When can I visit the exhibition?

The exhibition runs from March 6, 2026, to January 24, 2027. It is worthwhile to check the regular opening hours of the New Gallery before visiting.

Where does Resonance Spaces take place?

The exhibition can be seen at the New Gallery in Kassel, at Schöne Aussicht 1 in the city center.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission for the New Gallery is 8 Euros, reduced 5 Euros. Admission is free for children and teenagers under 18 years.

Is the museum wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the New Gallery is accessible for wheelchairs and has an elevator, accessible restrooms, a multimedia guide in sign language, and other services.

Are there tours or mediation offers?

Yes, the New Gallery offers tours and educational formats. There are suitable offers especially for groups and educational institutions.

How do I get to the New Gallery best?

The New Gallery is located at Schöne Aussicht in Kassel and is easily accessible by public transportation.

Kassel's New Gallery impressively celebrates memory, collection, and contemporary art

Name: Resonance Spaces
Start: 2026-05-07T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-01-24T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Neue Galerie

Resonance Spaces at the New Gallery: Kassel's anniversary exhibition as an art experience

With Resonance Spaces, the New Gallery celebrates its 50th anniversary and opens up perspectives on key acquisitions from recent years. The exhibition combines large-scale installations, films, and objects into a dense panorama of memory, archive, history, and present.

A museum between documenta heritage and contemporary art

Since its opening in 1976, the New Gallery has utilized its proximity to documenta to incorporate international positions and new media into its collection. The exhibition derives its excitement precisely from this: it not only showcases works but also a vibrant web of aesthetic experience, curatorial precision, and art historical perspective. The spaces unfold a quiet yet intense atmosphere where image, material, and time respond to each other.

Memory as artistic material

At the center are works that make collective and personal memories visible. Pınar Öğrenci addresses collaborative remembering in Aşît, while Jürgen O. Olbrich transforms found and discarded photographs into new arrangements. Michal Heiman questions psychological testing structures, and Ute Lindner reflects on temporality and image traditions in her exposure times. This creates an exhibition that doesn’t perceive art as a closed form, but as an open archive of experiences.

Spatial effect, materiality, and perception

The presentation is particularly powerful due to its spatial dramaturgy. Installations and films create presence, objects condense stories, and the clear exhibition architecture of the New Gallery allows each work to speak with fine gradations of light, surface, and volume. Those who engage in this viewing experience contemporary art not distanced, but physically and intensely.

Cultural education and educational value of the museum

Resonance Spaces is ideally suited for art enthusiasts, school classes, and museum visitors eager for art historical context. The exhibition makes visible how collection policy, documenta reference, and contemporary art interlink. Its educational value lies precisely in this: it opens access to media art, memory culture, and the questions of how museums preserve history while also retelling it anew.

Conclusion

Those visiting the New Gallery now experience an exhibition with depth, atmosphere, and intellectual excitement. Resonance Spaces demonstrates how lively a museum can be when it understands its collection as a space of thought for present and memory. A visit is definitely worthwhile – for all who appreciate art as an aesthetic experience and cultural encounter.