Events

May 2026

  • Sun 31.05.2026
    16:00 Uhr
    adults

    Sunday tour

    Let's talk about art! Our Sunday tour offers exciting insights into the current solo exhibition Auf den Punkt by the exceptional illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann. With just a few strokes - sometimes with objects, sometimes completely pure - the German graphic designer Christoph Niemann creates surprising, humorous images that get to the heart of reality. His works explore and comment on creative processes and modern life in an astute and versatile way. Take the opportunity to ask our trained art educators all your questions! 

    No registration required
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Meeting point: Kunstpalais entrance
    Participation: €3 plus admission

June 2026

  • Thu 04.06.2026
    16:00 Uhr
    adults

    Tour

    Let's talk about art! Our tour offers exciting insights into the current solo exhibition Auf den Punkt by the exceptional illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann. With just a few strokes - sometimes with objects, sometimes completely pure - the German graphic designer Christoph Niemann creates surprising, humorous images that get to the heart of reality. His works explore and comment on creative processes and modern life in an astute and versatile way. Take the opportunity to ask our trained art educators all your questions! 

    No registration required
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Meeting point: Kunstpalais entrance
    Participation: €3 plus admission

  • Thu 04.06.2026
    17:00 Uhr
    adults

    The (Visual) Language of Humor

    Christoph Haas in conversation with Amely Deiss and Christine Vogt

    Whether it’s the subtly ironic drawings and subtle, clever wit of Christoph Niemann or the pitch-black humor and satirical edge of Walter Moers—humor is a central theme in two major exhibitions. Amely Deiss, director of the Kunstpalais and curator of the exhibition “Christoph Niemann. To the Point,” and Christine Vogt, director of the Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen and a renowned expert on Walter Moers, explore where humor—sometimes loud, sometimes quiet—lurks in the works of Niemann and Moers.

    The event will be held in German and take place at the Stadtmuseum, Martin-Luther-Platz 9, 91054 Erlangen.
    Duration: 7 pm - 6 pm
    Location: Stadtmuseum Erlangen

    Free admission with a Salon ticket!
  • Thu 04.06.2026
    18:00 Uhr
    adults

    Long Thursday - free entrance!

    On Long Thursday, you have the opportunity to end the day with some great art. Come to the Kunstpalais between 6 and 8 p.m. free of charge and enjoy a break from everyday life while taking in the works on display in the exhibitions. The solo exhibition Auf den Punkt by the exceptional illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann focuses on his view of the world—and how his artistic interventions repeatedly open up unexpected perspectives on it.

    At 6:30 p.m., you can take part in a free short guided tour with one of our art educators and learn more about the background of the works and artists.

    No registration required
    Duration: 2 hours | short guided tour: 30 minutes
    Participation free of charge
    Meeting point: at the ticket office of the Kunstpalais
  • Fri 05.06.2026
    14:00 Uhr
    adults

    Tour

    Let's talk about art! Our tour offers exciting insights into the current solo exhibition Auf den Punkt by the exceptional illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann. With just a few strokes - sometimes with objects, sometimes completely pure - the German graphic designer Christoph Niemann creates surprising, humorous images that get to the heart of reality. His works explore and comment on creative processes and modern life in an astute and versatile way. Take the opportunity to ask our trained art educators all your questions! 

    No registration required
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Meeting point: Kunstpalais entrance
    Participation: €3 plus admission

  • Fri 05.06.2026
    16:30 Uhr
    Everybody

    Artist Talk with Christoph Niemann

    Christoph Niemann in conversation with Andreas Platthaus

    Orangery in the Schlossgarten

    “The best illustrator of our time is a German who lives in Berlin but works primarily for New York,” wrote Andreas Platthaus back in 2012 in the arts section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Is that still true? Christoph Niemann’s work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, and American Illustration. With his unique multimedia approach to graphic design, he continually expands the range of possibilities for creating something entirely his own without overcomplicating it.

    Andreas Platthaus, head of the literature section at the FAZ, author of numerous books (including works on comics), and a long-standing member of the Max und Moritz jury, puts Christoph Niemann through his paces in this conversation.
    Artist Talk in the Orangery in the Schlossgarten
  • Sat 06.06.2026
    10:00 Uhr
    children & teenagers

    PalaisFamily - Comic-Salon-Edition 

    Today, I am transforming myself into ...

    A paintbrush becomes a dress, a folding ruler becomes the plumage of a flamingo, and a handful of dice transforms into a Dalmatian. In his famous Sunday Sketches, Christoph Niemann breathes new life into everyday objects with just a few strokes of his pen. The results surprise us, make us smile, and often tell a completely unexpected story. On our tour of the museum, we explore Niemann's unique perspective on the world. In the museum workshop, we get creative ourselves: we take everyday objects and turn them into funny new creatures—and make up exciting stories about them.

    Register here


     

    Registration required
    Duration: 2 hours
    Meeting point: at the Kunstpalais ticket office
    Age: for families with children aged 3 – 8
    Participation: € 8 (1 child + accompanying adult, each additional child: € 4)
  • Sat 06.06.2026
    11:00 Uhr
    adults

    Tour

    Let's talk about art! Our tour offers exciting insights into the current solo exhibition Auf den Punkt by the exceptional illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann. With just a few strokes - sometimes with objects, sometimes completely pure - the German graphic designer Christoph Niemann creates surprising, humorous images that get to the heart of reality. His works explore and comment on creative processes and modern life in an astute and versatile way. Take the opportunity to ask our trained art educators all your questions! 

    No registration required
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Meeting point: Kunstpalais entrance
    Participation: €3 plus admission

  • Sun 07.06.2026
    14:00 Uhr
    adults

    Tour

    Let's talk about art! Our tour offers exciting insights into the current solo exhibition Auf den Punkt by the exceptional illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann. With just a few strokes - sometimes with objects, sometimes completely pure - the German graphic designer Christoph Niemann creates surprising, humorous images that get to the heart of reality. His works explore and comment on creative processes and modern life in an astute and versatile way. Take the opportunity to ask our trained art educators all your questions! 

    No registration required
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Meeting point: Kunstpalais entrance
    Participation: €3 plus admission