In the organizer's words:

PASSAGEN IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS ON THE STATE OF THE ART OF CURRENT DESIGN AND ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF COLOGNE SINCE 1990 - IN 2025 IT WILL ONCE AGAIN OPEN THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN YEAR OF RELEVANT FESTIVALS, TRADE FAIRS AND EVENTS.

THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY THE MAIN SPONSOR KÖLNBUSINESS WIRTSCHAFTSFÖRDERUNG / CITY OF COLOGNE. THE PROGRAM AND THE PASSAGEN PLATFORM WITH OVER 100 EXHIBITIONS WILL PROVIDE 1:1 ACCESS TO TALENT, KNOW-HOW, EXPERIENCES, DISCOVERIES, INSPIRATION, ATMOSPHERE, EXCHANGE AND EDUCATION IN THE EXCITING FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM, AESTHETICS, POP CULTURE, SOCIETY AND DESIGN.

YOU CAN ALSODISCOVER PRESENTATIONS BY CURATED COLOGNE DESIGN STUDIOS (CARTES BLANCHES PROGRAM), THE CREATIVE SCENE IN DESIGN AND CRAFTSMANSHIP IN EHRENFELD AT THE DESIGNERS FAIR AND OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST SUCH AS THE BELGIAN QUARTER AND THE CITY CENTRE WITH DESIGNERS TOWER AND SHOWROOMS AROUND RUDOLFPLATZ AS WELL AS THE DESIGN POST IN DEUTZ AND THE MACHWERKHAUS IN KALK.

OPENING TIMES VARY DEPENDING ON THE EXHIBITION VENUE

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