When is the Resonance Spaces exhibition open?

The exhibition is on view from March 6, 2026, to January 24, 2027. The New Gallery is generally open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.

How much is the admission fee?

The regular admission for adults is 8 Euro. The reduced admission costs 5 Euro. Children and young people up to 18 years old, as well as other eligible groups, receive free admission.

Is the New Gallery wheelchair accessible?

Yes. The New Gallery is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator, accessible toilets, a multimedia guide in sign language, and designated parking for the disabled.

What artworks and media are on display?

Large-scale installations, films, and objects will be shown. Central works include pieces by Pınar Öğrenci, Jürgen O. Olbrich, Michal Heiman, and Ute Lindner.

Are there offerings for school classes?

Yes. Guided tours and workshops are offered for school classes to engage deeply with memory, collection history, and contemporary art.

Where is the New Gallery located?

The New Gallery is located at Schönen Aussicht 1 in 34117 Kassel.

Resonance Spaces in Kassel: When documenta art brings memory to life

Name: Resonance Spaces
Start: 2026-10-27T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-24T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Neue Galerie

Resonance Spaces: Memory becomes visible in the New Gallery Kassel

The exhibition Resonance Spaces. Documenta Art and Other Recent Acquisitions celebrates the 50th anniversary of the New Gallery and focuses on significant acquisitions from the past years. Large-scale installations, films, and objects connect collection history, documenta references, and contemporary art into a multifaceted artistic experience.

Art as a repository of personal and collective memory

The core of the curation revolves around the question of how history continues to live on in images, materials, and spatial situations. The presented works examine personal and collective memories, processes of archiving, and the relationship between individual experience and societal memory. Thus, the exhibition opens a concentrated consideration of works between contemporary art, media art, and art history.

Four artistic positions, four approaches to history

Pınar Öğrenci thematizes processes of collaborative remembering in her film Aşît. Jürgen O. Olbrich focuses on discarded photographic material and questions the value, selection, and archiving of private visual evidence. As a significant actor in copy and mail art, he combines collecting, organizing, and republishing into an independent artistic practice.

Michal Heiman examines the structures of psychological tests and directs attention to perception, attribution, and the power of images. Ute Lindner's Exposure Times reflects temporal progressions and image traditions of painting displays. Together, these positions create a finely woven network of memory, institutional order, and personal interpretation.

Spatial effect, light, and materiality

The atmosphere of the exhibition thrives on the strong spatial presence of installations, films, and objects. Light, image fragments, found materials, and spatial arrangements shape the aesthetic experience. Art appears here not as a static entity, but as a living resonance space where familiar notions of collection and history shift.

New Gallery and documenta tradition

The New Gallery was opened in 1976 as a joint location for the municipal and state collections of modern and contemporary art. Its close connection to documenta has opened the collection to international artistic positions and new media. Resonance Spaces makes this development visible as a retrospective, status determination, and outlook.

Cultural education and accessible museum visit

The exhibition is suitable for an in-depth consideration of works and for engaging with questions of cultural education: How is memory created? What stories do museums preserve? And how does a work of art change through its historical and spatial context? The New Gallery is wheelchair accessible, has an elevator, accessible toilets, and a multimedia guide in sign language. Guided tours and workshops are offered for school classes.

Conclusion: An artistic experience between archive and present

Resonance Spaces welcomes visitors with a dense connection of film, installation, object art, and collection history. The exhibition makes memory sensually experienceable and invites reflection on images, archives, and the responsibility of museums. Those who wish to experience contemporary art in dialogue with the documenta tradition will discover an inspiring aesthetic experience in the New Gallery.