When can the exhibition be visited?

The exhibition will be accessible on 10.07.2026 at 11:00 AM. Fridericianum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM, Thursdays until 8 PM.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission is 6 Euros, reduced 4 Euros. Admission is free on Wednesdays.

Are there guided tours through the exhibition?

Yes, Fridericianum offers public guided tours. The costs are included in the admission. Group tours and workshops can also be booked.

Is Fridericianum barrier-free?

Yes, access to the building and exhibition rooms is possible via an exterior ramp and two elevators. There are barrier-free restrooms, loan stools, and assistance from the staff.

How do I get to Fridericianum?

The museum is located at Friedrichsplatz in Kassel, about 200 meters from the Friedrichsplatz stop. There is also a parking garage nearby.

Peter Fischli at Fridericianum: Experience Light, Rhythm, and Sculptural Poetry

Name: Peter Fischli
Start: 2026-07-10T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-13T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Fridericianum

Peter Fischli at Fridericianum: When Light Becomes Sculpture

At Fridericianum Kassel, Peter Fischli unfolds an exhibition that transforms the everyday into a precisely composed aesthetic experience. His kinetic sculptures work with blinking lights, mirrors, cables, and gray surfaces, creating a rhythm of movement, sound, and signs in the exhibition space.

Order, Disruption, and the Poetry of Technical Signs

Fischli's works remind one of traffic light systems, stage elements, or fragile infrastructures of the city. It is precisely in this proximity to the ordinary that their strength lies: from simple materials arises an installation that sharpens perception and questions the logic of visual signals. White, orange, and yellow tones structure the space, while mirrors and glass multiply the light's direction, causing the sculptures to oscillate between abstract composition and poetic ambiguity.

An Artistic Experience Between Movement and Transcendence

The works create a unique exhibition atmosphere because they do not enforce a definitive interpretation. They direct attention to systems, orders, and codes, while simultaneously opening up a space for uncertainty and wonder. Fischli, who as a Swiss artist has shaped contemporary art for decades through sculpture, installation, and image creation, explores the aesthetics of the everyday with the kind of ease for which his oeuvre is internationally valued.

Fridericianum as a Place of Cultural Education

Fridericianum is one of the most important addresses for contemporary art in Germany, combining exhibition practice with education, tours, and workshops. For visitors, it creates not just an artwork analysis but also access to art historical contexts: How do signals change our perception? How does infrastructure become an image? And why does the seemingly simple touch us so profoundly?

Why a Visit is Worthwhile

Those who visit this exhibition experience Peter Fischli in a concentrated presentation that translates light, space, and material into a dense visual language. The result is a quiet yet impactful exhibition that lingers long after. A visit to Fridericianum is absolutely worthwhile because contemporary art, sharpened perception, and poetic openness come together in a rarely convincing way.