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30 years

2023–2024

Annual graphic of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück.

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2023! From July 8 to February 25, 2024, 3 exhibitions will be presented: An exhibition by Aram Bartholl. An impressive building wrapping by Ibrahim Mahama. And a group exhibition of guests and artists from Osnabrück. The group exhibition consists of many different events. Its title is Bist du …

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Part of the annual graphic on the theme of

2022–2023

Graphic of the Kunsthalle on the annual theme

We are living in a pandemic. There is war in the Ukraine. In times like these, the Kunsthalle asks: What’s the current state of our desire for love and belonging? The Kunsthalle’s theme this year is Romanticism . It is concerned with the Romantic movement, that is, the time from the end of the 18th century until well into the 19th century. However, it is …

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Part of the annual graphic on accessibility.

2021–2022

Graphic of the Kunsthalle on the annual theme of accessibility.

People live very differently in our society. There is diversity. But at the same time, people are being excluded. Not all people have the same opportunities. They don’t have the same opportunities to learn. Or the same opportunities to find a place to live. They aren’t being seen. This problem exists in art houses and museums, too. Not all people have the …

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Graphic of the Kunsthalle on the annual theme Disappointment.

2020–2021

Graphic for the annual theme Disappointment with composition on a purple background.

From August 2020 to February 2021, the Kunsthalle will be focussing on the subject of Disappointment . It’s about the big disappointments of everyday life. It’s about societal disappointments. About disappointments that many people experience. About disappointments caused by politics. About disappointments that influence our lives as well. Where do …

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Whose Expression? Colonialism and the Art of Expressionism.

24.03.24
16:00 Lecture

with Lisa Marei Schmidt (Director Brücke-Museum Berlin)

Exhibition view in the Brücke-Museum: paintings and black and white photographs hang on the walls.
Whose Expression? The Brücke Artists in the Colonial Context, installation view, Brücke-Museum, 2022, Photo: Roman März

On Sunday, 24 March, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück invites you to a conversation format in Osnabrück. The conversation takes place as part of the International Weeks Against Racism. Lisa Marei Schmidt has been the director of the Brücke Museum Berlin since 2017. First, there will be an introduction to the exhibition Whose Expression? The Brücke Artists in the …

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MKS goes KUNSTHALLE

23.02.24–25.02.24 Event

Musik- und Kunstschule der Stadt Osnabrück

Concert by the Osnabrück Music and Art School: The audience stands and sits in the church room of the Kunsthalle, in the centre of the room 3 young people play the oboe and accordion.
5 people sit on the chairs in front of music stands and play the guitar. One person stands in front of them and conducts.
4 people stand in front of a purple curtain and play wind instruments.
2 people walk through the church room of the Kunsthalle playing a violin and a mandolin.
In the foyer of the Kunsthalle, 2 people play 2 xylophones in front of an audience.
Concert in the church hall of the Kunsthalle: Before a DJ set, a group of young people play 3 violins, a double bass and a keyboard.
Young people play string instruments in front of an audience in the church hall of the Kunsthalle.
3 people sit on the chairs in the church room of the Kunsthalle and play mandolins.
Im Neubau der Kunsthalle stehen 5 Personen vor Notenständern und spielen Blasinstrumente.
In the church room of the Kunsthalle, 5 people sit on chairs in front of music stands and play guitars.
In the new Kunsthalle building there are tables that are illuminated, at each of which two people sit and talk to each other.
Two people are sitting at two illuminated tables and talking to each other. There are sheets of paper and pencils on the tables.
2 children play the keyboard.
Two children play the keyboard in front of an audience in the new Kunsthalle building.
Director of the Kunsthalle Anna Jehle and Head of the Music and Art School Jörg Ulrich Krah.
In the new building of the Kunsthalle there are tables that are illuminated, at each of which two people sit and talk to each other.
Im Kreuzgang der Kunsthalle hängen Zeichnungen und Aquarelle an den Wänden.
Concert in the foyer of the Kunsthalle: children play 2 xylophones and a cup drum in front of an audience.
Drawings and watercolours hang on the walls in the hallway of the Kunsthalle.
Musik- und Kunstschule Osnabrück, MKS goes KUNSTHALLE, theme weekend as part of the exhibition Bist du bereit? at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Musik- und Kunstschule Osnabrück and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The abbreviation for the Musik- und Kunstschule [Music and Art School] is MKS. We at MKS design spaces. Music spaces, art spaces, living spaces, city spaces, learning spaces. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Kunsthalle, one weekend with three different events will be dedicated to the celebration of the friendship between MKS and the …

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Sperrmüll

10.10.23–25.02.24 Exhibition

Timo Katz

Next to the main entrance of the Kunsthalle is a sculpture by Timo Katz depicting bulky waste.
Next to the entrance to the Kunsthalle is an installation by Timo Katz that depicts bulky waste: A cardboard box, a fridge with a record player on it, a kitchen worktop with a bicycle inner tube on it.
Part of the installation
Installation by Timo Katz, representing bulky waste.
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Installation
Timo Katz, "Sperrmüll", installation as a part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Timo Katz and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

From October, artist and filmmaker Timo Katz will show his sculpture Sperrmüll in the public space around the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. It confuses and challenges us by playing with dimensions, repetitions and perspectives. Can you spot it?

I would like
to get rid of bulky waste.
But I don’t really
want it to be taken away.
So I have to
tie it down. And secure it
against bad weather
and rummaging.
So it can remain in
a state that it perhaps has
not been intended for.
– Timo Katz

Bist du bereit?

08.07.23–25.02.24 Exhibition

View of the room in the new Kunsthalle building: curtains hang from the ceiling, behind them are 2 sofas.
Curtains in the new Kunsthalle building.
People sit and stand in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, 3 plant beds stand in front of the glass doors.
In the new building of the Kunsthalle, 2 people sit in massage chairs and 2 people on 2 sofas.
A wooden table top.
In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, 2 people sit on chairs under a parasol.
There are 2 sofas and hanging curtains in the new Kunsthalle building.
4 people sit in the new building of the Kunsthalle.
Glass doors in the cloister of the Kunsthalle.
Diane Hillebrand, Bist du bereit?, installation view scenography Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Diane Hillebrand und Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Kunsthalle Osnabrück invites you to its birthday party. We will celebrate for 8 months. For this purpose, Diane Hillebrand is establishing a space including a bar, rest area, massage chairs, exhibition and event spaces. Meeting in this location, the visitors can reflect together. On the past, the present and the future of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. 30 guests …

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Package ready for pickup

08.07.23–25.02.24 Exhibition

Aram Bartholl

A chandelier made of television monitors hangs from the ceiling in the church hall of the Kunsthalle.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: tables with office chairs, wire mesh boxes with electronic waste, DHL cabinets and a QR code in the form of a flame on the wall.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: chandeliers made of monitors hang from the ceiling, lattice boxes with scrap metal are spread around the room, tables with office chairs are in front.
A box pallet with electronic waste.
Electronic waste in a wire mesh box.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: tables with office chairs, wire mesh boxes with electronic waste, DHL cabinets and a QR code in the form of a flame on the wall.
DHL cabinets stand in the church hall of the Kunsthalle.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: chandeliers made of monitors hang from the ceiling, lattice boxes with scrap metal are spread around the room, tables with office chairs are in front.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: a QR code in the form of a flame on the wall, in front of it is a cage with old computer monitors.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: chandeliers made of monitors hang from the ceiling, lattice boxes with scrap metal are spread around the room, tables with office chairs are in front.
A box pallet with electronic waste.
Electronic waste stands on wooden pallets in the church hall of the Kunsthalle.
There is a picture hanging on the DHL lockers.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: stacked wire mesh boxes with electronic waste.
Boxes of e-waste stand in the church hall of the Kunsthalle.
A chandelier made of television monitors hangs from the ceiling in the church hall of the Kunsthalle.
Exhibition view in the church room of the Kunsthalle: grid boxes with electronic waste, QR codes on the walls, 3 chandeliers made from TV monitors.
Aram Bartholl, Package ready for pickup, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Aram Bartholl and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück is celebrating its anniversary this year. The anniversary kicks off with the solo exhibition of the artist Aram Bartholl. It is the most comprehensive exhibition of his work to date. Aram Bartholl was born in Bremen and is working in Berlin. He was one of the first persons in Germany to deal artistically with conflicts of digitality …

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Open plenums

28.07.23–23.02.24
16:00–18:00 Event

With Fridays For Future – Osnabrück chapter

People sit at the tables in the church room of the Kunsthalle. In front is a box pallet with electronic waste.
Aram Bartholl, "Package ready for pickup", installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

The local chapter of Fridays For Future invites everyone to open plenaries. [Plenary sessions are inclusive meetings. A group meets for discussions.] The group presents how Fridays For Future is organised and how decisions are made. The aim is to provide space for all questions around the climate crisis, its consequences and possible ways to continue …

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#linkchain – workshop

22.02.24
16:00–20:00 Workshop

With Nadja Buttendorf

Nadja Buttendorf, #linkchain – workshop, workshop as part of the exhibition Package ready for pick up from Aram Barthollat at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Nadja Buttendorf and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

On Thursday, 22 February from 16:00 to 20:00 the open workshop "#linkchain - workshop" with and by artist Nadja Buttendorf will take place in the exhibition Package ready for pickup by Aram Bartholl. BYOP - Bring Your Own Pullover and print it! Visitors are invited to bring a jumper or T-shirt to have it printed on the spot. With the Robotron #linkchain. …

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Are We Born for the War? – Young Ukrainians sharing their experiences

14.02.24–18.02.24 Event

Gedenkstätten Gestapokeller und Augustaschacht e.V.

In the cloister of the Kunsthalle, a person sits on a chair with headphones and in front of a video work. At the back, another person is standing in front of a television.
People stand in the cloister of the Kunsthalle and look at a collage of drawings hanging on the wall.
A collage of drawings hangs on the wall.
People sit in the new Kunsthalle building. One person stands in front of them and gives a speech.
The audience sits in front of a screen in the new Kunsthalle building.
2 people watch video works in the hallway of the Kunsthalle.
Director of the Augustaschacht and Gestapokeller memorials Michael Gander and project manager Lisa Siviets give a speech.
Gedenkstätten Gestapokeller and Augustaschacht e. V., Are We Born for the War? - Young Ukrainians sharing their experiences, exhibition and film screening as part of the exhibition Bist du bereit? at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Gedenkstätten Gestapokeller und Augustaschacht e. V. and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

From 14 to 18 February, an exhibition on the project Are We Born for the War? – Young Ukrainians sharing their experiences can be seen in the cloister and new building of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. The exhibition shows people who created music and art during the Russian war of aggression. The works were created by or in collaboration with Ukrainians under …

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Wu Wei „Die Freiheit in der Musik"

11.02.24
19:00 Performance

Morgenland Festival Osnabrück

In the church room of the Kunsthalle, musician Wu Wei plays the Chinese mouth organ Sheng.
The musician Wu Wei at the concert in the Kunsthalle church.
People sit and stand in the church room of the Kunsthalle. The musician Wu Wei stands in the centre of the room playing a wind instrument.
In the church room of the Kunsthalle, musician Wu Wei sits on an office chair and plays the Chinese string instrument Erhu.
People sit and stand in the church room of the Kunsthalle. Musician Wu Wei stands in the centre of the room and plays the Chinese mouth organ Sheng.
Musician Wu Wei plays the Chinese bamboo flute Bawu.
Wu Wei, Die Freiheit in der Musik, concert as part of the exhibition Bist du bereit? at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Morgenland Festival, Wu Wei and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Look forward to a musical evening in the Kunsthalle: on Sunday, 11 February from 19:00, a solo concert with exceptional musician Wu Wei will take place in the Kunsthalle. Wu Wei was invited by the Morgenland Festival Osnabrück on the occasion of our anniversary year for the exhibition Bist du bereit? . The Morgenland Festival Osnabrück and the Kunsthalle …

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Talk&Table: Researching Rubbish

03.02.24
15:30–17:30 Workshop

In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, people sit at a large table and work with handicraft materials.
© Kunsthalle Osnabrück

How many no longer needed or broken things can be found in the Kunsthalle? Who can make a close estimate? On a floor plan, found places are marked and things are recorded. And then? Rubbish bin? Repair? Upcycling? Let's talk! And get into action! [Upcycling means: waste products are turned into new things that can still be used]. Mini workshop for children …

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Aurora

20.01.24–03.02.24 Exhibition

Sina Lichtenberg

Installation by Sina Lichtenberg in the new Kunsthalle building: fabrics hang from the ceiling onto which light is projected. The light comes from a diamond-shaped object made of glittering sequins hanging from the ceiling in the centre of the installation.
Installation by Sina Lichtenberg in the new Kunsthalle building: fabrics hang from the ceiling onto which light is projected. The light comes from a diamond-shaped object made of glittering sequins hanging from the ceiling in the centre of the installation.
2 people lying and 2 people sitting on the floor in the centre of Sina Lichtenberg's installation in the new Kunsthalle building.
Rauminstallation von Sina Lichtenberg im Neubau der Kunsthalle: Von der Decke hängen Stoffe, auf Licht projiziert wird. Das Licht kommt von einem rautenförmigen Objekt, das in der Mitte der Installation von der Decke runterhängt und aus glitzernden Pailletten besteht.
Kunsthalle director Juliane Schickedanz stands in front of Sina Lichtenberg's installation and talks to the artist.
Installation by Sina Lichtenberg in the new Kunsthalle building: fabrics hang from the ceiling and light is projected onto them. The light comes from a diamond-shaped object made of glittering sequins hanging from the ceiling in the centre of the installation.
The musician Zausel stands in front of a keyboard and plays the guitar.
Sina Lichtenberg, Aurora, installation as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Sina Lichtenberg and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Aurora is a spatial installation by artist Sina Lichtenberg. It focuses on the viewer’s own perception. The visitors can choose from different songs. Each individual song influences and changes the experience of the installation. This encourages the viewer’s own perception of the experience and creates space for a personal sense of beauty. Welcome to the …

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Why is Data Political? – From Digital Services to Real Injustices

14.01.24
15:00–17:00 Workshop

With the Data Ethics Outreach Lab

People are standing in the church room of the Kunsthalle. At the sides are long tables with office chairs and lattice boxes with electronic waste.
In the church room of the Kunsthalle, people stand and sit at a long table and at the lattice boxes with electronic waste. There is a DHL parcel station on the wall at the back right.
4 people stand at a table and look at photos and pictures lying on the table.
A tablet is mounted on a stand, surrounded by a mirror foil. Two people stand in front of it and take selfies.
People sit at a table and play with play money, cards and chips.
5 people are standing in the church room of the Kunsthalle. 4 of them are holding writing pads in their hands.
People stand in the church room of the Kunsthalle in the installation by Aram Bartholl.
People sit and stand at a long table in the church room of the Kunsthalle. There are advertising flyers, playing cards and playing chips on the table. A person is standing in the background taking photographs.
In the church room of the Kunsthalle, four people are sitting at a table with drinks and snacks, brochures, pencils and mobile phones. Another group of people are standing at the back chatting.
4 people stand at a table and look at photos lying on it. The photos show human faces that have been edited with a beauty filter.
Data Ethics Outreach Lab, Why is Data Political?, workshop view, part of the exhibition Package ready for pickup by Aram Bartholl at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Data Ethics Outreach Lab, Aram Bartholl and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Every day, we all produce vast amounts of data. But what actually happens to it? And what does our data have to do with social justice? This is the subject of the Data Ethics Outreach Lab study project. Master students from the University of Osnabrück are looking at the social impact of data. It sheds light on how power inequalities arise through the …

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Repair and Sustainability Fair "2nd Chance!"

13.01.24
13:00–18:00 Event

With Wüsteninitiative e.V., Reparaturcafé des Museum Industriekultur, Repair Café Hagen a.T.W., ReparaturTreff (ReTrO) Ostercappeln e.V., Café OASE (Diakonie Osnabrück)

Repair and Sustainability Fair 2nd Chance!, part of the exhibition Package ready for pickup by Aram Bartholl at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Aram Bartholl and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The Repair and Sustainability Fair 2nd Chance! is all about the question: How can we make our everyday lives more sustainable? Sustainability is not just about protecting the environment. It is also about: How do we live together in society? Sustainable development is possible if everyone in our society gets involved: politics, business, science and …

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PRAGMATA. „Gute Nacht"

11.01.24–13.01.24
13:00–18:00 Performance

Figurentheater Osnabrück

There is a bed in a dark room, next to it a bedside table with an open drawer. There is a lamp on the table that illuminates the drawer.
A bed stands in a dark room. A large eye iris is projected onto the wall opposite.
In a dark room on a bedside table is a lamp that illuminates a wall with a small door attached to it. This door is open and behind it is a hollow space with artificial trees.
A bed stands in a dark room. A large red eye iris is projected onto the wall opposite.
In a dark room there is a bed, next to it a bedside table with a lamp on top that illuminates the wall.
PRAGMATA, Gute Nacht, theatrical installation as part of the exhibition Bist du bereit? at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy Figurentheater, PRAGMATA and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Sleepless at night, surrounded by the shadows of your own thoughts. The group PRAGMATA (Alpha Kartsaki and Sebastian Schlemminger) dedicates an automated theatre piece to this state. This means that the play is not performed by people. It consists of moving objects, media and machines. The play takes place in a bedroom. It is a fragile world of wild …

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Besser Wissen – Der Quizabend in der Kunsthalle

20.12.23
18:00 Event

Lagerhalle e.V.

2 people with microphones speak in front of quiz participants.
People are sitting at a long table with drinks and snacks. One person is holding a writing pad and a pen.
Director of the Kunsthalle Juliane Schickedanz speaks at the microphone to an audience seated at long tables in the new building.
In the new Kunsthalle building, quiz participants sit at long tables with snacks and drinks.
7 people sit at a long table with snacks and drinks.
In the new Kunsthalle building, people sit at long tables and chat. In the foreground is a keyboard.
In the new Kunsthalle building, quiz participants sit at long tables with snacks and drinks.
Lagerhalle e.V., "Besser Wissen - Der Quizabend in der Kunsthalle", quiz evening as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Lagerhalle e.V. and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The Lagerhalle quiz night takes a trip to the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Quiz rules: 6 quiz rounds are played in teams of 4 to 8 people. Each quiz round has 10 questions. There are different topics. Look forward to a colourful evening with exciting questions! We are looking forward to seeing you! The event costs 2 euros per person. You can register until …

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Art contest „Bist du bereit?"

15.12.23–17.12.23
17:00 Exhibition

Haus der Jugend Osnabrück

Exhibition view in the new Kunsthalle building: a doll's house stands on a table, 2 easels hold 2 pictures showing portraits of people.
11 winners of the art competition in the new Kunsthalle building.
People stand in the new building of the Kunsthalle and look at the exhibition of the art competition participants.
People stand in the new building of the Kunsthalle and look at the exhibition of the art competition participants.
A person stands in the new building of the Kunsthalle and looks at the works of the art competition participants.
People stand in the new building of the Kunsthalle and look at the exhibition of the art competition participants.
A collage by an art competition participant.
Works by the art competition participants hang on the glass doors in the new Kunsthalle building. In front of them is a planter in which vegetables are growing.
Exhibition view in the new building: paintings and drawings hang in the room, works by the art competition participants are displayed on the pedestals.
A ceramic work depicting 2 human figures on a red pedestal.
Kunsthalle curator Christel Schulte speaks into a microphone in front of an audience sitting on chairs in the new building.
Haus der Jugend Osnabrück, "Kunstwettbewerb - Bist du bereit?", exhibition and art competition as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Haus der Jugend Osnabrück and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

On the occasion of our 30th anniversary, the Haus der Jugend organised an art contest on the question: Are you ready? [Bist du bereit?]. 64 children, teenagers and young adults in the age groups 8 to 14 years and 15 to 23 years took part. We look forward for the results. One or more of the following questions were incorporated into the artworks: Are you …

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Digital Parasites

10.12.23
18:00–20:00

Viktor Brim, Till Langschied, Nina E. Schönefeld and Julia Weißenberg

In the cinema, people sit in front of a screen on which a film is being shown.
In the cinema, people sit in front of a screen on which a film is being shown.
5 people sit in a row of chairs.
Six people sit in a row of chairs and watch a film on a screen.
Six people sit in a row of chairs and watch a film on a screen.
Five people are sitting on chairs on the stage, two of them are holding a microphone and talking.

This event will take place in the Lagerhalle e.V. . The film programme Digitale Parasiten [Digital Parasites] deals with the boundaries between reality and virtual worlds. [Virtual means: something is not real but created on the computer.] Both are becoming increasingly blurred. The digital seems to take control over lived reality and eventually influence …

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Die Kunst der Vermittlung

24.11.23–09.12.23 Exhibition

Art mediation team of Kunsthalle Osnabrück

4 works by the artist Susanne Heitmann: 3 square canvases depicting human faces and a mirror.
Three people sit at a table with headphones and watch a video work that is projected onto the tablecloth. In the background, several people are standing and chatting.
Seven people are standing in the hallway of the Kunsthalle, chatting.
Exhibition view in the new building: Paintings and acrylic works by artist Joscha Heinrichs are mounted on the pedestals.
Black framed pictures by the artist Eva Lause hang on the wall in the hallway of the Kunsthalle.
People stand around a person speaking into a microphone in the new Kunsthalle building.
Artist and art mediator Eva Lause speaks into a microphone in front of an audience standing and sitting in the new building.
4 people stand in the new building of the Kunsthalle and look at pictures attached to a fabric curtain.
Visitors to the art market stand and chat in the new Kunsthalle building.
Art market visitors look at works of art in the new Kunsthalle building.
In the new building, 3 smiling people are standing in front of a construction fence with pictures hanging on it.
2 people sit at a table with works of art, in the background there is a metal construction fence with paintings and drawings hanging on it.
Vermittlungsteam der Kunsthalle Osnabrück, "Kunst und Vermittlungsmarkt", exhibition as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy mediation team of Kunsthalle Osnabrück and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Art mediation is an important part of the art system. [Art mediation is talking about art, as for example in the framework of a guided tour.] At the Kunsthalle Osnabrück, too, art mediators work at the interface between art and visitors. The art mediation team would like to present an exhibition that presents and critically combines artistic works and …

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Repair afternoon

07.12.23 15:00–18:00

Workshop

Not everything that is broken has to be thrown away. This is demonstrated by repair groups in various locations. This offer is now also available at the repair afternoons in the Kunsthalle. The offer of help or complete repair can be taken up directly in the exhibition with coffee and cake.

The event is free of charge, registration is not required.

The workshop is part of the art mediation programme for the exhibition Package ready for pickup (08.07.2023-25.02.2024) by Aram Bartholl at Kunsthalle Osnabrück.

TRANSFER(S): From Osnabrück to Tamale

28.11.23–01.12.23 Event

curated by Bettina Klein and Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh

People sit on large steps covered with colourful carpets.
Conference participants sit on the large steps in the Red Clay Studio building in Tamale.
One person speaks into the microphone in front of other people sitting on steps covered with colourful carpets.
9 conference participants stand in front of a wall consisting of wooden crates and boxes.
Curator Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh speaks into the microphone and points to a monitor showing a photograph of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück.
View from above: People stand and sit in the Red Clay Studio, a large round piece of blue fabric is spread out on the floor of the studio.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama speaks into the microphone in front of an audience.
One person plays the harmonica and is accompanied by a number of people in blue clothing carrying large bowls of blue fabric.
Music band Koliko plays in the Red Clay Studio.
Curator Gabriel Schimmeroth sits on the steps of the Red Clay Studio and speaks into the microphone.
In the Red Clay Studio, people sit on the steps in front of a person who speaks into a microphone in front of a video camera.
Professor kąrî'kạchä seid'ōu speaks into the microphone.
Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo sits on a step next to a monitor and speaks into the microphone.
2 people sit in front of a large screen on which a stamp is displayed.
A person is standing in front of a train on the track.
A performance at the conference in the Red Clay Studio: A person stands in the centre of the room in front of a table with bowls.
Conference participants stand in front of 2 long lengths of fabric hanging from the ceiling.
2 people sit in front of 2 looms and weave fabrics.
Ibrahim Mahama, TRANSFER(S): From Osnabrück to Tamale, symposium as part of the exhibition TRANSFER(S), 2023. Courtesy Ibrahim Mahama and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Gideon Asmah

The symposium can be followed live via the SCCA Tamale Instagram channel. From 8 July to 1 October, artist Ibrahim Mahama covered the former Galeria Kaufhof building in Osnabrück city centre with fabric. The wrapping consisted of various materials: striped fabrics, garments collected in Ghana, known as batakaris, and jute sacks. The building wrapping was …

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Trans Day of Remembrance – Weshalb wir Schutzräume brauchen

20.11.23
19:00 Event

JAIKORU

In the new building, 4 people sit in front of an audience. One person speaks into the microphone.
2 people sit on the chairs, one of them speaks into a microphone.
A person sits on a chair in front of an audience and speaks into a microphone.
2 people sit on a bench, one of them speaks into a microphone.
The music duo JAIKORU plays in front of an audience in the Kunsthalle's new building.
Member of the music duo JAIKORU plays guitar.
Member of the music duo JAIKORU plays oboe.
Visitors to the event sit and stand in the new Kunsthalle building.
JAIKORU, "Trans Day of Remembrance - Weshalb wir Schützräume brauchen", panel discussion and concert as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy JAIKORU and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Maan Mouslli

Every year on 20 November is the Trans Day of Remembrance . In Germany, it is called Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Trans Hostility. On this day, trans people who have been murdered in the previous year are remembered. This number has risen sharply in recent years. So the question is: who is protected? And in which spaces are we safe? We will focus …

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Lecture and Talk on TRANSFER(S)

20.11.23
18:45 Lecture

With Ibrahim Mahama and Dr Anika Reineke

Managing Director of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 GmbH Stefan Schmidtke addresses the audience.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama and Dr Anika Reineke sit in front of an audience. Ibrahim Mahama speaks into the microphone.
Dr Anika Reineke stands in front of the audience and speaks into the microphone.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama stands in front of a video work projected on the wall and speaks into the microphone in front of the audience.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama stands in front of a video work projected on the wall and speaks into the microphone in front of the audience.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama sits on a chair in front of an audience. Next to him sits a person who speaks into the microphone.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama stands in front of a video work projected on the wall and speaks into the microphone in front of the audience.
Curator Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh speaks into the microphone in front of the audience.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama speaks into the microphone in front of an audience.
Lecture and talk on TRANSFER(S), as part of the wrapping of the former Galeria Kaufhof building by Ibrahim Mahama in Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz Open Space and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Peter Rossner

In November, artist Ibrahim Mahama talks to Dr Anika Reineke (curator of the Textile and Applied Arts Collection and the Henry van de Velde Museum of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz) in Chemnitz about his installation TRANSFER(S) in Osnabrück. TRANSFER(S) was the artist's largest project in europe to date and was realised in cooperation with the Kunsthalle …

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What's growing here?

