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

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

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

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Wed 11-13 h/14-19 h
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The façade of a rectangular building made of red sandstone. The entrance with floor-to-ceiling windows can be seen from the street. In front of it on the left is a small bus stop shelter, on the right a seated bronze figure on a pedestal.
Kunsthalle Bielefeld. Photo: Philipp Ottendörfer

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Kunsthalle at nightfall, view from the sculpture park, the windows are brightly illuminated.
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Photo: Philipp Ottendörfer

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Kunsthalle Bielefeld by day, from the front, with some passers-by.
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Photo: Philipp Ottendörfer

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The face of a very old man wearing glasses with thick round frames. On the side of a bus stop shelter. Behind it the Kunsthalle Bielefeld.
Philip Johnson 1998, photo portrait by Satoshi Saikusa, part of Dennis Adams’ Bus Shelter XII, 2018. Photo: Philipp Ottendörfer

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A middle-aged white woman with long blond hair. She wears a white blouse under a cobalt blue blazer.
Christina Végh, Photo: Philipp Ottendörfer

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Events

Unter diesem Motto möchten wir euch einladen, mit uns gemeinsam einen Beitrag für den diesjährigen Carnival der Kulturen zu gestalten. Es soll eine gemeinsam erarbeitete Skulptur entstehen, die am 14.6.2025 beim Umzug der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert wird. Dazu gibt es fünf Workshoptermine, die von Sabine Stoffels und einer Kunstvermittlerin der Kunsthalle Bielefeld begleitet werden. Gerne kann die Skulptur und ihr Fortschritt auch außerhalb der Workshops in der Werkinsel betrachtet und sogar eigenständig weiter bearbeitet werden.

Hast du Lust mitzumachen? Dann melde dich zu den Workshops an oder besuche uns in der Werkinsel!
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de

Kinder unter 12 Jahren (in Begleitung Erwachsener) haben freien Eintritt.

 

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On this evening, Alexander Gehring (photographer, Berlin) and Felicitas von Richthofen (Kunsthalle Bielefeld) will talk to Lars Rosenbohm about his work and the current exhibition “Es sind Möglichkeiten so wahr und unwahr” in our foyer.

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The Bauhaus Theater was full of experiments.
Experience it for yourself and be inspired by Xanti Schawinsky’s works such as the spectodrama scenes or stage studies. Together we explore this creative world of shapes, colors, light, sound and movement and develop our own theatrical and choreographic forms of expression. During two workshops we will work together on a small performance piece, which we will perform on Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. in the stage set by Monster Chetwynd in the Kunsthalle.

The workshops can also be attended independently of each other. However, registration is required for participation.
Please also let us know how many workshops you would like to take part in and whether you can attend the performance.

Dates:
Thu, 01.5.25, 2 – 5 p.m.
Thu, 29.5.25, 2 – 5 p.m.
Fri, 30.5.25 7 p.m. Performance

Registration at:
info@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 32999500

In cooperation with the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel

Logo of the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel. White lettering in a black box. On the far right, a white rectangle with a red X at the top.

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On this evening we will trace the experimental works of Xanti Schawinsky.
The performance was created in a two-day workshop led by Theaterwerkstatt Bethel. Inspired by works such as spectodrama scenes or stage studies, the participants have combined forms, colors, light, sound and movement to create their own theatrical and choreographic form of expression. The result is now being performed in the stage set by Monster Chetwynd in the Kunsthalle.

Secure your place at:
info@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 32999500

In cooperation with the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel

Logo of the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel. White lettering in a black box. On the far right, a white rectangle with a red X at the top.

Unter diesem Motto möchten wir euch einladen, mit uns gemeinsam einen Beitrag für den diesjährigen Carnival der Kulturen zu gestalten. Es soll eine gemeinsam erarbeitete Skulptur entstehen, die am 14.6.2025 beim Umzug der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert wird. Dazu gibt es fünf Workshoptermine, die von Sabine Stoffels und einer Kunstvermittlerin der Kunsthalle Bielefeld begleitet werden. Gerne kann die Skulptur und ihr Fortschritt auch außerhalb der Workshops in der Werkinsel betrachtet und sogar eigenständig weiter bearbeitet werden.

Hast du Lust mitzumachen? Dann melde dich zu den Workshops an oder besuche uns in der Werkinsel!
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de

Kinder unter 12 Jahren (in Begleitung Erwachsener) haben freien Eintritt.

 

KB Journal

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.