Kunsthalle Bielefeld
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Virtuelle Kunsthalle

A painted white VR headset rests on the dark, painted building of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. Both are surrounded by black-and-white images that have been manipulated with colors and distortions to make them look like a technical glitch. In the upper half, the words “VR Kunsthalle: Old Art Reinterpreted” are written in white sans-serif typeface.

All the background information on the current virtual exhibition
It was created with two 10th-grade classes

In the foreground you can see a young white woman in profile. She has long blonde hair and a virtual reality headset in front of her eyes. A screen with colorful surfaces can be seen blurred in the background.

To the next dates

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Background information

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The current version

The current version of the Virtuelle Kunsthalle was developed by students from two 10th-grade classes at the Hans-Ehrenberg School. Between 2024 and 2026, two virtual exhibitions were created from a total of 14 works in the Kunsthalle Bielefeld collection. More details about the project and promotional posters from the students for the launch can be found here.

You want to visit directly?

If you have a VR headset, enter the following short link into its browser: https://t1p.de/vr_kb_schueler.

If you don’t have one but still want a 3D experience, come to one of our events.

Are you happy with the 2D view? Then you can log in here. (You can use touchscreens, but we don’t recommend it. It’s best to use a PC with a keyboard and mouse. We recommend the Microsoft Edge browser. It also works with all other common browsers, but some automated features may not work properly.)

 

In the foreground you can see a young white woman in profile. She has long blonde hair and a virtual reality headset in front of her eyes. A screen with colorful surfaces can be seen blurred in the background.

Where and how can I experience the Virtuelle Kunsthalle?
Angled view of a large white table. On it lie many printed-out pictures of artworks and notes. Colorful post its with handwritten notes are stuck on the pictures.

Who is involved

“Moving around in virtual space, playing with shapes, colors and sounds really fascinates me. It is a playful approach to art and unites all generations.
For me, the virtual art gallery is a varied, exciting and creative change from everyday life and a new way of engaging with art.” – Participant of Let’s get real and the co-creative meetings, 46 years old

Look around

In the left third of the image, the words “Kunsthalle Bielefeld” are written vertically in large red sans-serif letters. To the right of this stands a sculpture composed of basic geometric shapes on a rough stone pedestal. In the background, the silhouette of a person wearing a VR headset is visible in magenta against a yellow background. Two thick, dark brushstrokes, curved horizontally, run through the entire composition.

Virtual Exhibition by two school classes

The current version of the Virtual Kunsthalle
Cube figures and colorful patterns of different sizes can be seen on a screen on the wall. Two young women stand in front of it with VR headsets in front of their eyes. They appear to be moving their arms in gestures.

The first prototype

An archived version.

This is how it continues

Every wall of the room is covered with bookshelves. In the middle is a large table with various sodas on it. Seven white people of different ages and genders are sitting at it.

Developing together

Another prototype is created through co-creative meetings

“The Virtuelle Kunsthalle is a completely new experience for me and the opportunity to perceive art differently – it’s fun!” – Participant of Let’s get real and the co-creative meetings, 69 years old

“For me, the Virtuelle Kunsthalle is an opportunity to gain new access to art through the immersive experience and thus open up new target groups.” – Participant in the co-creative meetings, 25 years old

The beginnings

The corner of a virtual room with a dark parcel floor. You can see a park with a pool of water through a window. On the left wall hangs a small-format painting made up of brightly colored areas. Below that sit three black squares with musical notes on them.

Why a Virtual Kunsthalle Bielefeld at all?

How the first prototype came to be
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Behind the scenes – a look at the backend technology

Research with the object

Two white women are standing in front of a bookshelf. The one in front is wearing a VR headset and gesticulating with her hands, in which she is holding controllers. The woman in the back seems to be talking to her and is smiling.

This is your feedback on the first prototype
A room whose walls are covered with bookshelves up to the ceiling. Scattered around the room are four white people with VR headsets on their heads. There are two children and two young women.

Statistics on the test of the first prototype

Supported within the framework of ‘Neustart Kultur’

Logo of the Neustart Kultur program, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. It is a dark gray square. It says Neu, Start, Kultur in capital letters san serif, in blue, red and light brown.

The work on the research project was funded in 2023 and 2024 as part of the state-funded program ‘Forschungsvolontariat Kunstmuseen NRW’.