Exhibitions

April – May 2026
All information is subject to change
German version here

Museum Künstlerkolonie, Mathildenhöhe

“10th Merck Prize of the Darmstadt Days of Photography”
April 24 – May 3, 2026
General information about the Merck Prize
April 24, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.: Opening reception and award ceremony*
Hours: Tue – Sun, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

h_da, FB Design Foyer

“Present Tense. Perspectives on the Present”
April 24–25, 2026 // 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Info at h-da FBG

Stadtkirche Darmstadt

“Photon Traces and Paragraphs – What Remains of Political Events in Angelika Kohlmeier’s Long-Exposure Photography”
by invitation of Darmstadt Days of Photography e.V.
April 24 – May 30, 2026
Hours: Tue – Fri 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
April 26, 2026 – 12 p.m. Opening reception
Info at DTdF Support Association

Designhaus

art photo salon
April 16 – May 10, 2026
Hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Info at art photo salon

Kunstforum of TU Darmstadt

“Annegret Soltau VATERSUCHE”
ANNEGRET SOLTAU
EXHIBITION JANUARY 18 THROUGH JUNE 7, 2026
OPENING HOURS WED–SUN, 1 PM–6 PM
A PROJECT AS PART OF WDC 2026
Info at Kunstforum of TU Darmstadt
An exhibition as part of WDC 2026

Justus-Liebig-Haus

Youth Photography Award of the Darmstadt Photo Club
MYDESIGN4DEMOCRACY< Info at Youth Photography Competition
A project as part of WDC 2026

Atelierhaus Vahle

“Face to Face”
Portraits as an expression of different stages of life, cultures, and professions
Irena Bayer, Leander Elfers, Flor Garduno, Göran Gnautschun, Anne Heinlein, Inge and Fritz Vahle
The exhibition is open starting April 25, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
The opening reception will take place on Sunday, April 26, at 11:30 a.m.
The closing reception is on Saturday, May 23, at 5 p.m.
Info at Atelierhaus Vahle

Atelierhaus LEW1

Artist-in-Residence
Swaantje Güntzel
Info at Culture of a Digital City
April 24 – May 3, 2026
Hours: Tue – Fri 2:00 – 6:00 p.m., Sat/Sun 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The residency is a project of the Darmstadt Days of Photography as part of WDC 2026

Hessisches Landes Museum Darmstadt

#SHOTBYADAMS
Photography by Bryan Adams
Exhibition through June 21, 2026
Info at Hessisches Landesmuseum

G10 Project Space

Sedimented Stories
Miranda Devita Kistler & Irene Gutiérrez Torres

Opening: April 23, 2026, 7:00 PM
Info at G10
or insta
Project by WDC 2026

Former McDonald’s Ludwigsplatz

Act III.
h-DA Student Exhibition
OPENING RECEPTION April 23, 2026, 7:00 PM,
EXHIBITION April 23–25, 2026, THU–SAT, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM