In the organizer's words:

We are once again inviting you to the open costume workshop in the Temporary Gallery. Costumes will be artistically developed and discussed here. The Cologne Carnival can be thematized and prepared in a safe environment.

Program:
Open costume workshop
January 16 to February 7, 2026
Fridays 3:30 - 7:30 pm
(No registration required)

Within the costume workshop there are special formats for children and adults, for some of them you have to register.

January 16
15:30 - 19:30
Krätzchen workshop and talk with Cologne costume designer Liane Gramsch-Rudolph, organized by the carnival association Rutfront
(No registration required)

15:30-18:00
For children aged 4 and over: Open children's costume workshop with Citra Amongsari (no registration required)

January 23
15:30 to 18:00
Workshop Carnival as a social fabric, and mask as a weaving material
with Camilo Pachón
(Registration is requested at info@temporarygallery.org )

15:30-18:00
For children aged 6 and over: Casting carnival medals out of wax with Citra Amongsari
(Please register at info@temporarygallery.org )

January 30
6:00 p.m.
Lecture by Dr. Anja Dreschke
(No registration required)

15:30-17:00
For children from 4 to 7 years: Hats and crowns made of fabric
(Registration is requested at info@temporarygallery.org )

February 6
16:00 to 19:00
Wing-building workshop with Faun Vium
(Please register at info@temporarygallery.org )

15:30-18:00
For children aged 4 and over: Open children's costume workshop with Citra Amongsari
(No registration required)

February 7
From 12:00 pm
Open work session for an intervention on the Ghost Train organized by the Textile Artists' Meeting Cologne, followed by joint participation in the Ghost Train, which in 2026 will be entitled Mir könne nit all em Dom schlofe. Appeal for a change in housing policy(https://www.geisterzug.de/)
(No registration required)

February 14
Save the Date! Carnival dinner!
(More information will follow soon)

We are still happy about material donations! These can be dropped off at the Temporary Gallery on Mondays (11 am - 3 pm), Thursdays and Fridays (11 am - 6 pm) or picked up by appointment within Cologne.

All are welcome! The costume workshop is free of charge and largely accessible without registration (see details). You can bring your own material or draw inspiration from our material pool.

More information at: https://www.temporarygallery.org/kostuemwerkstatt-2/