When can I visit the exhibition?

The exhibition opens on 22.07.2026. The Kunstpalais is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm, and on Wednesdays until 8 pm.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission is 8 euros, reduced 4 euros. Admission is free for certain pass holders.

Is Kunstpalais accessible?

Yes, access is step-free through the side entrance on Hauptstrasse. An elevator leads to the exhibition area in the basement.

Are there guided tours or educational offerings?

Yes, Kunstpalais offers public tours and art educational programs. There are special offers for groups and workshops.

How do I get to Kunstpalais?

Kunstpalais is located at Marktplatz 1 in Erlangen and can be reached from the main train station in about five minutes on foot.

Can I take pictures in the exhibition?

There are no secured indications in the sources available on that. Please inquire on-site at the cash desk or on the Kunstpalais website.

Cyrill Lachauer transforms landscapes into moving images of freedom and resistance

Name: Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route
Start: 2026-07-22T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-22T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route at Kunstpalais Erlangen: Landscape as Narrative Space

With Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route, Kunstpalais Erlangen presents an exhibition that intertwines photography, film, and installation into a dense artistic experience. At its center is the landscape not as a mere view, but as a speaking space filled with history, movement, and societal tensions.

Narrative Landscapes between Freedom and Resistance

Cyrill Lachauer, born in 1979 in the Inntal region, works at the intersection of photographic storytelling and cinematic observation. His works revolve around travel, migration, self-determination, and colonial power dynamics. The exhibition gathers works from the years 2020 to 2026 and unfolds a poetic autoethnography where personal experience and political present directly touch.

The Sunset Route as Image and Historical Trace

The title refers to a railway line over 3,000 kilometers long in the southern USA that connects the interior of the country with the Pacific coast. This route stands for mobility, traversal, and uprooting. Lachauer does not follow it documentarily in the narrow sense but develops from it an aesthetic experience where landscape, migration, and memory interweave.

Photography, Film, and Installation in Dialogue

Particularly striking is the connection between series of photographs and short films. Slack, The Prologue, and The Epilogue expand the exhibition with a cinematic dramaturgy that tells of moving trains, border experiences, and precarious living realities. Additionally, there are image series like Cardboard & Copenhagen and Birds, which oscillate between chance, collage, and documentary condensation with differing aesthetics.

A Space for Artwork Examination and Cultural Education

Kunstpalais is known for its contemporary art communication and its curatorial openness towards interdisciplinary positions. The presentation in the exhibition spaces of Palais Stutterheim focuses on spatial effects, light, and a clear hanging, allowing the individual works to be read as parts of an overarching narrative. Those interested in art history, contemporary art, and critical image politics will find numerous points of connection for an in-depth examination of the works.

Why Visiting is Worthwhile

The Sunset Route is not a distanced show, but an exhibition that resonates long after with visual intensity and content precision. It illustrates how photography and film translate today’s questions about freedom, exploitation, and belonging into powerful images. A visit to Kunstpalais Erlangen promises not only an enjoyment of art but also an evocative encounter with the stories inscribed in landscapes.