19.11.23
16:00 Performance

YoungUrbanPerformances

A person in a glittering suit sings in front of an audience.
Parts of a pink costume hang from 3 metal barrier posts.
A view through the windows of the new building: people stand and sit in the room, at the window there is a table with a white tablecloth on which YUP publications lie.
A cake is cut with a knife. On the cake is written: Young Urban Performances.
A video of a performance is shown on a monitor.
People stand and sit in the new building, in the corner on the right is a large monitor showing a video.
2 people are sitting in front of a table with 2 computer monitors with headphones.
YoungUrbanPerformances, "What's growing here?", performance as part of the exhibition "Are you ready?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy YoungUrbanPerformances and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Maan Mouslli

Always keep going, never stop, think, question, look back, reflect — take a breath — stop! Instead of showing an already prepared exhibition, this year we are giving space to the collective process. This means: we make intermediate states and approaches public and put them up for discussion. We stop, look around and ask: What is actually growing here? We …

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Friedensreiter – Wir gemeinsam für unsere Region!

13.11.23–18.11.23 Workshop

OS-Radio 104,8

A microphone labelled
A person sits at a table and paints a sculpture of a horse's head with a brush.
A person in an apron stands at a table with a bucket of paint and paints a horse head sculpture with a brush.
4 people in aprons stand and one person sits at a table with paint cans and brushes and paints horse head sculptures.
Mayor of Osnabrück Katharina Pötter creating a horse head sculpture.
A person paints a horse head sculpture with a brush.
One person paints peace signs on the horse head sculpture with a brush.
A person paints a horse head sculpture with yellow paint.
A hand paints the horse head sculpture with a brush.
OS-Radio 104,8, "Friedensreiter - Wir gemeinsam für unsere Region!", charity campaign as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy OS-Radio 104,8 and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Maan Mouslli

Under the theme Friedensreiter — Wir gemeinsam für unsere Region! [Peace Riders — Together for our region!], the radio station OS-Radio 104.8 is launching a charity campaign for a good cause. [Charity means: doing something good]. Personalities from our city of peace, Osnabrück, are creating a small and very individual work of art to mark the 375th …

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Repair afternoon

09.11.23
15:00–18:00 Workshop

With Wüsteninitiative e.V., Reparaturcafé of the Museum Industriekultur, Repair Café Hagen a.T.W., ReparaturTreff (ReTrO) Ostercappeln e.V.

At the repair afternoon in the church hall of the Kunsthalle, people stand and sit at tables with tools, electrical appliances, coffee and cake.
In Aram Bartholl's exhibition in the church room of the Kunsthalle, people sit at tables with tools and electrical appliances.
At the repair afternoon in the Kunsthalle church hall, people stand and sit at tables with tools, electrical appliances, coffee and cake. 2 people walk through the space smiling.
Reperaturnachmittage, part of the exhibition "Ihr Paket ist abholbereit" by Aram Bartholl at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Aram Bartholl and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Joscha Heinrichs

Not everything that is broken has to be thrown away. This is demonstrated by repair groups in various locations. This offer is now also available at the repair afternoons in the Kunsthalle. The offer of help or complete repair can be taken up directly in the exhibition with coffee and cake. The event is free of charge, registration is not required. The …

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Body Politic

27.10.23–08.11.23 Exhibition

Kaan Ege Önal

An oil painting by Kaan Ege Önal depicting a naked human body hangs in the foyer of the Kunsthalle.
2 people stand in front of the painting by Kaan Ege Önal, which depicts a naked human body with arms and legs spread wide and a scarf on its head from behind.
Exhibition view in the hallway of the Kunsthalle: 4 paintings by Kaan Ege Önal depicting naked human bodies hang on the walls.
2 people stand in front of a painting by Kaan Ege Önal depicting a person in white clothing. The person is holding a megaphone in each hand.
Exhibition view in the hallway of the Kunsthalle: Visitors stand in front of 2 paintings by Kaan Ege Önal showing naked human bodies.
Opening of Kaan Ege Önal's exhibition: Visitors chat over a drink in the new Kunsthalle building.
An oil painting by Kaan Ege Önal: A person in a long coat lies on the floor with her left arm resting on her forehead.
Opening of Kaan Ege Önal's exhibition: Visitors chat over a drink in the new Kunsthalle building. The artist Kaan Ege Önal stands in the centre of it all.
Opening of Kaan Ege Önal's exhibition in the Kunsthalle's new building: visitors chat over a drink, the room is lit up in pink.
Opening of the exhibition by Kaan Ege Önal: Visitors stand and sit in the pink-lit new building of the Kunsthalle.
Kaan Ege Önal, „Body Politic“, exhibition as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Kaan Ege Önal and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

he exhibition Body Politic shows theatrical, realistic oil paintings by Kaan Ege Önal. [Theatrical is another word for dramatic and staged.] These show the human body in extraordinary forms. And they inspire reflection on current social issues.Önal is intensively involved in performance art. [Performance art is a rendition. You can also call it a stage …

