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a multifaceted exhibition will be opened at the photo-motel in wolfhagerstr.53 on 25.4..26, featuring 12 artists. open from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, the exhibition can be visited until museum night by appointment (elfi eckart, 0178 6899943 / look@fensterzumhof.de). photography, drawing, painting, small objects and larger installations, Antistyle, a very small workshop with data cables... and Krümel finally gets a roof! hannes wedekind, mike turkovic, chris schmitz, christian küster, stefan speck, doris jensen, xiaoming song, tim kirchberg, nova kötitz, pit brauer, Retro 3000, michael b. momber and konstatin 5

“Kassel is one of the most beautiful cities in Germany!” So it was stated in a travel guide at the beginning of the last century. This city tour gives you an initial overview of Kassel, as it brings you closer to both today's Kassel with its post-war architecture and its 1100-year history and historical buildings. During this walk, you will experience the diversity of the city!

An exhibition about children from forbidden relationshipsTheBreitenau Memorialand theHistorical Site Adlerwerkehave jointly brought the exhibition “still there! Children from forbidden relationships between Germans with prisoners of war and forced laborers” to Hesse. The exhibition will open in Northern Hesse on August 20. During the time of National Socialism, friendly and intimate contacts between Germans and prisoners of war or forced laborers were unwelcome. In some cases, they were strictly prohibited. Yet they are “still there”: children who came from such relationships. Their stories have long been tabooed.TheSandbostel Memorialin Lower Saxony started the research and exhibition project “still there” in 2023 to make these children and their stories and memories visible. As part of the project, more than 20 of them were recruited for the project. These individuals have laid the essential foundation for the traveling exhibition with their memories, documents, and photos. It will be on display at the Breitenau Memorial in Guxhagen from August 19 to September 27.Dr. Ann Katrin Düben, head of the memorial, highlights the connection of the exhibition to Breitenau: “The share of women who were imprisoned for forbidden relationships in the so-called work education camp Breitenau was 33 percent. Among German women, this reason for imprisonment accounted for almost half. Those who had a child with a forced laborer still carried a stigma after 1945, especially in rural areas, the women and their children faced discrimination and racism.”The project cooperation:TheBreitenau Memorialin Guxhagen near Kassel commemorates the tumultuous history of a historical site that was initially used as an early concentration camp (1933–1934) and later as a so-called work education camp (1940–1945).TheHistorical Site Adlerwerke: Factory, Forced Labor, Concentration Campis a memorial and educational facility in Frankfurt am Main. It deals with the topics of forced labor and the concentration camp external camp “Katzbach,” which was located on the premises of Adlerwerke from 1944-45.The cooperative project between the Historical Site Adlerwerke and the Breitenau Memorial is an example of the long-standing cooperation and collaboration among Hesse's memorials and remembrance initiatives. As part of the project, staff from both memorials also received training in a joint workshop.The exhibition can be viewed during the Breitenau Memorial's opening hours:Tuesday to Friday: 9 AM – 4 PM, Sunday: 1 PM – 5 PMThe program for the exhibition:Thursday, 20.08.2026, 5:00 PMExhibition opening and lecture with Dr. Katherine Lukat (City Archive Wiesbaden). Exhibition visit possible from 4:00 PM.Registration desired at info@gedenkstaette-breitenau.deLocation: Breitenau MemorialSunday, 23.08.2026, 4:00 PMGuided tour through the exhibition following the public tour that takes place every Sunday at 2:30 PM.Location: Breitenau MemorialSunday, 30.08.2026, 2:00 PM“Without Return” Neighborhood tour on NS forced labor in Kassel-RothenditmoldRegistration desired at info@gedenkstaette-breitenau.deSunday, 06.09.2026, 4:00 PMGuided tour through the exhibition following the public tour that takes place every Sunday at 2:30 PM.Location: Breitenau MemorialThursday, 10.09.2026, 6:00 PM“Forbidden Relationships: Women in the Tension Between NS Persecution and Recognition”Lecture with Tatjana Varnhold (Flossenbürg Memorial)Registration desired at info@gedenkstaette-breitenau.deLocation: Breitenau MemorialSunday, 13.09.2026, 4:00 PMGuided tour through the exhibition following the public tour that takes place every Sunday at 2:30 PM.Location: Breitenau MemorialSunday, 20.09.2026, 2:00 PM“Without Return” Neighborhood tour on NS forced labor in Kassel-BettenhausenRegistration desired at info@gedenkstaette-breitenau.deIn cooperation withthe Archive of the German Women's Movementandvhs Region Kassel.Funded bythe Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung

