The EMOP Berlin – European Month of Photography is Germany’s largest biennial festival of photographic images. The current edition marks its 10th run. Unlike previous years, this edition will take place in the spring, beginning in March of 2023 with the anniversary exhibition Touch. Politiken der Berührung (The Politics of Touch) and the EMOP Opening Days. As with previous editions, Berlin’s museums, cultural institutions, galleries, training locations, project spaces, and artists continue to be the key players in this open festival format.

100 exhibitions will be on view throughout the month of March, offering visitors an opportunity to get to know the range of ways in which the medium of photography can present visually and be used, whether in exhibitions of historical images or in new artistic productions. To start off, the EMOP Opening Days offer an extensive program of talks, panel discussions, book presentations, etc. designed to discuss the medium’s urgent issues and to bring together the various local and international scenes in Berlin, Europe, and the world.