When does the exhibition start on July 2, 2026?

The start is on 02.07.2026 at 11:00 AM.

How much is the admission fee?

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

Is the Fridericianum barrier-free?

Yes, the building offers ramp access, two elevators, barrier-free restrooms, and assistance dogs are allowed.

Are there tours or educational offers?

Yes, the Fridericianum regularly offers public tours and booked guided tours and workshops for groups and school classes.

How do I best get to Fridericianum?

With lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 to the Friedrichsplatz stop. There are parking spaces in the Friedrichsplatz underground garage.

How long can I visit the exhibition?

The regular opening hours of the Fridericianum are Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays from 11 AM to 6 PM, Thursdays until 8 PM.

Peter Fischli at Fridericianum: Light, Sound, and Sculpture Transform Kassel

Name: Peter Fischli at Fridericianum: Kinetic Sculptures in Kassel
Start: 2026-07-02T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-02T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Fridericianum

When light, sound, and movement become a sign language

At the Fridericianum Kassel, Peter Fischli unfolds an art experience that sharpens perception and reorders the gaze upon the everyday. The kinetic sculptures of the exhibition connect blinking lights, mirrors, loose cables, and gray-coated materials into a mysterious spatial structure between traffic lights, stage elements, and abstract installation.

A space full of signals and states of suspension

Fischli's works play with rhythm, sequence, and expectation. White, orange, and yellow tones serve as visual signals, yet their logic remains deliberately open. Thus, an exhibition atmosphere is created where signs do not explain but rather irritate, guide, and poetically shift. The sculptures appear both technical and fragile, controlled and improvised.

Between infrastructure and transcendence

The contemplation of the works reveals how close Fischli works to the forms of public life. His plastic assertions remind us of traffic signs, gallows, bare trees, or makeshift stage spaces. It is precisely in this ambiguity that their strength lies: the works make visible how symbols control our attention and how much perception is shaped by cultural codes. Those who engage with this exhibition experience contemporary art as an aesthetic experience with a clear art historical echo.

Curatorial context and art historical significance

The Fridericianum presents Peter Fischli's first institutional solo exhibition in Germany. The Swiss artist, who has received international attention for an independent practice for years, addresses questions that contemporary sculpture has long grappled with: materiality, movement, pictorial signs, and the translation of the everyday into art. The exhibition thus opens a precise access to an art that observes rather than explains while responding highly concentrated to space, light, and perception.

Education and visitor experience at Fridericianum

The house at Friedrichsplatz accompanies its exhibitions with an extensive educational and mediation program. Public tours, workshops, and group offerings deepen the engagement with the art and make the visit particularly attractive for art education interests. The museum is considered openly accessible, barrier-free, and excellently connected to public transport.

Anyone who appreciates contemporary sculpture, kinetic installations, and intelligent curation should experience this exhibition live. Peter Fischli transforms simple materials into a vibrant play of signs, light, and meaning - a visit that lingers long afterward.