For ages, the unknown beyond has inspired both believers and artists. Particularly in the 16th century, people moved between fear and hope, while painters were to make the invisible visible. Their images conveyed salvation history and strengthened the hope for redemption. The exhibition “Promising: Images of Cosmos and Hope” shows how artists of that time envisioned the cosmos and the afterlife and how closely art, faith, and knowledge were intertwined.

Together with the guides of the Fridericianum, participants will discover the current exhibition. The cost of the tour is included in the entrance fee. Registration is not required. The event calendar provides information about the current topics of the tours.

With the Cultural Summer Card, you receive a €10 discount on one ticket per event. Exception: gastronomic offers and children's events. Seats for wheelchair users can only be booked at the Cultural Summer North Hesse office: Tel: +49-561-988 393 99. Children under 15 years have free admission, except for children's events. Here, a flat rate of 7 EUR applies. Holders of the Cultural Summer Card receive a €10 discount on the ticket price. Those entitled to reduced admission tickets (4 Euro discount) include: - Students and pupils up to 26 years - Severely disabled persons (from 70%) - Unemployed - Civil service personnel / FSJ - Holders of the volunteer card Exception: gastronomic offers and tickets under 15 €. Ticket prices: €43

From March 27 to May 29, 2026 The traveling exhibition at the Kassel Town Hall shows the history of right-wing violence in Hesse. The exhibition runs until May 29, 2026, on the 2nd floor, free admission. Using 24 roll-ups with photographs and research from Right-Wing Terror in Hesse, cases such as the murder of Halit Yozgat, the attack in Hanau, and the murder of Walter Lübcke are presented. Many victims are still barely acknowledged in public consciousness today. The exhibition aims to remember, inform, and motivate democratic engagement. It is aimed at the public, schools, and initiatives. The organizer is the DGB Education Work in Hesse, funded by the State Center for Political Education.

From April 11 to June 7, 2026 The exhibition features 30 large-scale oil paintings by Tanja Nis-Hansen, which together form the acronym GRWM. The artist combines painting, text, and performance to explore physical and mental states surrounding vulnerability and mortality. Language becomes an ornament, everyday statements acquire new meaning. Additionally, screen-printed T-shirts will be sold, referencing the precarious working conditions in the art industry. Nis-Hansen operates in the expanded field of painting and is exhibited and awarded internationally.

Jewish life is not a walk in the park – but it is also not a taboo. Since the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel, anti-Semitism, fear, and polarization have become everyday realities again. In this situation, humor highlights where it hurts – and where, despite threats, there is still room for humanity. It can comfort and liberate, but also provoke and awaken. In the special exhibition 'Do Jews Have Nothing to Laugh About?', Jewish and non-Jewish artists show how cartoons operate in this tension: Between irony, dark humor, and thoughtful lightness, a picture of Jewish life emerges that is neither romanticized nor characterized by resignation. The exhibition is divided into three areas:

With the exhibition "Wild at Heart", Gustav Sonntag presents evocative, large-scale paintings that unfold over three floors, taking the audience on an intense journey through urban living environments. His works tell stories of passion, obsession, hope, addiction, and failure – raw, immediate, and full of emotional tension. In cinematically composed image sequences, Sonntag condenses scenes of urban everyday life into multifaceted narratives, where different perspectives become visible simultaneously. His protagonists navigate between ecstasy and disappointment, between unbridled zest for life and resignation. In doing so, the artist deliberately leaves the interpretation to the viewers. The exhibition develops spatially as well as emotionally: While the richness of detail and painterly virtuosity impress on the ground floor, the atmosphere in the basement condenses into dark, almost dizzying scenes. On the upper floor, the works finally open up to quieter, more contemplative moments, where transcendence and lightness gain space. Gustav Sonntag (*1994, Berlin) lives and works in Leipzig. His works have recently been shown in numerous galleries, art fairs, and institutional exhibitions both domestically and internationally. He was awarded the Eb-Dietzsch Art Prize and nominated for the STRABAG Art Award.