When does the exhibition take place?

The special exhibition runs from May 8, 2026, to November 1, 2026.

How much is the admission fee?

The regular admission for adults is 8 euros. Discounts or free admission apply to certain groups.

What are the opening hours of the museum?

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Wednesdays until 8:00 PM. It is closed on Mondays.

Is the museum accessible?

Yes, the museum is accessible. There is an elevator to all exhibition levels and wheelchair-accessible restrooms.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, public guided tours take place on Wednesdays from 5 PM. Additionally, individual and thematic tours are available for booking.

How do I get to the museum?

The Museum for Sepulchral Culture is located at Weinbergstraße 25-27 in 34117 Kassel.

An exhibition about farewell, animal love, and memory at the Museum Kassel

Name: Where to Put the Dog? - Museum for Sepulchral Culture Kassel 2026
Start: 2026-05-08T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-11-01T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Museum für Sepulkralkultur

Where to Put the Dog? - An exhibition about farewell, grief, and the bond between humans and animals

At the Museum for Sepulchral Culture in Kassel, the special exhibition Where to Put the Dog? offers an unusually touching perspective on the relationship between humans and animals. The presentation is part of Update 4.0 of in between. You, life, and finitude and combines personal experience, cultural education, and contemporary exhibition dramaturgy into an intense art experience.

When Memory Takes Shape

The exhibition addresses a question often repressed in everyday life: How do we say goodbye to our animal companions? Among multimedia insights, objects, and artistic contributions, an exhibition atmosphere emerges that does not prioritize distance but resonance. The museum makes visible how closely intertwined grief, care, and memory are.

Between Home, End of Life, and Commemoration

Especially striking is the thematic view of familiar environments in the final stages of life. The exhibition shows what role places, rituals, and closeness play in dealing with death. Thus, sepulchral culture is made tangible as a living field of research: historically grounded, socially relevant, and aesthetically sensitively curated.

Multimedia, Open and Encouraging Reflection

Visitors are not only provided with information but are also invited to reflect. Personal thoughts can be incorporated into the exhibition, allowing the contemplation of works and personal reflection to interconnect. This openness shapes the special quality of the institution: the museum connects scientific perspectives with emotional accessibility and educational mediation.

A Place for Art, Research, and Cultural Education

The Museum for Sepulchral Culture is regarded as a unique place where death, grief, burial, and memory culture are viewed from historical, artistic, social, and scientific perspectives. The exhibition integrates into this authority and showcases how exhibition design can make cultural education tangible. Thus, a sensitive topic becomes a precisely staged space for understanding and exchange.

Conclusion: A Quiet, Intense Art Experience in Kassel

Where to Put the Dog? promises not easy fare but an exhibition of great emotional and intellectual depth. Anyone interested in art, memory culture, and the existential questions of life should definitely visit this special exhibition live. It opens a quiet, respectful, and simultaneously very current access to a topic that reaches far beyond the museum.