When is the exhibition on view?

The exhibition begins on 04/17/2026 at 11:00 AM in the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus and runs until 05/31/2026.

What is the admission price?

The regular admission is 4 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, the BLMK offers accompanying guided tours for the exhibition, including with Carmen Schliebe.

Is the museum barrier-free?

The exhibition spaces in the Diesel Power Plant are accessible by elevators.

What are the opening hours?

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

Who is the visit suitable for?

The exhibition is suitable for anyone who appreciates photography, collection art, and precise image observation.

Irritating Photography at BLMK Cottbus: Images that Resonate Long After

Name: Strange? Noticeable! Photographs from the BLMK Collection
Start: 2026-04-17T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-31T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Dieselkraftwerk

A photographic art experience between irritation and insight

With Strange? Noticeable! Photographs from the BLMK Collection, the Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art in Cottbus opens a space for concentrated viewing, aesthetic experience, and wonderous slowing down. The exhibition focuses on photographic works that hold the gaze because they irritate, disturb, or draw attention through their quiet individuality.

When images topple from routine

The focus is on photographs that force the viewer to pause. The unusual is not displayed as an effect here, but as a productive moment of perception. Images that are unsettling spark curiosity, direct attention to form, light, composition, and the question of why a motif suddenly appears strange. This is precisely where the power of this exhibition lies: it makes visible how photography can trigger thinking.

Photography as an art form of precise observation

The BLMK anchors the presentation in its own collection context, thus continuing a central claim of the house: to place art from the GDR and subsequent traditions in art historical contexts while simultaneously making it readable in the present. Photographic works unfold their special presence here because they oscillate between document, staging, and subjective perception. The exhibition invites visitors not only to view photographic imagery but to read it within its cultural and historical tension.

A museum that connects knowledge and experience

The Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art, with its locations in Cottbus and Frankfurt (Oder), boasts a large collection of modern and contemporary art. In the Diesel Power Plant in Cottbus, this substance meets a clear exhibition situation with a calm spatial effect, good accessibility, and museum pedagogical expertise. Guided tours and accompanying formats are firmly part of the museum's profile and deepen access to the photography collection.

Program and mediation

Several guided tours have already been announced for the exhibition, including formats with Carmen Schliebe. This transforms the visit into a dialogical art experience that is not only viewed but collaboratively explored. For art-interested visitors, this opens a precise access to topics such as image effect, collection context, and the special role of photography in the museum.

Conclusion

Strange? Noticeable! is an invitation to look closer and approach the irritating images with openness. Those who want to experience photography as a serious art form will find in the BLMK Cottbus an exhibition that sharpens perception, deepens knowledge, and leaves a lasting aesthetic impression. A visit is definitely worthwhile live in the museum.