Between Shapes | Helga Gebert at the GRIMMWELT Kassel

Between Images and Fairy Tale Worlds: Helga Gebert at the GRIMMWELT

The special exhibition BETWEEN SHAPES | HELGA GEBERT. Storytelling in Image and Word invites you to an aesthetic experience where illustration becomes visible as an independent art form. In the GRIMMWELT Kassel, an art experience unfolds that intertwines narrative, imagery, and cultural education, making the examination of the work a lively dialogue. The exhibition runs from 06/12/2026 to 01/24/2027 and is the first comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to Helga Gebert. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/ausstellungen/zwischen-gestalten))

Illustration as the Art of Retelling

Helga Gebert is regarded as a formative figure in the renewal of German children’s and youth literature in the 1970s and 1980s. Her works connect fairy tale themes, her own text versions, and translations into an unmistakable visual world. In Kassel, it becomes clear how illustrations not only accompany but also generate meaning, shape characters, and reshape stories. Fine pen drawings, watercolors, and detailed oil paintings showcase the range of her work. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/ausstellungen/zwischen-gestalten))

Rooms Full of Characters, Colors, and Fantasy

The exhibition makes Gebert’s image and fairy tale worlds sensually accessible. Visitors encounter familiar themes from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale collection, from 1001 Nights, and from personal stories. Interactive elements, filmic and auditory stations, as well as artistic interventions open a space where the work and the audience become dynamic. It is precisely this exhibition atmosphere that connects aesthetic experience with demonstrative mediation. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/ausstellungen/zwischen-gestalten))

Educational Programs for Families, Children, and Adults

The special exhibition includes an educational program with public tours, group tours, and a free puzzle book for children. With this, the GRIMMWELT adheres to its clear museum handwriting: culturally educational, interactive, and barrier-oriented. The exhibition is suitable for families as well as for those interested in art history and school classes. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/ausstellungen/zwischen-gestalten))

Helga Gebert in the Art Historical Context

Born in 1935 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Helga Gebert studied painting and developed into an illustrator, painter, author, and translator. She worked with fairy tale books, wall, and stage designs, significantly shaping the program of Beltz & Gelberg. Her art occupies the intersection of literature, illustration, and cultural renewal. The GRIMMWELT places this work with curatorial precision in the larger context of narrative culture, images of childhood, and visual literature. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/ausstellungen/zwischen-gestalten))

Those who visit the exhibition experience a poetic approach to the narrative image. BETWEEN SHAPES offers insight, delight, and aesthetic depth – a visit is definitely worthwhile in Kassel. ([grimmwelt.de](https://www.grimmwelt.de/de/ausstellungen/zwischen-gestalten))

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Sources:

• GRIMMWELT Kassel - BETWEEN SHAPES | HELGA GEBERT
• GRIMMWELT Kassel - Visitor Information
• GRIMMWELT Kassel - About Us
• GRIMMWELT Kassel - Press Kit for the Exhibition Opening
• GRIMMWELT Kassel - Press Kit 2025