October 2026

EXHIBITION: Emma Talbot: PSYCHE, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, until January 2027

For the tenth Collection Satellite, British artist Emma Talbot responds to Johan Thorn Prikker’s monumental Ages of Life with a new installation that explores the life cycle through her distinctive painted silk works, drawings, and animations. More info here.

EXHIBITION: Freiräume – Spaces of Freedom, 26 November until 14 March, Kunstmuseum Bonn

How can art create spaces for freedom, resistance and new ways of imagining the future? Freiräume – Spaces of Freedom brings together nine international women artists of colour, including UK artists Ebun Sodipo and Keiken. Through immersive multimedia installations, the exhibition explores migration, injustice, reconciliation and the role of freedom in a democratic society.

EXHIBITION: Horizontal, 29 May – 2 May 2027, Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité

This exhibition explores how our perception shifts when the bed becomes the centre of life. Through historical objects, archival material, artistic and activist perspectives, it traces experiences of illness from the 19th century to today. Horizontal presents the sickbed not only as a medical space, but as a lens on care, participation, and rest in contemporary society.

EXHIBITION: Paul Morrison, Saarlandmuseum – Alte Sammlung, until January 2027

Contemporary British artist Paul Morrison in dialogue with masterpieces from the collection at the Alte Sammlung at the Saarland Museum. Morrison is known for his large-scale black-and-white depictions of plants and landscapes, in which he condenses plant forms into precisely composed visual worlds, breaking with traditional notions of space. More info.

EXHIBITION: Rebecca Louise: Law State of Nature, until 1 November, four museum sites in Schleswig-Holstein

State of Nature presents Rebecca Louise Law’s immersive installations made from natural materials across four museum sites in Schleswig-Holstein, inviting a sensory, poetic encounter with nature and our shared responsibility for its preservation. More info here.

EXHIBITION: To the Stars! Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, until January 2027

Exploring humanity's fascination with the cosmos, this exhibition brings together around 100 works from modernism to today. Featured British artists include Emma Talbot and the duo John Wood and Paul Harrison, whose works reflect on space, imagination and our relationship with the future.

MUSIC: Anne Clark & Band – Edge Of Silence Tour January 2027

British musician Anne Clark is a pioneering figure in post-punk and new wave, known for her distinctive spoken-word style. Since the release of her debut album in 1982, she has blended electronic music with elements of classical, folk, rock and dance, performing poetic texts over atmospheric soundscapes. Get tickets here.

MUSIC: Clive Carroll workshops and concerts across Germany, September

British guitarist and composer Clive Carroll is widely regarded as one of the world's leading acoustic guitar players, celebrated for his virtuoso fingerstyle technique and distinctive musical voice. Carroll will visit Germany in September for a series of concerts and workshops.

MUSIC: Danny Bryant: Nothing Left Behind Europe tour, across Germany, until November

British blues rock guitarist Danny Bryant tours Germany from February to May 2026 with his Nothing Left Behind tour, stopping in cities including Kassel, Cuxhaven, Norderstedt and Stuttgart. Exact dates here.

MUSIC: Jazzfest Berlin, 29 October – 1 November, Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues

Jazzfest Berlin 2026 brings together 24 acts and more than 135 musicians from over 25 countries – including some brilliant UK talent. The festival opens on 29 October with British pianist, composer and bandleader Alexander Hawkins presenting his new project, Willow Music, with musicians including Chelsea Carmichael and Tom Challenger.