When is the exhibition open

The exhibition is open on Sunday, 17.05.2026, from 10 am to 6 pm.

Is there an admission fee

Admission is free according to the official event entry of the Tourist Information Traunstein.

Are there guided tours or mediation offers

Information to follow; if interested, it is recommended to inquire at the Tourist Information Traunstein.

Where is the exhibition taking place

In the Old Guard in the Town Hall Ground Floor, Stadtplatz 39, 83278 Traunstein.

How is accessibility and where can you park

Nearby parking garages P2 Town Hall Center and other municipal parking areas; fees and times are listed on city pages.

Is the exhibition space barrier-free accessible

The space is located on the ground floor of the town hall; for specific accessibility information, it is recommended to inquire at the Tourist Information Traunstein.

Joseph Snow – An ode to a nostalgia that never was.

Name: An ode to a nostalgia that never was. – Joseph Snow
Start: 2026-05-17T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-17T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Alte Wache – Rathaus EG, Stadtplatz 39, 83278 Traunstein

Colors Against Forgetting: Joseph Snow's Poetic Retrospective in Traunstein

On Sunday, May 17, 2026, the Old Guard at the Traunstein Town Hall will transform into a resonance chamber of memory: Canadian-born photographer Joseph Snow invites you to a free art experience from 10 am to 6 pm. His photo series revolves around childhood, memory, and the power of color that gently colors over the gaps in memory.

Examining the Work: Color as a Memory Filter

In Snow's photographs, vibrant tones replace missing details. Color fields, delicate blurs, and subtle contrasts create an exhibition atmosphere in which viewers activate their own memory cinema. The visual language oscillates between document and imagination, between snapshot and contemplative painting with light.

Spatial Effect in the Old Guard

The exhibition space on the ground floor of the town hall offers clear sight lines and calm daylight. The curatorial hanging emphasizes breathing pauses: sequences and solitary pieces alternate, allowing motifs to condense as one walks by. The examination of the works becomes an aesthetic experience, guided by the rhythm, measure, and materiality of the photographic prints.

Theme of Nostalgia: Closeness Without Sugarcoating

Snow confronts a nostalgia that never was: instead of a sentimental retrospective, a reflected look at biography and identity emerges. The series plays with memory gaps, filling them with vividly colored images that can be more easily accepted than the raw material of the past—and it is precisely through this that it sharpens questions.

Cultural Education: Conversation Opportunities and Mediation

The exhibition is excellent for dialogic tours on topics such as memory culture, photographic image rhetoric, light and color, as well as the role of photography between documentation and fiction. Educational impulses: reading colors, comparing compositions, deciphering sequences of motifs as visual narratives.

Practical Overview

Date: Sunday, 17.05.2026. Opening hours: 10 am–6 pm. Location: Old Guard – Town Hall Ground Floor, Stadtplatz 39, 83278 Traunstein. Admission: free. Access: city center location with nearby parking options.

Conclusion

What can art enthusiasts expect? A quiet, highly concentrated photography experience that brings memories into the present. Anyone who loves the poetic tension between color, form, and biographical tracing should definitely experience this exhibition live—for a sustainable aesthetic experience.