Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026 Announces 9th Edition with Eleven Exhibitions
Scheduled to run from June 5 to September 22, 2026, the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg, themed "Alliance, Infinity, Love—in the Face of the Other," will be hosted across eight museums in Hamburg, Germany. Under the direction of Mark Sealy, this festival will showcase eleven exhibitions that explore photography's impact on human connection and its reflections on justice and humanity. The main exhibition at Deichtorhallen will feature over 30 artists, including Hélène Amouzou and Tyler Mitchell. Highlights include "Franki Raffles" at the Museum of Work, "Resonating Images from Peru" at MARKK, and Melike Kara's "Whispers" at Kunsthaus Hamburg.
Key facts
- 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026 runs June 5–September 22, 2026
- Theme: Alliance, Infinity, Love—in the Face of the Other
- Artistic director: Mark Sealy
- Eleven exhibitions across eight Hamburg institutions
- Central exhibition at Deichtorhallen Hamburg features over 30 artists
- Franki Raffles exhibition at Museum of Work focuses on women's labor in 1970s-80s
- Melike Kara solo show 'Whispers' at Kunsthaus Hamburg explores Kurdish heritage
- F.C. Gundlach special exhibition at Deichtorhallen and Bucerius Kunst Forum
Entities
Artists
- Hélène Amouzou
- Sandra Brewster
- Didier Ben Loulou
- Mario Cravo Neto
- Rotimi Fani-Kayode
- Lee Jaffe
- Teresa Margolles
- Mónica de Miranda
- Tyler Mitchell
- Lee Shulman
- Omar Victor Diop
- Inuuteq Storch
- Matthew Thorne
- Derik Lynch
- Nil Yalter
- Franki Raffles
- Hans Heinrich Brüning
- Melike Kara
- Rémy Zaugg
- Sara Sallam
- Nina Porter
- Claude Cahun
- Halil Altındere
- Maja Bajevic
- Bernd and Hilla Becher
- Sophie Calle
- Valie Export
- Fischli & Weiss
- Walid Raad
- Martha Rosler
- Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah
- Abdulhamid Kircher
- F.C. Gundlach
- Diane Arbus
- Richard Avedon
- Hans Bellmer
- Larry Clark
- Jiri Georg Dokoupil
- Jenny Holzer
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Irving Penn
- Cindy Sherman
- Şirin Şimşek
- Mark Sealy
Institutions
- Deichtorhallen Hamburg
- Museum of Work
- MARKK—Museum am Rothenbaum World Cultures and Arts
- Kunsthaus Hamburg
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- Kunstverein in Hamburg
- Falckenberg Collection
- PHOXXI—Temporary House of Photography
- Bucerius Kunst Forum
- Biennial Foundation
- Triennial of Photography Hamburg
Locations
- Hamburg
- Germany
- London
- Peru