How long does the exhibition run?

The exhibition runs from 20.06.2026 to 27.09.2026.

What is the admission fee?

The regular admission is 8 euros, reduced 4 euros.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, Kunstpalais offers public tours as well as further educational formats.

Is Kunstpalais accessible?

Yes, the exhibition rooms in the basement are accessible by elevator.

How do I get there best?

Kunstpalais is located at Erlangen Market Square and is about a 5-minute walk from Erlangen train station.

Is photography allowed?

Photographs for public relations are taken; the respective house rules of the museum apply to visitors.

Cyrill Lachauer opens an immersive journey through landscape, film, and memory

Name: Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route
Start: 2026-08-22T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

Cyrill Lachauer at Kunstpalais: A poetic journey through landscape, freedom, and resistance

With The Sunset Route, Kunstpalais Erlangen presents an exhibition that combines photography, film, and installation into a multifaceted narrative. Cyrill Lachauer, born in 1979 in the Inn Valley, does not see landscape as a mere backdrop but as a speaking space full of history, materiality, and memory. The presentation gathers works from the years 2020 to 2026 and opens up a view for an art that connects documentary precision with poetic condensation.

Landscape as a cultural resonance space

Lachauer's work revolves around the idea of the narrative landscape. In his photographs and films, places appear as reservoirs of movement, work, belonging, and exclusion. The exhibition makes visible how closely natural space, social experience, and political history intertwine. It is this connection that gives the exhibition its particular tension: The eye follows wide horizons, yet the gaze always gets caught on the traces of human presence.

Photography, film, and autoethnography

At the center is a poetic autoethnography that intertwines personal experience with historical and societal questions. Works such as Slack as well as the new short films The Prologue and The Epilogue expand the narrative framework. This results in an art experience between road movie, essay film, and photographic exploration. The exhibition discusses freedom and self-determination as well as colonization, exclusion, and exploitation.

A space for precise artwork observation

Kunstpalais provides the appropriate setting for this: The rooms in the basement are accessible by elevator, the house is centrally located at Erlangen Market Square, and can be easily reached on foot from the train station. For observing the artworks, this means concentration without distraction. Light, image sequence, and spatial effect enter into a quiet dialogue that intensifies the aesthetic experience and sharpens the eye for details.

Discovery, tours, and exhibition atmosphere

The exhibition includes a diverse educational program with public tours and accompanying formats. Kunstpalais sees itself visibly as a place of cultural education, where contemporary art is not only displayed but also explored together. This creates an access for art-interested visitors that connects analysis and sensory perception.

Conclusion

Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route is an exhibition for all who appreciate contemporary art as a space of thought and experience. Those who want to experience photography, film, and installation in all their narrative power should visit this presentation live at Kunstpalais Erlangen.