When does the curators' tour take place?

On 17.09.2026 at 4:00 PM at the Jena City Museum.

What is the admission fee?

The regular price is 7 euros, reduced price is 5 euros. With the student culture ticket, admission is free.

Where is the Jena City Museum located?

The Jena City Museum is located at Markt 7 in 07743 Jena.

Is there information about the exhibition itself?

Yes, the special exhibition shows the history and present of everyday and amateur photography in Jena and works with five thematic areas.

What are the museum's opening hours?

According to the official museum website, the Jena City Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Is the offering suitable for culture-interested visitors?

Yes, especially for individuals interested in photography, city history, exhibition curation, and cultural education.

Jena Discovers Photography as Memory, Everyday Life, and Lively Urban Culture

Name: Curators' Tour: Is Everyone Taking Photos? Jena
Start: 2026-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-17T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Stadtmuseum Jena

Curators' Tour in Jena: Discover the City as a Visual Space Anew

The curators' tour of the special exhibition Is Everyone Taking Photos? Everyday and Amateur Photography in Jena opens a precise yet poetic view of a cultural technique that has long shaped our everyday lives. At the Jena City Museum, Dr. Nathalie Knöhr guides through an exhibition that understands photography not as a mere representation but as a societal memory, form of expression, and social practice.

Photography between Memory and Present

The exhibition connects historical photographs from the museum's collections, private archives, and materials from photo clubs with current image practices of social media culture. This creates a dense panorama of the Jena photography culture, where amateur photography, GDR photo clubs, and smartphone images illuminate each other rather than being separable. The exhibition makes visible how photographic seeing changes over generations yet remains fundamentally the same: as an attempt to organize the world, preserve moments, and create community.

An Artistic Experience with Cultural Historical Depth

Those attending the tour will not experience a dry succession of objects, but a thoughtfully curated view of artworks in a broad sense. Photographs are readable here as historical sources, aesthetic experiences, and as media of everyday life. The reference to Jena sharpens the perspective: city history, urban identity, and personal memory intertwine into a vivid narrative of the exhibition. The sequences of images open not only art historical but also cultural scientific perspectives on amateur culture and visual practice.

Five Themes, Many Perspectives

Through selected exhibits from the five thematic areas of the exhibition, the tour shows how photography is learned, shared, and developed – individually and in community. This perspective gives the exhibition special relevance for all who are interested in photography, media culture, city history, and cultural education. The Jena City Museum thus places a strong emphasis on mediation: understandable, research-oriented, and open to different visitor groups.

The Jena City Museum as a Place of Discovery

The Jena City Museum at Markt 7 is known for its focus on city and university history, photographs, and views of Jena's development. According to the museum's official website, the regular opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM. This provides an ideal framework for a concentrated museum visit that connects exhibition, context, and urban space.

Conclusion: A Must for Photography and Culture Enthusiasts

This curators' tour makes it clear why everyday photography is far more than incidental image production. It tells of memory, observation, and social change – and invites one to see their own photographic practice anew. Anyone interested in photography, exhibition curation, and the visual culture of Jena should experience this tour live.