European Month of Photography

Since 2004 every two years Berlin participates on the European Month of Photography. More than 100 museums, galleries, insitutes as well as project spaces present exhibitions and organize cultural events which make the festival the largest throughout Germany. During the month they attract more than 500,000 visitors.

The festival always has a specific topic which a jury consisting of five photographic experts decides upon. All exhibitions and events focus on that topic. This enables visitors to get various perspectives of the theme. The central topic in 2012 was "The view of the Other". Besides the theme the jury also decides which institutions may participate and which exhibitions are shown.

The central location of the Berlin Month of Photography is usually the former museum "The Kennedy's", near Brandenburg Gate. Here the framework programme takes place. Besides an exhibition it includes lectures, discussions, lecture performances and talks. Furthermore, it provides information about the festival and the festival's catalogue.

The foundation of the European Month of Photography goes back to 2004. Then the three cities Berlin, Paris and Vienna decided to put photography into the centre of the public's attention in all the cities for the same weeks at least every two years. The European Month of Photography regards itself as a network of European photo festivals. In 2006 the cities of Bratislava, Moscow, Rome and Luxemburg joined the network, in 2012 Budapest and Ljubljana participated for the first time.

Its aim of the European Month of Photography network is to cooperate on the European level, to exchange information and experiences, to learn and encourage creativity and support younger artists. The network does so by a joint exhibition of contemporary photography, which is shown in a conformed version in the partner cities.

When: Date is not announced yet

Where: Former Museum The Kennedys, Pariser Platz 4a, 10117 Berlin.

Programme: Not published yet