When does the exhibition opening take place?

The opening takes place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

The exhibition is held at Das PLUS am Neumarkt, Neumarkt 19, 47119 Duisburg-Ruhrort.

How long will the exhibition be open?

The exhibition is on display from October 31 to November 22, 2026.

What are the regular opening hours?

Das PLUS am Neumarkt is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and Sundays from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

What is the cost of admission?

Admission is free. The event is set up as a voluntary solidarity donation event.

What form of art is the focus?

The focus is on documentary photography about people on the run, their everyday life in the refugee camp, and their encounters with a new cultural environment.

Never Again War: Photographs of Flight, Memory, and Human Hope in Duisburg

Name: NEVER AGAIN WAR! Claudia Weller & Thomas Langhans
Start: 2026-10-31T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-31T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Das PLUS am Neumarkt

Never Again War: Photographic Testimonies of Flight, Everyday Life and Hope

With the exhibition opening Never Again War!, Claudia Weller and Thomas Langhans dedicate themselves to the human consequences of war, displacement, and flight. The focus is on photographs taken in the DRK refugee camp in Mülheim-Saarn during 2015 and 2016. The exhibition, part of the DARGEBOTEN series, combines documentary photography with an urgent reflection on loss, arrival, and the hope for a new life.

Photography as a Testimony of a Turbulent Time

The displayed images focus on people who had to leave their homes, jobs, and families behind. Instead of telling the story of war solely through political headlines, the photographic examination focuses on faces, gestures, and everyday situations. This creates a quiet, concentrated exhibition atmosphere in which the aesthetic experience remains closely connected to societal responsibility.

Between Flight History and Everyday Life

Weller and Langhans document life in the camp as well as moments of reflection and first encounters. The photographs make visible how people arrive in Germany after long journeys and meet a new social and cultural environment. Questions of equality, family relationships, and cultural understanding receive a concrete, personal expression in the exhibition.

An Exhibition about Memory and the Present

Ten years after the photographic documentation, another temporal horizon opens: What became of the people who lived in the camp back then? Some may have remained in Germany, others moved on or returned. This open perspective gives the exhibition a special tension. The photographs preserve encounters whose further course is not always known, while also allowing space for empathy and personal reflection.

DARGEBOTEN at PLUS in Neumarkt

Never Again War! is part of the exhibition series DARGEBOTEN at Das PLUS in Neumarkt. The series presents various forms of visual art, including painting, sketches, photography, collages, and other artistic works. Local, regional, national, and international artists are given space for direct encounters with the audience and for cultural education outside of classical museum structures.

Conclusion: An Art Experience with Societal Resonance

Visitors can expect a focused photographic exhibition on flight, arrival, memory, and human dignity. The exhibition combines documentary accuracy with a quiet, sustainable aesthetic experience. Anyone who experiences art as an opportunity for reflection, cultural understanding, and engagement with the present should definitely attend the opening on October 31, 2026, at PLUS in Neumarkt.