Where to Put the Dog? at the Museum of Sepulchral Culture: Experience art and grief culture in Kassel

Where to Put the Dog? – an exhibition about farewell, closeness, and memory

At the Museum of Sepulchral Culture in Kassel, the special exhibition Where to Put the Dog? – in between 4.0 opens a sensitive yet unusual perspective on the relationship between humans and animals. The focus is on loss, grief, and the question of how farewells become visible in everyday life, within families, and in cultural memory. The exhibition runs from May 6 to November 1, 2026, and is part of the ongoing exhibition project in between. You, life, and finitude. ([sepulkralmuseum.de](https://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/ausstellung/wohin-mit-dem-hund-dazwischen-4-0/?utm_source=openai))

An artistic experience between empathy and reflection

The exhibition combines cultural-historical objects, interviews, photographs, and multimedia insights into a dense exploration of the work. Visitors encounter the human-animal relationship not as a marginal topic but as an existential experience: What does attachment mean when a furry companion dies? How do rituals of farewell arise? And what role does home play in the final stages of life? The museum describes the place itself as an institution that examines death, grief, burial, and memory culture from historical, artistic, societal, and scientific perspectives. ([sepulkralmuseum.de](https://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/ausstellung/wohin-mit-dem-hund-dazwischen-4-0/?utm_source=openai))

Multimedia spaces that resonate

The presentation works with strong visual and spatial effects. Photographs by Sibylle Fendt, interviews, and exhibits create an exhibition atmosphere that invites gentle contemplation rather than quick passage. According to the museum, one area of the exhibition also tells about places where people die and the significance of the home environment as a comforting anchor. Thus, an aesthetic experience is created that does not distance the audience but touches them directly. ([sepulkralmuseum.de](https://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/ausstellung/wohin-mit-dem-hund-dazwischen-4-0/?utm_source=openai))

Education, mediation, and curatorial context

The Museum of Sepulchral Culture enhances the exhibition with tours and mediation formats. A curator's tour is announced for the exhibition; the museum also regularly offers public tours and explicitly anchors its work in education, research, and consulting. The curatorial approach makes the exhibition relevant for both art and cultural history interested visitors as well as a broad audience that wishes to engage with grief culture and societal change. ([sepulkralmuseum.de](https://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/veranstaltung/kuratorinnenfuehrung-wohin-mit-dem-hund/?utm_source=openai))

Why a visit is worthwhile

Where to Put the Dog? shows how closely personal experience, cultural education, and museum curation can work together. The exhibition opens a respectful approach to a topic that affects many people and yet is rarely addressed so concentratedly in a museum. Anyone who engages with this quiet, intelligent, and touching exhibition experiences an artistic encounter with lasting impact. A visit to Kassel is definitely worthwhile. ([sepulkralmuseum.de](https://www.sepulkralmuseum.de/ausstellung/wohin-mit-dem-hund-dazwischen-4-0/?utm_source=openai))

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Sources:

• Museum of Sepulchral Culture - Where to Put the Dog? in between 4.0
• Museum of Sepulchral Culture - Official Museum Page
• City of Kassel - Museum of Sepulchral Culture
• Visit Kassel - Museum of Sepulchral Culture
• Museum of Sepulchral Culture - Curator's tour
• ZDF Kulturzeit - Exhibition Tip Where to Put the Dog?