Kunsthalle Bielefeld
Artur-Ladebeck-Straße 5
D-33602 Bielefeld

T 0521 32999500
F 0521 329995050
info@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de

Please note that we cannot accept external exhibition requests. We therefore ask you to refrain from submitting applications for exhibition projects. Incoming inquiries cannot be answered and submitted documents cannot be returned. Thank you for your comprehension.

Opening hours

Tue-Fri 11-18 h
Wed 11-21 h
Sat and Sun 11-18 h
Holidays 11-18 h
Mondays closed

Library
Tue/Thu 14-18 h
Wed 11-13 h/14-19 h
and by arrangement

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Education and Mediation

Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kreativ-Programm 2010, 09.10.2010

Courses and workshops
for children, teenagers and adults

Creative courses
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kreativ-Programm 2010, 09.10.2010

Tours
Our formats at a glance

Education and Mediation
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With the school class or the daycare group, with the family or alone: We offer a varied program for many people!

Analog and digital, online and offline – there are many ways to engage with art and the topics surrounding it. How deep do you want to go?

We are happy to answer any questions and receive suggestions:
Zuhal Özbey – for everything analog
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 329995019

Matthias Albrecht – for everything digital
albrecht@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 329995010

Offers

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Art A to Z
An old book page on which the entire alphabet is printed twice in capital letters. The alphabets differ in font and are highlighted in gray at the top and blue at the bottom.

Art A to Z
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kreativ-Programm 2010, 09.10.2010

Tours

We look forward to welcoming you to a guided tour of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. On this page you will find our offer!
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Schools and daycare centers

To the museum with schools and daycare centers: Aesthetic education – tailored to your needs!
Vier ältere Menschen sitzen an einem Arbeitstisch und malen. Zwei etwas jüngere dabei, wohl die Betreuungspersonen.

Geragogics – offers for older people
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kreativ-Programm 2010, 09.10.2010

Creative courses

Our courses for children, teenagers and adults: get active yourself, try out techniques and have fun!
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kreativ-Programm 2010, 09.10.2010

Offers for the whole family

There is something for all ages in the Kunsthalle! Whether it’s family time, Sunday workshops or birthdays – in addition to special events, we regularly offer programs for children, young people and families.
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Vacation games

Enjoyment of art and creativity during the vacations! Our half-day offers for children from 6 to 12 years.
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Off to the museum

Whether you come with your family, friends or with the daycare center and school, the exhibition is free to visit. We are looking forward to seeing you!

Artist interview with Lars Rosenbohm

A slim man, about 50 years old, wearing a brown T-shirt and blue jeans, leaning against the frame of a room door. He is wearing horn-rimmed glasses with thin brown frames. In the background are stretcher frames and paintings wrapped in bubble wrap.

The Bielefeld artist Lars Rosenbohm explores the human condition in his haunting, sometimes disturbing depictions and reflects experiences of our time. Questions for the artist about his work from curator Felicitas von Richthofen.

A slim man, about 50 years old, wearing a brown T-shirt and blue jeans, leaning against the frame of a room door. He is wearing horn-rimmed glasses with thin brown frames. In the background are stretcher frames and paintings wrapped in bubble wrap.

Thomas Handke: What does the Kunsthalle Bielefeld sound like?
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

Yana Wernicke: From quarry to art gallery – the red Main sandstone
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

Rising red sandstone in the quarry with traces of cut stones.
Rising red sandstone in the quarry with traces of cut stones.

Vincent Hölscher: Engine room
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

Galvanised pipework, partly at right angles.
Galvanised pipework, partly at right angles.

Jonas Feige: The atmosphere of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23

A curved reflection of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld building. Columns and the protruding first floor can be recognised.
A curved reflection of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld building. Columns and the protruding first floor can be recognised.

These are our architects
Caruso St John Architects have been appointed

Five people stand in a row in front of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. They look cheerful.

Caruso St John have been appointed architects for the renovation of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Five people stand in a row in front of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. They look cheerful.

