When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition is scheduled for 12.07.2026 and runs according to GRIMMWELT until 24.01.2027.

How much does the visit cost?

For the special exhibition, GRIMMWELT states 5 Euros for adults and 3 Euros reduced.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, GRIMMWELT offers public and bookable guided tours. A guided tour is available for the exhibition.

Is the GRIMMWELT barrier-free?

Yes, all levels are accessible by elevator, and the exhibition visit is barrier-free experienceable.

Is photography allowed?

For private purposes, photography and filming without flash, tripod, or selfie stick is allowed.

What themes are at the center?

The focus is on fairy tale illustration, continuing storytelling, biography, visual language, and the cultural significance of stories.

Helga Gebert opens fairy-tale image worlds in Kassel's GRIMMWELT

Name: Between Forms | Helga Gebert
Start: 2026-07-12T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-01-24T19:00:00+01:00
Location: GRIMMWELT Kassel

Between Image and Word: Helga Gebert at the GRIMMWELT Kassel

The exhibition BETWEEN FORMS | HELGA GEBERT opens a poetic view on storytelling through images. At its center is an artist who condenses fairy tales, myths, and her own stories with a finely tuned visual language, thereby sharpening the perception of literature, illustration, and cultural memory. The GRIMMWELT understands this first comprehensive solo exhibition as a lively art experience between artwork observation, aesthetic experience, and museum pedagogical discovery. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/))

An Exhibition about Continuing the Story

Helga Gebert is one of those artists who have sustainably influenced children's and youth literature in Germany. In the 1970s and 80s, she was a pivotal voice at the Beltz & Gelberg publishing house; there, she contributed to the renewal of the German-language children's book and illustrated not only Grimms’ tales but also stories from 1001 Nights as well as her own books. The exhibition shows how illustration is not merely decorative embellishment, but an independent form of thinking, interpreting, and storytelling. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/presse/eroeffnung-zwischen-gestalten-2?utm_source=openai))

Colors, Figures, Imagination

Gebert's visual worlds unfold their effect in the interplay of lines, body postures, and facial expressions. This is precisely where the special exhibition atmosphere lies: fairy tale figures appear both familiar and strange, as if they were newly born at the moment of observation. The curation connects biography, originals, and interactive elements with a puzzle trail for children and a catalog that reveals the work in its art historical depth. Thus, an art experience is created that takes both adults and young visitors seriously. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/ausstellungen/zwischen-gestalten?utm_source=openai))

GRIMMWELT Kassel as a Place of Cultural Education

The GRIMMWELT presents itself as an artistically, interactively, and multimedia-designed exhibition house with barrier-free accessible levels, public tours, family offerings, and a strong education program. The visit can be well combined with the permanent exhibition, which makes the life and work of the Brothers Grimm experienceable in the present time. Separate admission prices apply for the special exhibition; tours are bookable separately. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/faq))

Conclusion

Anyone interested in illustration, fairy tale research, children's and youth book history, and the timeless power of narrative images will find in BETWEEN FORMS | HELGA GEBERT an exhibition of high intensity. It connects aesthetic experience with education, curiosity, and a rare love for detail. A visit to the GRIMMWELT Kassel is definitely worthwhile – for the eyes, the mind, and the imagination. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/))