The Düsseldorf Cologne Open Galleries (DC Open) is holding its sixteenth edition this year.

In September fifty galleries will show the year’s exhibition highlights. With the start of the art season in the fall—jointly organized by galleries from Düsseldorf and Cologne—the Rhineland will again become the center for current art events. By its eleventh year, the DC Open had already adopted an esteemed program of curator and collector tours in Germany and abroad.

DC Open is both a weekend for art-lovers as well as an international meeting point for professional art makers. After fifteen years, the DC Open shows that the Rheinland is stronger than ever: fifty galleries, the traditional, liberal community of art collectors, the diversity and number of major museums and institutions, and lively off-spaces all contribute to the acclaim of this art region.