Baden-Baden’s Museum Mile Celebrates
On Sunday, the theme in Baden-Baden is "Four Museums – One Festival": the Museum Frieder Burda, the Staatliche Kunsthalle, the Museum LA8, and the City Museum have prepared a varied program of events
Sunday, July 19, 2026 – Grand Museum Festival in Baden-Baden – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. along the Lichtentaler Allee – Free admission! (ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS, DEUTSCH)
Baden-Baden. Four museums, one festival! The time has come again: the grand museum festival kicks off on Baden-Baden’s Museum Mile on Sunday, July 19. This time, the festival is not taking place on July 14 (Frieder Burda’s birthday) but—as the calendar dictates—on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Once again, the motto is "Four Museums – One Festival." The Museum Frieder Burda, the Staatliche Kunsthalle, the Museum LA8, and the City Museum—all located along the route from the Kurpark to Lichtental (on the Lichtentaler Allee)—have jointly prepared a colorful program of events.
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| Baden-Baden City Museum – July 2026, Photo: Helga Waess |
Program for Sunday, July 19, 2026
Museum Frieder Burda, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Museum LA8, and the City Museum
- The four museums are offering free guided tours of their current exhibitions.
- Museum Frieder Burda
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| Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, July 2026, Photo: Helga Waess |
Exhibition "Rivalry with Reality: 60 Years of Photorealism"
With the exhibition *Rivalry with Reality: 60 Years of Photorealism*, Museum Frieder Burda turns its attention to one of the most consistent movements in post-World War II figurative painting. ...
Mit der Ausstellung Wettstreit mit der Wirklichkeit. 60 Jahre Fotorealismus widmet sich das Museum Frieder Burda einer der konsequentesten Bewegungen der gegenständlichen Malerei nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
- Runs until August 2, 2026, in Baden-Baden ... bis 2. August 2026 in Baden-Baden
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| Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Photo: Helga Waess |
Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
- Special exhibition "Bloom Up! The Language of Flowers"
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| Museum LA8 – July 2026, Photo: Andreas Waess |
Museum LA8
Exhibition "Vanitas: The Beauty of the Transitory"
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| Baden-Baden City Museum – July 2026, Photo: Helga Waess |
City Museum - Baden-Baden
- Exhibition: "2,000 Years in 50 Objects"
The museum festival also features:
Live music
Workshops
Artist talks
Food and drink options
Guided tours of the four museums
Tours always begin at the City Museum and proceed towards the Museum LA8
- Heike Kronenwett (City Museum Baden-Baden),
- Dr. Dieter Kistner (Museum LA8),
- Christina Lehnert (Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden),
- Dr. Daniel Zamani (Museum Frieder Burda)
- Times: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.
- Duration: approx. 60 minutes each
- Tickets are free—pick them up at the City Museum approx. one hour before the tour starts
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| Lichtentaler Allee towards the Kurhaus; photo: Helga Waess |
For children, there is a puzzle rally spanning all four museums
Each venue has prepared a tricky question!!!
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| Café garden in front of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden; photo: Andreas Waess – July 2026 |
Also taking place: "kunst findet stadt" (Art Meets City),
an open-air exhibition by Tobias Rehberger
- in the spa gardens (Kurgarten) in front of the Baden-Baden Kurhaus
We also recommend the open-air exhibition "kunst findet stadt." Here, artist
Tobias Rehberger presents his works, with the official opening on July 18 and free admission.
Grand Museum Festival in BADEN-BADEN
City Museum, Museum Frieder Burda, Kunsthalle, Museum LA8
- Museum Mile (Lichtentaler Allee) – FREE ADMISSION!
- Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
