Open today till 9 pm

Opening hours and admission

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

Children and teenagers under 18: free admission

Adults 10 €
Adults in group from 10 persons 8 €
Persons entitled to reductions (see below) 6 €
annual ticket 50 €
reduced annual ticket 30 €

free admission for members of the Förderkreis, children and young people under 18, holders of the Bielefeld Pass, persons accompanying disabled persons entitled to a reduction; also for students and schoolchildren on Wednesdays 19:00 – 21:00

Persons entitled to a discount (proof required): Pupils over 18 years of age, students, participants in the voluntary social year/ federal voluntary service, disabled persons with a “B” in their ID card.

Further group discounts as well as discounts for schools and kindergartens are available upon request.

Current events

January
14

Bright background with wild, energetic brush strokes, in yellow, magenta, green, blue, overlapping.

Wednesday , 3.30 pm–5 pm

Creative

Course 2: Doodling, kneading, crinkle crackers Fully Booked

70 Euro for 7 dates
with Karola Eisenblätter and Alwina Westerwinter

Tickets

Oh yes! We look and marvel at the wonder world of the Kunsthalle during playful discovery tours. Here our little ones hear their first stories about colors, shapes and artists. Afterwards, there is space and time for drawing and blotting, muddling, painting and modeling for all it’s worth.

The course is aimed at children aged 3 to 5 years with an adult accompanying them.

This course takes place weekly (except on public holidays), consists of 7 dates and ends on 25.02.2026.
Please buy your ticket before the first appointment. It is not possible to join at a later date.

Payment before the start of the course

Registration and Information:
Tania Müller
mueller@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-18

Zuhal Özbey
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-19

January
14

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.

Wednesday , 6 pm–8.30 pm

Participate

Virtual Vibes: Art in digital space

included in the admission

Nine works of art to touch! – Virtual reality meets art museum Come along and experience together how small paintings fill entire rooms, how a landscape breaks the frame and how sounds change the effect of pictures. Try out with us how VR creates a new way to experience art.
VR headset use for ages 10 and up.

We designed the current version of our virtual art gallery together with pupils from a year 10 class at the Hans Ehrenberg School.
More information on the entire Virtual Kunsthalle project

January
14

On a white blanket full of colorful paint splatters are some paper plates full of paint in different shades. Between them are stir sticks and brushes, which are also smeared with paint.

Wednesday , 6.15 pm–8.15 pm

Creative

Course 5: Wednesday muses Fully Booked

105 Euro for 7 dates
with Claudia Winkel

Tickets

Follow your own line.
In this course there is space and time to develop your own ideas and express them using various design options. Let yourself be inspired by the exhibition or the suggestions of the course instructor Claudia Winkel and discover your own personal style through drawing, painting, collage or…etc. Your form of expression.
No previous knowledge is required, but it would be good to enjoy experimenting and be curious about surprises. A warm welcome!

This course takes place weekly (except on public holidays), consists of 7 dates and ends on 25.2.2026.
Please buy your ticket before the first appointment. It is not possible to join at a later date.

Registration and Information:
Tania Müller
mueller@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-18

Zuhal Özbey
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-19

January
14

Black and white photograph of a woman pouring paint from a pot onto the floor.

Wednesday , 6.15 pm–8.15 pm

Creative

Course 3: Evening studio BOOKED OUT

105 Euro for 7 dates
with Lars Rosenbohm

Tickets

Immersion in your own artistic exploration and the joy of trying things out form the basis for the evening studio. The personal creative process is accompanied by the exchange in the group.

The course is aimed at young people aged 16 and over & adults.

A maximum of 10 people can take part.

Registration and Information:
Tania Müller
mueller@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-18

Zuhal Özbey
oezbey@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521.3299950-19

January
14

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

Wednesday , 7 pm–8 pm

guided tour

Public guided tour

Admission + 3,50 Euro
with Petra Sommer

Tickets

Guided tour of our current exhibitions.

anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 329995018

More events

Current exhibitions

Eliasson_Red window semicircle_querformat_2008_Alles Licht_112025_032025_Ausstellung

All light

Light and Space Yesterday and Today

15.11.251.3.26

Black and white photo of a street. We are looking at a wall of houses with stores. Women are crossing the street beneath the large lettering. Two of them are completely covered in white fabric, apart from their eyes.

Gender – Domination – Visuality

Pierre Bourdieu's sociological view

15.11.251.3.26

A brightly lit screen stands under an open night sky. Its light makes a deserted area in front of it visible. Below the screen, the scaffolding is hidden by bushes. The sky is criss-crossed by white threads of light.

Shedding Light(s) –

A view into the Collection #11

15.11.251.3.26

Our opening hours during the holidays

Außenansicht der Kunsthalle Bielefeld mit Lichtarbeit von Mischa Kuball bei Dämmerung. — Kunsthalle BielefeldAusstellung "Alles Licht. Light and Space gestern und heute" vom 15.11.25 bis 1.3.26.Mit Werken von Angela Bulloch, Mary Corse, Olafur Eliasson, Nancy Holt, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, Mischa Kuball, Nicole Miller, Tatsuo Miyajima, Helen PashgianKuratiert von Benedikt Fahrnschon und Laura Rehme

The Kunsthalle Bielefeld is open for you from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the year and we offer public guided tours at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on public holidays. You can find more information in our calendar of events.
We are only closed on the 24th and 31.12.25.

We look forward to your visit!

Please note the separate opening hours of Café Gemach Manhattan in the Kunsthalle.
Wed, 24.12.25 9 am – 1 pm open
Thu, 25.12.25 Café closed
Fri, 26.12.25 Café closed
Wed, 31.12.25 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. open
Thu, 1.1.26 closed

Course 2: Doodling, kneading, crinkle crackers Fully Booked

70 Euro for 7 dateswith Karola Eisenblätter and Alwina Westerwinter

Virtual Vibes: Art in digital space

included in the admission

Course 5: Wednesday muses Fully Booked

105 Euro for 7 dateswith Claudia Winkel

Course 3: Evening studio BOOKED OUT

105 Euro for 7 dateswith Lars Rosenbohm

Public guided tour

Admission + 3,50 Eurowith Petra Sommer

Our opening hours during the holidays

70 Euro for 7 dates
with Karola Eisenblätter and Alwina Westerwinter

105 Euro for 7 dates
with Claudia Winkel

105 Euro for 7 dates
with Lars Rosenbohm

Admission + 3,50 Euro
with Petra Sommer