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Bad Biennale 2026 · Bad Ems

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25.7.-2.8.2026Balmoral Castle & Bad Ems TownscapeEintritt frei

Program & Appointments

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Sa 25.7. 14 pm

Welcome — Tricksters, unite!

Greetings from: Dr. Katharina Fink, Director ARSB, Dr. Martin Henatsch, Rector, Mainz University of Art, Achim Deusner, Staatsbad GmbH, Elvir Memishi, Rhineland-Palatinate State Association of the Deaf · German / English / German Sign Language · MAXINE, Römerstraße 37–38

Opening

Sa 25.7. 15 pm

TricksterCOURSE

Guided tour of the exhibitions in the urban space of Bad Ems · Start: MAXINE, Römerstraße 37-38

Course

Sa 25.7. 16.30 pm

Spotlight in DGS

Art highlights in German Sign Language, starting at: MAXINE, Römerstraße 37-38

DGS

Sa 25.7. 17.30 pm

The Golden Table — We Need Longer Tables

With: Baker-in-residence & Poet-du-pain Ruben Millones & chef Ulrich Beier & all the artists – and you.

Our golden table along the Lahn River · Reservations for a “GOLDEN TABLE” can be made by emailing biennale@balmoral.de by July 18, 2026.

Dinner :

Sa 25.7. 19-23

Tricksters, unite — a round dance

We are looking forward to the concert by the Berlin band Der Singende Tresen

Danceable music afterwards:

Steloolive & Dr. Hauke ​​Dorsch

Location: MAXINE, Römerstraße 37-38, Bad Ems

Party

So 26.7. 12 + 13 o'clock

Curator's Talk

Constanze Witt (Artist in Residence) and Dandara Maia (Curator in Residence, 2025) in conversation with Katharina Fink

Location: Goldene Tafel, Bad Ems

Talk

Mo 27.7.

Day off

The tricksters are resting

Break

The artists

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In cooperation with / supported by
Artist Residency Balmoral CastleMainz Academy of ArtRhineland-Palatinate Cultural SummerMinistry for Municipalities, Construction, Housing and Culture Rhineland-PalatinateMinistry of Science and Health Rhineland-PalatinateState Association of the Deaf Rhineland-Palatinate eV
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