When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition will be on view from 15.09.2026 at the Art Collection Jena and is scheduled to run until 20.09.2026.

Where is the Art Collection Jena located?

The Art Collection Jena is located at Markt 7 in 07743 Jena, right at the historic marketplace.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission is 5 Euro, reduced 3 Euro.

Are there tours or accompanying programs?

Yes, the Art Collection Jena offers a framework and tour program as well as educational offers.

What are the opening hours?

The Art Collection Jena is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, closed on Mondays.

Is the museum easily accessible?

Yes, the Art Collection Jena is centrally located in the old town. Public transport stops and parking options are within walking distance.

Frank Gaudlitz presents moving photographic art between history and present in Jena

Name: FRANK GAUDLITZ in the Art Collection Jena
Start: 2026-09-15T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunstsammlung Jena

FRANK GAUDLITZ in Jena: Photographs between Intimacy, History, and Present

The Art Collection Jena presents Frank Gaudlitz, a photographer whose work unconditionally connects travel, observation, and social experience. The exhibition focuses on series from Eastern Europe and South America, thus opening a space for intense engagement with the works, political reflection, and aesthetic experience.

Photography as an Encounter on Equal Terms

Gaudlitz works with a precise, unobtrusive visual language that does not present people in a distant manner but engages with them closely. His photographs arise from long-term observation and an awareness that each portrait carries a historical and social moment. This is where the special atmosphere of the exhibition lies: The images seem calm, but never static; they depict realities of life without oversimplifying them.

Eastern Europe and South America as Resonance Spaces

At the center are image series that relate different regions, biographical experiences, and political upheavals to each other. Eastern Europe and South America appear not as folklore or exotic settings but as complex spaces of everyday life, memory, and presence. The photographic perspective makes clear how closely reality and staging, documentation and subjective perception are intertwined.

Curatorial Perspective and Museum Education

The Art Collection Jena has been a place where contemporary art meets art historical contexts productively for years with its collection of painting, graphics, sculpture, and object art. Accompanying tours and museum educational offerings enhance the art experience and invite visitors to read the photographer's visual language in the larger context of documentary photography and contemporary art. This creates an inspiring dialogue particularly for visitors interested in art history, social imagery, and photography as a medium.

Why the Visit is Worthwhile

This exhibition does not offer a quick effect but concentrated visual power. Those who experience Frank Gaudlitz in Jena encounter photographs that etch themselves into memory and sharpen the perception of social realities. It is an exhibition for everyone who wants not only to see photographic art but to truly understand and feel it.

Frank Gaudlitz in the Art Collection Jena is an event worth seeing for art lovers seeking depth, precision, and human closeness in photography. A visit is absolutely worthwhile because this exhibition connects present, memory, and visual language in an impressive way.