When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from 20.06.2026 to 27.09.2026 at Kunstpalais Erlangen.

How much is the admission fee?

The regular admission fee is 8 Euros, reduced 4 Euros.

Where is the Kunstpalais located?

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

Is there wheelchair access?

Yes, according to visitor information, there is step-free access via the side entrance on Hauptstraße and an elevator to the exhibition area in the basement.

What are the opening hours?

It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm, Wednesdays until 8 pm.

Are there guided tours or educational offers?

Yes, the Kunstpalais offers guided tours, group proposals, family and children's programs, as well as art educational formats.

Cyrill Lachauer unfolds a moving image journey of the present at Kunstpalais Erlangen

Name: Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route
Start: 2026-06-20T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

Cyrill Lachauer at Kunstpalais: An exhibition between travel, image, and memory

With The Sunset Route, the Kunstpalais Erlangen presents an exhibition that combines photography, film, and installation into a dense artistic experience. Cyrill Lachauer focuses on landscapes as narrative spaces: places of freedom, movement, resistance, and historical tension.

Landscape as a speaking space

The exhibition compiles works from the years 2020 to 2026 and leads into a poetic autoethnography, where personal experience and political reflection intertwine. Lachauer does not perceive landscape merely as a backdrop, but as a bearer of stories, objects, people, and conditions. This results in a consideration of the works that far exceeds pure documentation and makes visible questions regarding colonialism, exclusion, and exploitation.

Photography, film, and installation in dialogue

Especially striking is the connection between photographic series and film works. At the center is the film Slack, complemented by two new short films The Prologue and The Epilogue, which are being shown for the first time. Together, they unfold an open trilogy, in which the train, the journey, and being on the move become powerful images and concepts. The Kunstpalais arranges the individual pieces as an installation into a spatial context that makes light, surface, and rhythm tangible.

A look at the artist

Cyrill Lachauer, born in 1979 in the Inn Valley, works at the intersection of photography, film, writing, and artistic research. He lives in Berlin and occasionally in the USA. His education in cultural anthropology, directing, and visual arts shapes a practice that is interested in margins, mobility, countercultures, and hybrid narrative forms. International exhibitions, grants, and awards underline his position in contemporary art.

The Kunstpalais as a place for contemporary art education

The Kunstpalais in Palais Stutterheim is located in the heart of the Erlangen city area and is known for international contemporary art as well as art education. The collection of the house includes significant graphics, multiples, and artist books post-1945. For visitors, this results in an art museum that consistently integrates exhibition, education, and aesthetic experience.

Visit, atmosphere, and exhibition value

Those interested in photography, film art, and curatorial concepts will find a highly dense exhibition here. The Sunset Route invites you to read landscapes anew, decipher political image spaces, and sharpen your own perception. A visit promises a concentrated exhibition atmosphere, strong image moments, and a lasting cultural enrichment.

Conclusion: This exhibition opens an impressive access to Cyrill Lachauer's work and the question of how art intertwines space, movement, and memory. A visit to the Kunstpalais is worthwhile for anyone wanting to experience contemporary photography and film art in depth.