Events April/May 2026
🇩🇪 Germany - Club Daguerre
17-19 April 2026 - Workshop "A weekend as a photographer of the 19th century"
Atelier Malek, 74626 Schwabbach (near Heilbronn)
The second Club Daguerre workshop introduces historical photographic processes, including wet plate photography, ambrotypes and cyanotypes.
👉 https://club-daguerre.eu/workshops/
🇩🇪 Germany - Photo fairs & collector dates
11.04.2026 - 46th International Film Exchange CINEMATOGRAPHICA near Deidesheim
Community centre, Jahnstraße 19, 67150 Niederkirchen near Deidesheim, 10 am - 4 pm
Germany's only film technology fair: cameras and projectors of all formats, fresh Super 8 material, films for sale, cinema memorabilia. New venue due to fire safety regulations.
👉 https://3f-museum.de/filmboerse/
12.04.2026 - Photo Exchange Munich
Kulturhaus Milbertshofen, Curt-Mezger-Platz 1, 80809 Munich, 10 am - 1 pm
Compact Munich exchange for analogue and digital technology.
👉 https://heidi-foto.net/
👉 https://fotoboerse-muenchen.de/
18.04.2026 - Solms photo fair
Taunushalle Solms, Oberndorfer Str. 20, 35606 Solms (near Wetzlar), 11 am - 4 pm
Traditional fair in the immediate vicinity of the former Leica site.
👉 https://www.solmser-fotoboerse.de/
25.04.2026 - European Camera Fair Berlin
YMCA Schöneberg, Karl-Heinrich-Ulrichs-Str. 10, 10719 Berlin, 10 am - 3 pm
From historical wooden cameras to the latest digital technology; free appraisal service by experts.
👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
👉 https://www.berlin.de/messen/3246105-7918641-europaeische-kameraboerse-berlin.html
02.05.2026 - Camera exchange Hamburg
Max Kramp House, Duvenstedter Markt 8, 22397 Hamburg, 10 am - 3 pm
Purchase, sale and evaluation of classic cameras and optical devices.
👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
09.05.2026 - Dortmund district camera fair
GV Friedlicher Nachbar, Wambeler Hellweg 1A, 44143 Dortmund, 10 am - 3 pm
Exchange for Photographica, cameras and accessories.
👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
16.05.2026 - Camera exchange Frankfurt am Main
DGB-Haus, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str. 69-77, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, 10 am - 3 pm
Meeting place for collectors of classic cameras, lenses and photographic technology.
👉 https://www.kameraboersen.org/
31.05.2026 - 9th Plech Photo and Film Exchange
Multi-purpose hall, Schulstr. 8, 91287 Plech, 10 am - 3 pm
The German Camera Museum's fair combines a collectors' market with a visit to the museum.
👉 https://kameramuseum.de/9-plecher-foto-und-filmboerse-am-sonntag-31-mai-2026/
🇩🇪 Germany - Auctions
16.05.2026 - Auction Team Breker
Cologne
The May auction at Breker also explicitly includes the "Photographica & Film" section.
👉 https://auction-team.de/auctions/
13.05.-14.06.2026 - Leitz Online-Only Auction
Leitz Photographica Auction
Particularly interesting for collectors of classic Leica technology and high-quality Photographica.
👉 https://www.leitz-auction.com/de/
🇩🇪 Germany - Exhibitions with historical photography reference
until 12.04.2026 - "Image and power. Zeppelin photography in focus"
Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen
The exhibition examines the role of the zeppelin as a motif, symbol and image of power in photography.
👉 https://www.zeppelin-museum.de/ausstellungen/bild-und-macht
17.04.-04.10.2026 - "New woman, new vision. The Bauhaus women photographers"
Museum of Photography, Jebensstraße 2, 10623 Berlin
Large exhibition on the female photographers of the Bauhaus with around 300 photographs.
👉 https://www.bauhaus.de/besuchen/ausstellungen/neue-frau-neues-sehen/
17.04.-01.11.2026 - "Photo: Hans Hansen"
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Retrospective on Hans Hansen with a broad overview of his photographic work.
👉 https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/en/exhibitions/photo-hans-hansen
until 25.05.2026 - "Community. Photography and Community"
Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
The exhibition explores the theme of community in photography from the 19th century to the present day.
👉 https://www.kunstpalast.de/de/event/community-fotografie-und-gemeinschaft/
🇫🇷 France - Photo fairs & collectors' meetings
12/04/2026 - 42e Forum européen Photo-Cinéma
Vienne (Isère), Salle des Fêtes, Place de Miremont, 38200 Vienne, 8:30-17 h
For over 40 years, one of the most important French fairs for photographic and cinema technology: over 60 exhibitors and collectors from all over Europe. Occasion and collection, literature, plus exhibitions of regional photographers and a marathon photo during the fair.
👉 https://www.photophiles.com/index.php/agenda-photo/2641-42-forum-europeen-de-photo-cinema-a-vienne
11-19 April 2026 - 39e Salon International de la Photo
Riedisheim (Alsace), Centre culturel L'Aronde, 20 rue d'Alsace, 68400 Riedisheim
The Salon will showcase prize-winning works from an international competition as well as invited photographers. The Bourse Photo will take place on Sunday, 12 April, 10 am - 3 pm: Exposition, Vente, Échange of collectors' and second-hand equipment of all kinds, antiques and literature.
👉 https://www.spr-photo.fr/
🇨🇭 Switzerland
03.05.2026 - Photo Bourse Vevey
Salle del Castillo, Grande Place, 1800 Vevey
The traditional photo bourse in Vevey will take place again in 2026 on the first Sunday in May and remains an interesting date in the French-speaking region.
👉 https://prophotovevey.ch/photo-bourse
🇦🇹 Austria
28.05.2026 - OstLicht Camera Auction Spring 2026
Vienna, 11 am
Spring auction with a focus on cameras and photographica.
👉 https://www.ostlicht-auction.com/upcoming-auctions/
28.05.2026 - OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2026
Vienna, 5 pm
The Photo Auction Spring 2026 follows on the same day in Vienna.
👉 https://www.ostlicht-auction.com/upcoming-auctions/
28-31 May 2026 - "25 Years of WestLicht"
WestLicht, Vienna
Anniversary programme for the 25th anniversary of WestLicht.
👉 https://www.westlicht.com/westlicht/en/program/events
https://www.westlicht.com/westlicht/en/program/exhibitions/25yearswestlicht