Exhibition: ‘Club Collega: Regional – Global’

A few weeks ago, Club Collega was only active regionally – not yet worldwide. Today, regional groups are already being set up in 77 locations. In Germany, Austria, France, Spain,
Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Canada, Pakistan, Iran and many other countries. New ones are joining almost every day. Not because an organisation is setting them up there, but because people are inviting others to join and encouraging one another. 

From 22 October to 23 December 2026, these many regional initiatives will be visible simultaneously for the first time.
As an international grassroots cultural movement that combines regional autonomy with international visibility. The regional groups meet in cafés, libraries, empty shops, studios or living rooms. They bring culture back to where it originates: to the people.

On 22 October, the first exhibition, ‘Club Collega regional – worldwide’, opens. The name says it all: the opening events will take place simultaneously in dozens of cities and regions. At a specific time, all participating venues will greet one another via a global video call in dozens of languages.

To date, we are not aware of any comparable international cultural project. We are eager to see what it feels like when so many people celebrate opening events together simultaneously in dozens of locations.

Club Collega is an initiative of the Haus des Papiers Museum (Berlin, Germany). The museum develops the joint project framework, facilitates international networking and provides communication materials, the website and the necessary infrastructure. The organisation of the exhibitions is entirely the responsibility of the respective regional groups.