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Führung für Personen mit Demenz

Tomorrow | 03.00 pm

Führung für Menschen mit Demenz und ihre Angehörigen

Special Exhibition

ICH DAS TIER Sonderausstellung GRIMMWELT Kassel

I, ANIMAL

From 23 August 2025 to 12 April 2026, together with curator and comic expert Dr. Alexander Braun, GRIMMWELT will be tracing anthropomorphic animal figures in the comic culture and illustration history of several centuries.

Permanent Exhibition

Mother and child look at fairy tale books in the "Folk tales" section.

GRIMMWELT adventure space

Experience fairy tale collectors and linguists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in this fascinating world of knowledge and discovery.

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Wildtiere in der Großstadt | Derk Ehlert
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Do. 26.03.26 | 19.00 - 20.30 Uhr | Vortrag

»Wildtiere in der Großstadt«

Immer mehr Tiere leben in Großstädten. Kassel als geheime »Waschbärenhauptstadt« ist davon genauso betroffen wie Berlin. Derk Ehlert, Wildtierreferent bei der Senatsverwaltung Berlin, beschäftigt sich mit dem vermehrten Auftreten von Wildtieren im Stadtraum.
Alexej Tchernyi ‘Märchendichtung’, 2024 | Photo: Nicolas Wefers
Special Exhibition

Special Exhibition 30|11|2024 - 06|07|2025

»Light-Pictures«

The Paper Works of Alexej Tchernyi at GRIMMWELT
11 | Alexej Tchernyi »Märchendichtung«, 2024 | © GRIMMWELT Kassel | Foto: Nicolas Wefers
GRIMMWELT Fairy Tales Special Exhibition

Who told the fairy tales?

Find out more about the people who contributed the Grimms fairy tales!
The self-portrait of the brother Ludwig Emil Grimm shows a young man with a daring hairstyle.
GRIMMWELT Grimm Family

pointed nib, sharp style

The painter brother Ludwig Emil Grimm
IMAGINARIUM - Ausstellungsmotiv
Special Exhibition

Special Exhibition

IMAGINARIUM

The new temporary exhibition at the GRIMMWELT Kassel from 9 May to 13 October 2024 will bring to life the world of Czech puppet and travelling theatre, its art, and the fairy tales and stories that go with it.
Lacquered roots by Ai Weiwei
GRIMMWELT

Contemporary Art at GRIMMWELT

A new GRIMMWELT publication shows why contemporary art is a central part of the venue’s exhibition concept.
001 LEG Wilh Tor c Kulturstiftung des Hauses Hessen Museum Schloss Fasanerie Eichenzell bei Fulda Kopie
Grimm Family

»Grimms Cassel«

Kassel as the central hub and focal point in the lives of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm—a biographical journey.
Special exhibition imPOSSIBLE | The magic of wishes | Photo: Sascha Mannel
Special Exhibition

»imPOSSIBLE? The magic of wishes« special exhibition

Swing VR - The Dream of Flying
The picture shows a page from the handwritten biography of Jacob Grimm.
GRIMMWELT

The City of Kassel Grimm Collection

Just how important the Brothers Grimm are for the city is reflected in this extensive collection, which houses a large number of exhibits relating to the life and work of the brothers and their fairy tales.
14 paper dioramas on the history of the Grimms' German Dictionary.
GRIMMWELT Philology

From A to Z

The “German Dictionary”

When the Brothers Grimm agreed to compile the "Germany Dictionary" in 1838, they could only begin to imagine the immense amount of work that would actually entail.

Authors editions of the Children's and Household Tales with handwritten notes by the Brothers Grimm.
GRIMMWELT Grimm Family Fairy Tales

Famous around the world

The “Children’s and Household Tales”

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s wish was to preserve folk tales for posterity by bequeathing this unique collection of fairy tales.
A double portrait of the Brothers Grimm in profile drawn by Ludwig Emil Grimm.
GRIMMWELT Grimm Family

Fairy tale collectors, linguists – to name but a few

The Brothers Grimm

The brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are inevitably associated with their collection of Children’s and Household Tales and the writing of the "German Dictionary". But their lives also reflect the national history of German and its Biedermeier society around 1800.