When can the exhibition be seen?

The exhibition runs from 14.03.2026 to 31.05.2026 at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus.

Where does the exhibition take place?

At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art, Diesel Power Plant location, Uferstraße/Am Amtsteich 15, 03046 Cottbus.

Are there guided tours for the exhibition?

Yes, guided tours are scheduled for 05.05.2026 at 4:30 PM and on 19.05.2026 at 11:00 AM.

Is the museum barrier-free?

Yes, the exhibition spaces at the Diesel Power Plant are accessible via elevators.

What are the opening hours?

The Diesel Power Plant is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM.

How much is the admission fee?

For the guided tours, an admission fee of 5.50 euros including the tour is indicated. No specific price information was available for regular exhibition visits in the web material.

A photographic tour full of irritation, wonder, and new viewing habits in Cottbus

Name: Strange? Notice it! Photographs from the BLMK Collection
Start: 2026-05-12T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-31T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Dieselkraftwerk

Photography that transforms the gaze

With Strange? Notice it! Photographs from the BLMK Collection, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus presents an exhibition that makes seeing itself the subject. The focus is on photographic works that deliberately irritate, slow down the gaze, and make the moment of pausing productive. The exhibition runs from 14.03.2026 to 31.05.2026 in Cottbus. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/merkwuerdig-merk-wuerdig/))

Irritation as an aesthetic experience

The curation relies on images that work with unusual perspectives, extreme close-ups, overexposures, blurrings, multiple exposures, and digital distortions. As a result, photography loses its mere claim to reality and gains depth as an art form that oscillates between deception and truth, staging and observation. The exhibition invites a concentrated examination of the works, where the strange becomes the key to an intense art experience. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/merkwuerdig-merk-wuerdig/))

Photography between reality and fiction

Works by Claus Bach, Gerd Bonfert, Kurt Buchwald, Klaus Elle, VALIE EXPORT, Katja Eydel, Thomas Florschuetz, Andreas Gefeller, Stefan Heyne, Joachim Jansong, York der Knöfel, Matthias Leupold, Ulrich Lindner, Steffen Mertens, ORLAN, Marc Räder, Michael Schade, Hans-Christian Schink, Erasmus Schröter, Klaus Wittkugel, and Edwin Zwakmann are on display. The spectrum ranges from portraits, landscapes, and everyday scenes to photo-artistic spaces where social norms and viewing habits are deliberately subverted. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/merkwuerdig-merk-wuerdig/))

A museum with a strong collection and mediation

The BLMK boasts one of the most extensive museum collections of art from the GDR and subsequent traditions with around 45,000 artworks; the photographic collection is particularly influential and has been systematically expanded since the 1970s. The museum also engages in art education, guided tours, and studio formats, making the exhibition attractive for cultural education and in-depth visual analysis. The Diesel Power Plant location is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM and is accessible via elevator. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/museum/?utm_source=openai))

Guided tours and visiting frameworks

Guided tours for the exhibition are scheduled for 05.05.2026 at 4:30 PM and on 19.05.2026 at 11:00 AM; admission including the tour costs 5.50 euros each. This way, the exhibition offers not only a visual but also a mediating approach to photographic strategies, collection contexts, and art historical contexts. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/merkwuerdig-merk-wuerdig/))

Conclusion: Those who want to experience photography as a space for thought will find an exhibition of high aesthetic tension here. Strange? Notice it! impressively demonstrates how images irritate, touch, and remain in memory. A visit to the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus is absolutely worthwhile in person. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/programm/merkwuerdig-merk-wuerdig/))