Klausen Triennale: Being Human

From 13 June to 7 November 2026, Chiusa will become a stage for contemporary art. Five main artists from South Tyrol will present site-specific works in the town’s public spaces, complemented by twelve guest artists at the Chiusa Municipal Museum and two accompanying art interventions in the old town. The guiding theme of the first Triennale is “Being Human”.

At the heart of the Triennale are questions of encounter, diversity, and social cohesion, explored through stone, wood, light, photography, and sound. The Chiusa Triennale is a format that returns to Chiusa every three years and draws on the town’s tradition as an “artists’ town”: a place where Albrecht Dürer once paused on his journey to Italy and immortalised Chiusa in one of his copper engravings, and where a vibrant artists’ colony later took shape.

The Five Main Artists:

Five artists from South Tyrol form the artistic foundation of the Triennale: Lukas Mayr, Patrick Obkircher, Christian Gufler, Florian Tschurtschenthaler, and Bernhard Reiterer.

Each of them develops an independent, site-specific work for a designated location in Chiusa. The works remain accessible throughout the full five-month duration and help shape the town’s cultural identity during the Triennale.