When can the exhibition be seen?

The exhibition starts on September 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM and runs according to event information until September 20, 2026.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

At the Art Collection Jena, Markt 7, 07743 Jena.

What are the opening hours of the Art Collection Jena?

Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM, closed on Monday.

What is the entrance fee?

For the last day of the exhibition, a regular ticket price of 8 Euros, reduced 6 Euros has been mentioned. For the regular exhibition, no confirmed price was found for September 15.

Are there guided tours or educational offers?

Yes, the Art Collection Jena offers guided tours, art mediation, and museum educational formats. Additionally, accompanying formats within the event context are recorded for this exhibition.

Is the museum barrier-free?

The website of the Art Collection Jena refers to information on accessibility. For specific details, it is advisable to check the official museum page before your visit.

Frank Gaudlitz in Jena: Photographs full of Intimacy, History, and Quiet Power

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: Photography between Intimacy, History, and the Present

The Art Collection Jena dedicates an exhibition to Frank Gaudlitz, making photography an experience of precise observation of time. At the center are series about Eastern Europe and South America, where personal encounters, social realities, and political upheavals are condensed into compelling visual spaces.

Photography as Long-Term Observation

Gaudlitz does not work with fleeting moments but with a long-term perspective on people and life worlds. His works arise from journeys, conversations, and an intensive approach to the portrayed subjects. This is precisely where the exhibition derives its unique atmosphere: quiet, focused, and marked by historical depth of field.

Images of People Between Reality and Staging

The displayed photographs draw viewers right into life situations shaped by social tensions, political changes, and existential experiences. Frank Gaudlitz does not present a distant documentation but a contemplation of work that allows for closeness while simultaneously raising questions about the staging of the real. This creates an aesthetic experience that transcends the individual image.

Eastern Europe and South America as Artistic Spaces

The thematic focus on Eastern Europe and South America points to Gaudlitz's special position in contemporary photography. His series connect travel experience with art historical reflection and make political history visible in the medium of the photographic image. In doing so, landscape, portrait, and urban space emerge as equally significant carriers of memory and presence.

Art Mediation and Museum Experience in Jena

The Art Collection Jena has more than 10,000 works of painting, graphics, photography, video, sculpture, and object art, making it an important place for contemporary art and art historical education in Thuringia. As a museum with a changing exhibition program, it opens the view to the art of the 20th and 21st centuries and creates a framework in which Gaudlitz's photographs appear particularly clear.

The exhibition promises a concentrated art experience with compelling sequences of images, social relevance, and a strong photographic signature. Anyone interested in documentary photography, art, and contemporary history should definitely experience Frank Gaudlitz in the Art Collection Jena live.