When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from September 10, 2026, at Kunstpalais Erlangen. Visits are possible during regular opening hours.

How much is the entrance fee?

The regular entrance fee is 8 euros. Discounts apply according to Kunstpalais regulations.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, Kunstpalais offers public tours and other educational formats. Dates can be found in the program of the house.

Is Kunstpalais accessible?

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

How can I get there best?

Kunstpalais is located at Marktplatz 1 in Erlangen and is about a 5-minute walk from the train station.

Can I learn more about the museum in advance?

Yes, Kunstpalais publishes information about exhibitions, mediation, visits, and accessibility on its website.

Cyrill Lachauer shows landscapes that breathe history, movement, and freedom

Name: Cyrill Lachauer. The Sunset Route
Start: 2026-09-10T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-10T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstpalais

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

With The Sunset Route, Kunstpalais Erlangen opens an art experience that condenses photography, film, and installation into a poetic, politically charged examination of the works. The exhibition showcases works from 2020 to 2026 and focuses on those landscapes where memory, movement, resistance, and self-determination become visible. Cyrill Lachauer, born in 1979 in the Inn Valley, understands landscape not as a backdrop but as a speaking space where history, atmosphere, and social reality intertwine. ([erlangen.de](https://erlangen.de/aktuelles/cyrill-lachauer-the-sunset-route?utm_source=openai))

Narrative Landscapes Instead of Mere Motifs

Lachauer's imagery thrives on the tension between expansiveness and density. His photographs, films, and site-specific arranged elements open a space where tracks, roads, horizons, and provisional ways of life become carriers of meaning. The exhibition thinks of landscape as a cultural experience: as a place of migration, work, tracing, and fragility. Particularly striking are the series Cardboard & Copenhagen and Birds (Nat. Geo. 1989–1999), which operate in very different aesthetic registers yet raise the same question: How does an image narrate the world and reality? ([erlangen.de](https://erlangen.de/aktuelles/cyrill-lachauer-the-sunset-route?utm_source=openai))

Between the Railway, Freedom, and Resistance

The title of the exhibition refers to the over 3,000-kilometer railway line The Sunset Route in the southern USA. From this route, Lachauer develops a narrative about being on the move, about people without permanent residence, about transit and precarity. The exhibition connects this perspective with new short films and an installation that profiles Kunstpalais as a space for reflection and cultural education. Questions of colonization, exclusion, and exploitation receive a precise, artistically rich form here. ([erlangen.de](https://erlangen.de/aktuelles/cyrill-lachauer-the-sunset-route?utm_source=openai))

Curation, Mediation, and Exhibition Experience

The exhibition is curated by Susanne Touw and Malte Lin-Kröger in collaboration with the Goetz Collection in Munich. Kunstpalais enhances the exhibition with public tours and educational programs; the mediation work is part of the institution and ranges from tours to workshops for various target groups. Thus, a visit becomes not just an aesthetic experience but also a well-founded access to contemporary art and its social dimension. ([erlangen.de](https://erlangen.de/aktuelles/cyrill-lachauer-the-sunset-route?utm_source=openai))

Kunstpalais as a Place for Contemporary Art

Kunstpalais is located in the Baroque Palais Stutterheim at the marketplace of Erlangen, right in the city and just a few minutes’ walk from the train station. The exhibition spaces in the basement are accessible by elevator. Opening hours, directions, and services make the visit uncomplicated; the venue is open during the duration of an exhibition and offers a clear profile for contemporary art. ([kunstpalais-erlangen.de](https://www.kunstpalais-erlangen.de/de/133/Besuch-planen.html?utm_source=openai))

Conclusion

The Sunset Route is an exhibition for all who want to experience photography, film, and installation art as a space for thought. Those who engage with Lachauer's narrative landscapes discover a multifaceted art experience between poetic image power and political precision. A visit to Kunstpalais is definitely worthwhile live on-site. ([erlangen.de](https://erlangen.de/aktuelles/cyrill-lachauer-the-sunset-route?utm_source=openai))