstpalais sees itself as a museum for international contemporary art with great attention to cultural education. It is here that Lachauer's work gains special intensity: The exhibition invites a concentrated examination of the works and simultaneously opens a discourse about photography, film art, and contemporary art. Those interested in artistic positions between documentation and poetic condensation will find a significant artistic experience here.

For Art Enthusiasts Seeking Depth

Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route combines aesthetic precision with political reflection. The exhibition promises compelling images, multilayered narratives, and a keen eye on the conditions under which landscapes acquire meaning. A visit is worthwhile for all who wish not only to see contemporary art but to experience its thoughtful and sensory power.