When can the exhibition be seen?

The date in the calendar is 25.07.2026. GRIMMWELT states the duration of the special exhibition from 12.06.2026 to 24.01.2027.

How much is the admission fee?

Tickets for the exhibition tour cost 5 euros, reduced 3 euros, each plus admission to GRIMMWELT.

Where does the event take place?

At GRIMMWELT Kassel, Weinbergstraße 21, 34117 Kassel.

Are there offerings for children and families?

Yes, the exhibition features interactive elements and a puzzle trail for children. Thus it is particularly suitable for families.

Is GRIMMWELT accessible?

Yes, GRIMMWELT provides barrier-free access and mentions a barrier-free inner-city path from Friedrichsplatz.

What is the best way to get there?

GRIMMWELT recommends using public transport. With RegioTram or Tram to Rathaus or Rathaus/Fünffensterstraße, from there continue on foot.

Helga Gebert in Kassel: Fairy Tale Images Full of Imagination, Depth, and Quiet Magic

Name: Between Forms | Helga Gebert
Start: 2026-07-25T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-25T18:00:00+02:00
Location: GRIMMWELT Kassel

Between Image and Narrative: Helga Gebert at GRIMMWELT Kassel

With BETWEEN FORMS | HELGA GEBERT, GRIMMWELT Kassel opens a poetic space for the art of retelling, continuing, and recreating stories. The exhibition shows how illustration not only accompanies but also shapes, condenses, and brings stories to life anew.

An Exhibition About Seeing Stories

Helga Gebert is one of the defining voices in German children's and youth book illustration. Her images combine fantasy, precision, and a fine observation of gestures, looks, and postures. This special strength of the exhibition makes it visible how illustration changes the perception of fairy tales and narratives.

GRIMMWELT relies on a careful curation that combines biographical insights with image viewing and interactive elements. This creates an art experience that appeals to adults as well as children and families.

Fairy Tale Worlds with Contemporary Strength

Works on fairy tales from the Grimm's Children's and Household Tales as well as references to 1001 Nights and the artist's own stories are on display. The exhibition emphasizes not only the narrative power of the images but also their cultural openness: fairy tales appear as living forms of exchange across times and cultures.

Particularly impressive is how Gebert creates figures not as mere illustrations but as independent image beings. Colors, lines, and compositions create an atmosphere where familiarity and wonder touch.

Interactive, Family-Friendly, and Educational

The exhibition includes interactive elements, a puzzle trail for children, and an exhibition catalog. This transforms viewing the works into a pedagogically rich offering that connects aesthetic experience and cultural education.

Especially for families and school classes, the exhibition offers many access points: from playful discovery of individual figures to the question of how images influence and interpret stories. The exhibition thus opens a clever view of the interplay between illustration, literature, and memory culture.

GRIMMWELT as a Suitable Place

GRIMMWELT Kassel, being the world's largest exhibition house dedicated to the life work of the Brothers Grimm, provides an ideal framework for this exhibition. Here, the poetic power of fairy tales meets modern, multimedia museum architecture that combines learning, wonder, and observation.

Visitors to the exhibition can experience not only Helga Gebert's visual world but also the unique character of the house: open, vivid, and with a strong educational orientation. GRIMMWELT impressively demonstrates how the present and fairy tale research enter into a lively dialogue.

Conclusion

BETWEEN FORMS | HELGA GEBERT promises a poetic, clever, and family-friendly art experience between illustration, fairy tales, and storytelling. Anyone interested in picture books, art history, and cultural education should definitely experience this exhibition live in Kassel.