What are the opening hours at Diesel Power Plant Cottbus

Tuesday to Sunday 11 AM to 7 PM; open on selected holidays. Plan for at least 60 to 90 minutes for the exhibition.

How much does admission to the exhibition cost

Single ticket costs €4; combo ticket for all exhibitions at the venue €6; reduced €3; free entry for under 18.

Are there public tours available

Yes, public tours cost €5.50 including admission or single ticket plus €1.50. Tours take place with a minimum of three participants.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with disabilities

Yes, all exhibition rooms are accessible by elevators. On request, the service staff on site will assist.

Is photography allowed in the exhibition

Yes, photography and filming are allowed for private purposes. When publishing on social media, copyright may need to be respected.

What is the address of the event location

BLMK – Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, Uferstraße Am Amtsteich 15, 03046 Cottbus. Public transport and walking are both feasible.

Strange Remarkable: Photography that Irritates and Inspires in BLMK Cottbus

Name: Strange? Remarkable! Photographs from the BLMK Collection
Start: 2026-04-19T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-19T21:00:00+02:00
Location: BLMK – Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Strange? Remarkable! – When Photography Invites Reflection

At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art, Diesel Power Plant Cottbus location, the exhibition 'Strange? Remarkable!' unfolds an intense artistic experience: photographs that provoke, astonish, and sharpen our vision. In the aesthetic experience between wonder and doubt, a dialogue about perception, truth, and image reality is revealed.

Irregularity as Knowledge: Learning to See in the Tension Between Reality and Fiction

Curated with a pointed focus, the exhibition gathers positions that break with rules of vision: unusual perspectives, extreme close-ups, multiple and long-exposure photographs, chemical interventions, and digital distortions. The examination of the works becomes an opportunity for reflection on deception and truth—a self-reflexive process that shapes the exhibition atmosphere.

Art Historical Context: The Photography Collection of BLMK

As one of the most distinguished houses for art from the GDR and its tradition lines, BLMK shows the range of its photography collection. From author photography to experimental techniques to conceptual practices, the presentation demonstrates how photography has tested perception codes and made societal discourses visible since the 1970s.

Works Reviewed: From VALIE EXPORT to Hans-Christian Schink

Concrete image encounters sharpen the senses: VALIE EXPORT's striking body images, Gerd Bonfert's introspective silver gelatin prints, ORLAN's hybrid self-conceptions, Klaus Elle's tinted memory images, Katja Eydel's multilayered tableaus, and Hans-Christian Schink's precise light drawings. Each position utilizes materiality, light, and composition to productively unsettle perception.

Architecture Meets Curation: The Industrial Monument as Resonance Space

In the former Diesel power plant (built in 1927), the works gain a special spatial effect. Visibility bricks, high halls, and guided light form a clear parcours that accents the photographic surfaces. The curatorial setting utilizes sight axes and rhythmic arrangements of image groups, so that form, content, and place merge into a dense aesthetic experience.

Education and Mediation: Practicing Seeing, Asking Questions

The museum relies on solid art communication: precise wall texts, dialogical formats, and guided tours deepen artistic direction, epoch, and technique. Those who want to not only look at photographs but read them find here an exemplary setting for cultural education—from the first image question to the reflected interpretation of the work.

Practical Information for the Visit

Opening hours at Diesel Power Plant Cottbus: Tuesday to Sunday 11 AM–7 PM. Entry: Single ticket €4; Combo ticket (all exhibitions at the venue) €6; reduced €3; free entry up to 18 years. Accessibility: All exhibition rooms are reachable by elevator.

Conclusion: This exhibition promises an intense examination of works between irritation and knowledge. Those who want to experience photography as a space for thought and experience should visit this sensually clear, art-historically profound presentation live—for a visual experience that lasts.