Right-Wing Terror in Hesse at Kassel City Hall: Exhibition as a warning and remembrance

An urgent look at right-wing violence in Hesse

The traveling exhibition Right-Wing Terror in Hesse brings a shocking yet necessary form of memorial work into the public space at the Kassel City Hall. It showcases the history of right-wing violence in Hesse through 24 roll-ups featuring photographs and research and commemorates victims whose names are far too rarely embedded in collective memory. The presentation in the citizens' hall of the city hall runs until May 29, 2026, and entry is free. ([unsichtbarer-terror.de](https://unsichtbarer-terror.de/rechter-terror-in-hessen-22/?utm_source=openai))

Memory as a democratic duty

The exhibition follows a clear didactic idea: it aims to enlighten, remember, and motivate democratic engagement. The carrier is the DGB Education Center Hesse, funded by the Hessian State Center for Political Education. This places the exhibition in a tradition of political education that connects historical facts, social responsibility, and contemporary relevance. ([unsichtbarer-terror.de](https://unsichtbarer-terror.de/rechter-terror-in-hessen-22/?utm_source=openai))

Cases that must not fade

The thematic reference points include central cases of right-wing violence such as the murder of Halit Yozgat, the attack in Hanau, and the murder of Walter Lübcke. Particularly the connection of research, photography, and biographical traces makes the exhibition a concentrated art experience in an extended sense: it does not work with aesthetic seduction, but with the precise power of the documentary and an exhibition atmosphere that generates silence, reflection, and dissent. ([unsichtbarer-terror.de](https://unsichtbarer-terror.de/rechter-terror-in-hessen-22/?utm_source=openai))

The space in the city hall as a place of public memory

The exhibition is shown on the second floor of the Kassel City Hall, during the house's opening hours. The city hall is barrier-free accessible; the city of Kassel explicitly states this. This opens the exhibition not only to the expert audience but also to schools, initiatives, and a broad public. The physical proximity to municipal democracy gives the viewing of the artwork an additional tension: art, archive, and political learning intersect here. ([visit.kassel.de](https://visit.kassel.de/poi/ausstellung-rechter-terror-in-hessen-im-kasseler-rathaus?utm_source=openai))

For schools, initiatives, and all who seek conviction

The exhibition explicitly addresses the public as well as schools and initiatives. Its cultural value lies precisely in this: it provides access to a culture of remembrance and political education that is not abstract, but speaks about concrete places, names, and actions in Hesse. For visitors, this creates a challenging, compelling form of aesthetic experience that resonates far beyond the exhibition visit. ([unsichtbarer-terror.de](https://unsichtbarer-terror.de/rechter-terror-in-hessen-22/?utm_source=openai))

Conclusion: Right-Wing Terror in Hesse is not an easy exhibition, but an important exhibition about violence, responsibility, and democratic vigilance. Anyone wishing to sharpen their awareness of the often-concealed history of right-wing violence in Kassel should visit this presentation live in the city hall. ([unsichtbarer-terror.de](https://unsichtbarer-terror.de/rechter-terror-in-hessen-22/?utm_source=openai))

Official channels of DGB Education Center Hesse:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hessischelandeszentrale/
• Website: https://hlz.hessen.de/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dgb-bildungswerk

Sources:

• Hessian State Center for Political Education - Opening of the Exhibition Right-Wing Terror in Hesse
• City of Kassel - City Hall 2
• City of Kassel - Around the City Hall
• Kassel Marketing - Exhibition Right-Wing Terror in Hesse at the Kassel City Hall
• Invisible Terror - Right-Wing Terror in Hesse
• Hessian State Center for Political Education - Netiquette