Exhibitions.

On 13 October 2023, the Ernst Leitz Museum will open its doors to present "Leica Design". A special exhibition that puts the focus on the design essence of Leica products and transports visitors into a tactile world of minimalist elegance.

Preparations for this year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) are already underway. The LOBA, which is now in its 43rd edition, has long been counted among the most prestigious and highly endowed photo prizes in the world.

The Ernst Leitz Museum Wetzlar is presenting an exhibition by the famous British photographer, opening on May 26.

Under the title Equilibrium, the Leica Galerie Wetzlar is showcasing five of his series until 24 September 2023, offering insights into amazing yet endangered animal worlds and unusual plant species.

German director Lena Stahl is a multi-talent: she not only wrote the screenplay and directed her feature film My Son but also documented the production with a Leica M10. We will be presenting a good 40 of these shots at the Leica Galerie Wetzlar from 31 March to 24 September.

For 16 months, Frank Kayser accompanied the infamous "R Gruppe", one of the most famous Porsche clubs in California. His exhibition The RBook Roadshow can be seen at the World of Leica from 14 May to 10 September 2023 in the special atmosphere of Café Leitz, in the Museum Shop and on the campus.

From 3rd February until 14 June 2023 the Leica Galerie Wetzlar presents "Please Don’t Smile" by the French photographer Frank Horvat. A selection of thirty motifs – taken from the fifties to the seventies – provides convincing insight into the work of the Leica photographer.

In more than five decades, photographer and filmmaker Alberto Venzago has captured various themes. Around 150 motifs provide an insight into the most important stages of his life's work: from the voodoo cult and the yakuza to celebrity portraits and a selection of film footage.