The path to a climate-friendly museum
A contribution by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter

Presentation slide for the Museum Folkwang

A blog post by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter on his lecture ‘The path to a climate-friendly museum’.

Presentation slide for the Museum Folkwang

Look up – the road to a green museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon

A labyrinth of various pipes, cylinders and measurement displays. In the bottom right corner it states: Air conditioning Humboldt Forum, Berlin.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon on his lecture ‘Look up – the path to the green museum’.

A labyrinth of various pipes, cylinders and measurement displays. In the bottom right corner it states: Air conditioning Humboldt Forum, Berlin.

Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process
A contribution from Ministerial Councillor Ralph Zinnikus

Black and white photo of an old globe in a wooden frame with four legs and a ring around the equator.

A blog post by Ministerialrat Ralph Zinnikus on his lecture ‘Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process’.

Black and white photo of an old globe in a wooden frame with four legs and a ring around the equator.

Curating as Care Work: Of the Museum Climate in Planetary Interdependencies and Cultural Imaginaries.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny

Dark beige background with black lettering: Curating as care work imagines and practices grief work and care for the future and insists on the hope that a culture of the living, in which human and non-human living beings can breathe again with their planet Earth, is possible.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny on her lecture ‘Curating as care work: On the museum climate in planetary interdependencies and cultural imaginaries’.

Dark beige background with black lettering: Curating as care work imagines and practices grief work and care for the future and insists on the hope that a culture of the living, in which human and non-human living beings can breathe again with their planet Earth, is possible.

The city, the box, the art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly
A contribution by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess

On a white background is written several times in black handwriting, in various sizes: Museum, below a square through which is written ,Power

A blog post by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess on his lecture ‘The city, the box, art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly’.

On a white background is written several times in black handwriting, in various sizes: Museum, below a square through which is written ,Power

Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann

A large fire at dusk. It eats its way through a construction of wooden slats that form a building.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann on his lecture ‘Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?

A large fire at dusk. It eats its way through a construction of wooden slats that form a building.

Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in tackling the climate emergency
A contribution from Frances Morris

A very high, shaft-like room. The entire floor is covered by a white, paintable surface on which countless drawings can be seen. People can be seen adding drawings all over the room. Large sheets of white fabric covered with splashes of paint hang from the ceiling.

A blog post by Frances Morris on her talk ‘Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in addressing climate emergency’.

A very high, shaft-like room. The entire floor is covered by a white, paintable surface on which countless drawings can be seen. People can be seen adding drawings all over the room. Large sheets of white fabric covered with splashes of paint hang from the ceiling.

The spatial culture of the museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti

On the left side six pictures of white painted exhibition rooms. Art from the Middle Ages hangs on the walls. To the right is a floor plan drawing with many black lines running through the rooms at different densities, on different paths. A red line marks a circular path through the rooms.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti on her keynote lecture ‘The spatial culture of museums’.

On the left side six pictures of white painted exhibition rooms. Art from the Middle Ages hangs on the walls. To the right is a floor plan drawing with many black lines running through the rooms at different densities, on different paths. A red line marks a circular path through the rooms.

Vulnerable Processes. Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende

On the left, an oblong, rectangular flyer in magenta, on the right one in yellow. In large black letters on the top of both is written: Stannaki Forum Art and Research in Conversation. Below that on the left it says: 05.04.23 Motif, FROMPO. On the right it says: 07.06.23 Mining, AQU.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende on his keynote lecture ,Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.’

On the left, an oblong, rectangular flyer in magenta, on the right one in yellow. In large black letters on the top of both is written: Stannaki Forum Art and Research in Conversation. Below that on the left it says: 05.04.23 Motif, FROMPO. On the right it says: 07.06.23 Mining, AQU.

Abhängen statt aufhängen? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communitization
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg

In a yellow-painted hall-like space stands a large seating area. The stair-like construction is made of poles from scaffolding and wooden boards.

A blog post by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg on his impulse lecture ,Hang up instead of hanging up? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communion’.

In a yellow-painted hall-like space stands a large seating area. The stair-like construction is made of poles from scaffolding and wooden boards.