Cornelia Parker is known for transforming everyday objects through acts of deconstruction and reimagining. In Stolen Thunder (A Storm Gathering), she brings her exploration of violence, transformation and renewal to the monumental Kesselhaus with a site-specific, immersive installation that feels like a powerful fictional event made real.
Bonn-variations by Scottish painter Douglas Swan zooms in on the high point of his creative career in Bonn. His gestural abstraction and figurative echoes create a highly individual visual language for exploring everyday motifs, as he refuses to be fixed within stylistic categories. The exhibition at Kunstmuseum Bonn marks the 25th anniversary of his death.
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.
Marianna Simnett’s solo exhibition Headless at the Max Ernst Museum presents new and earlier works in a surreal, immersive installation that blends video, AI, sculpture, painting and music, creating a dreamlike world that is both seductive and unsettling.
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.
Green Visions Potsdam, the film and science festival led by former Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick, will feature a strong UK presence across its programme. British productions and co-productions include How Deep Is Your Love, Derek vs. Derek, Super Nature, and Nuisance Bear. See the programme here.
An evening of two short films by Roma activist Toby Gorniak and British director Imoje Aikhoje, two conversations with former neo-Nazis about hate and healing. Together, Toby and Imoje strengthen social cohesion and fight anti-Gypsyism, racism and right-wing extremism. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Toby Gorniak and additional guests.
Established as a major star across both operatic and concert stages, mezzo-soprano Alice Coote OBE is regarded as one of the great artists of our time. She will perform Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius op. 38 with conductor Sir Simon Rattle.
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.
The internationally renowned moers festival marks its 55th anniversary with an expanded five-day programme and a strong international focus. Under “Crossing Borders: Collaborations and International Impulses”, it deepens its partnership with the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, bringing British experimental artists into collaborative workshops and performances.