When is the Resonance Spaces exhibition running?

The exhibition can be seen from March 6, 2026, to January 24, 2027, at the New Gallery Kassel.

How much does admission cost?

The regular admission for adults is 8 euros, reduced is 5 euros. Children and teenagers under 18 years visit the New Gallery for free.

Are there guided tours for the exhibition?

Yes, the New Gallery regularly accompanies its special exhibitions with guided tours and museum educational formats.

Is the New Gallery accessible to people with disabilities?

Yes, the museum is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator, barrier-free restrooms, and other services.

How do I get to the New Gallery?

The New Gallery is located at Schöne Aussicht 1 in Kassel and is well accessible via public transport.

Who is the visit particularly suitable for?

The exhibition appeals to art enthusiasts, families, school classes, and anyone who wants to experience contemporary art, memory culture, and documenta references.

Resonance Spaces shows Kassel's memory art in a vibrant dialogue of images

Name: Resonance Spaces – New Gallery Kassel
Start: 2026-03-06T01:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-25T00:59:59+01:00
Location: Neue Galerie

Resonance Spaces: A jubilee that makes memories visible

With Resonance Spaces, the New Gallery Kassel celebrates its 50th anniversary and opens a multifaceted journey through new media, installation, film, and object art. The exhibition highlights central acquisitions from recent years and unfolds an art experience that impressively intertwines personal and collective memory, art history, and the present.

A museum with documenta DNA

Since its opening in 1976, the New Gallery has used its special connection to documenta to incorporate international positions into its collection. This presentation derives its tension from that: The works not only speak of artistic strategies but also of the history of the institution itself. Those who enter the exhibition encounter a precisely curated exhibition atmosphere in which painting, sculpture, film, and installation interrogate each other.

Memory as Material

The works on display revolve around what remains, what disappears, and what is stored in images. Pinar Ögrenci thinks about collaborative remembering in Aşît, Jürgen O. Olbrich reorganizes discarded photographs and gives the everyday an archival dignity. Michal Heiman examines psychological test structures as forms of image and power, while Ute Lindner in her Exposure Times interconnects time, light, and art historical image traditions. Thus, an exhibition is created that does not act loudly but resonates deeply.

Spatial impact, light, and aesthetic experience

The exhibition has a particularly strong effect through its spatial presence. Large-scale installations and moving images create dense image spaces where viewers can not only orient themselves but also locate themselves. The works unfold their effect in the interplay between concentration and openness, between archival rigor and poetic ambivalence. Those who take their time experience here an exhibition practice that closely combines art mediation and aesthetic experience.

Guided tours, education, and visitor experience

The New Gallery regularly accompanies its exhibitions with guided tours and museum educational formats. There are also additional mediation offers announced for Resonance Spaces that facilitate access to the works and make art historical contexts visible. Thus, the visit is suitable for anyone who wants to not only view contemporary art but to understand it in the context of curation, collection, and cultural education.

Conclusion

Resonance Spaces is more than a jubilee exhibition: The exhibition condenses five decades of museum history into a vibrant dialogue between documenta, memory, and new media art. Those who want to experience Kassel's art history in the present should see this exhibition live.