When can the exhibition be visited?

The exhibition is open on November 3, 2026, from 10 AM to 6 PM. The regular opening hours of the GRIMMWELT apply from Tuesday to Sunday.

How much does admission to the special exhibition cost?

Admission to the special exhibition costs 5 euros for adults. The reduced admission is 3 euros.

Are there offerings for children and families?

Yes, the exhibition offers interactive elements and a puzzle trail for children. It is explicitly aimed at adults and children.

Are guided tours offered?

Yes, the GRIMMWELT offers public tours, group tours, and tours for school classes for the special exhibition.

Is the GRIMMWELT accessible?

The GRIMMWELT offers barrier-free access for individuals with mobility impairments as well as services for blind and visually impaired visitors.

What is the address of the exhibition?

The exhibition is located in the GRIMMWELT Kassel, Weinbergstraße 21, 34117 Kassel.

Discover Helga Gebert's Fairy Tale Worlds Anew: Illustration between Picture, Word, and Memory

Name: Between Forms | Helga Gebert
Start: 2026-11-03T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-03T18:00:00+01:00
Location: GRIMMWELT Kassel

Between Picture and Word: Helga Gebert's Fairy Tale Worlds in the GRIMMWELT Kassel

The special exhibition BETWEEN FORMS | HELGA GEBERT is dedicated to a defining voice of German children's and youth literature. In the GRIMMWELT Kassel, illustration is visible as an independent art form: as a space where stories are continued, repeated, and newly told.

Illustration as an Artistic Process

Helga Gebert is one of the important authors and illustrators of the renewal of children's and youth literature in the 1970s and 1980s. As a house author and illustrator for Beltz & Gelberg, she created her own fantastic stories and illustrated fairy tales from the collections of the Brothers Grimm as well as tales from One Thousand and One Nights.

The exhibition explores the dynamic interplay between word and image, inherited material and contemporary interpretation. Characters, postures, facial expressions, and fairy-tale locations open up different perspectives on familiar stories and make visible how images shape our conception of storytelling.

An Aesthetic Experience between Fairy Tales and the Present

The exhibition atmosphere combines biographical insights, visual worlds, and interactive elements. Drawings and illustrations unfold their narrative power in the contemplation of works: lines, shapes, and figures become open visual spaces where memory, imagination, and cultural tradition meet.

Comparative works from the Grimm collection of the city of Kassel as well as works by Maurice Sendak, Helga Ruppert-Tribian, and Markus Lefrançois expand the art historical perspective. This makes Gebert's individual artistic direction visible in dialogue with other forms of fairy tale illustration.

Cultural Education for Adults and Children

A puzzle trail for children, interactive educational offerings, and an exhibition catalog deepen the engagement with Gebert's work. The exhibition is aimed at families, young visitors, and anyone interested in painting, drawing, illustration, literature, and the cultural transmission of stories.

The GRIMMWELT also offers guided tours of the special exhibition and programs for school classes. Thus, the curation connects art historical knowledge with an accessible, playful form of cultural education.

Conclusion: Seeing Fairy Tale Images Anew

Visitors can expect a multifaceted artistic experience about the power of images. Between Forms shows how illustrations not only accompany stories but interpret them independently and enable cultural understanding. Those who want to experience fairy tales, children's literature, and contemporary exhibition design with new eyes should definitely visit this exhibition at the GRIMMWELT Kassel in person.