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Mini Particle Accelerator AV Experiment

05.11.23
14:00–18:00 Workshop

With Darsha Hewitt

Artist Darsha Hewitt stands with two people at a lattice box on which an old computer monitor and several bells are placed.
People tinkering with bells at the workshop.
3 people in the church room of the Kunsthalle tinkering with bells.
In the church room of the Kunsthalle, people stand at a lattice box on which a computer monitor and several bells are placed.
Artist Darsha Hewitt stands in front of a table on which televisions are placed.
One person is sitting at the table and is working on a doorbell. There are 2 hot glue guns on the table.
A person stands in front of a table on which a television and several bells are placed and touches a bell.
Artist Darsha Hewitt stands at a lattice box in the church room of the Kunsthalle. Several bells and an old computer monitor are placed on the box.
A preserving jar stands on aluminium foil. In its pierced lid is a copper wire with a piece of aluminium foil.
In the church room of the Kunsthalle, people stand at a lattice box on which a computer monitor and several bells are placed.
There is a tube television on a table, in front of which 2 stands with 4 bells hanging down are placed.
Darsha Hewitt, Mini-Teilchenbeschleuniger-AV-Experiment, workshop as part of the exhibition Package ready for pick up from Aram Barthollat at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Darsha Hewitt and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Did you know that a landfill is full of small particle accelerators? Fewer and fewer people use tube TVs to watch TV. But they are full of cool physics. We can use them as a means of artistic expression. There are particle accelerators that explore the origins of the universe. There are colliding electrons in the broken TVs. [Electrons are tiny, negatively …

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Renate Hansen und Manfred Blieffert „Ist dies ein Anfang oder ein Ende?"

19.10.23–25.10.23 Exhibition

skulptur-galerie Osnabrück

Posters with the inscription
A poster printed by Manfred Blieffert, which reads
Manfred Blieffert and Renate Hansen stand in the new Kunsthalle building.
The projection of Renate Hansen's video work is reflected on the window facing the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle.
Im Neubau der Kunsthalle steht das Druckfahrrad unter 2 Sonnenschirmen, im Hintergrund hängen Plakate an einer Wäscheleine.
The artist Manfred Blieffert and a person print posters with rollers.
skulptur-galerie Osnabrück, Renate Hansen and Manfred Blieffert, "Ist dies ein Anfang oder ein Ende?", Exhibition and installation with print action as a part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Renate Hansen, Manfred Blieffert and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The contribution of skulptur-galerie Osnabrück consists of an exhibition with artworks by Renate Hansen and Manfred Blieffert. The starting point is a print action of posters with the text “5,000 Jahre Krieg sind genug” [5,000 years of war are enough] by Manfred Blieffert and the printing of poems by Renate Hansen on gauze fabric. [Gauze is a very fine, …

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Repair afternoon

21.10.23 15:00–18:00

Workshop

Not everything that is broken has to be thrown away. This is demonstrated by repair groups in various locations. This offer is now also available at the repair afternoons in the Kunsthalle. The offer of help or complete repair can be taken up directly in the exhibition with coffee and cake.

The event is free of charge, registration is not required.

The Repair Afternoons are part of the art mediation programme for the exhibition Package ready for pickup (08.07.2023-25.02.2024) by Aram Bartholl at Kunsthalle Osnabrück.

Further dates are Thursday 09.11.2023 and Thursday 07.12.2023 each from 15:00-18:00.

Grenzgang

10.10.23–17.10.23 Exhibition

SubstAnZ Osnabrück

There is an easel with a collage of paper and text in the new Kunsthalle building. (A collage is a work of art that is composed of several parts or materials).
Exhibition view in the new building: works made of paper and a red fabric banner with the inscription
A frame painted in white on the window in the new Kunsthalle building. Next to it is written: Mirror, mirror on the wall.
A person stands in the new Kunsthalle building and looks at the
Exhibition view in the new building: 6 mobile phones lie on a sloping high table, 2 paintings hang on the wall behind.
Four people stand in the new Kunsthalle building and read texts written in white paint on the glass doors to the inner courtyard.
Metal spikes lie under an acrylic glass table. The table surface is labelled: Looks uncomfortable? Try sleeping on it!
Exhibition view in the new building: posters and clouds made of cotton wool hang from the ceiling, in the centre of the room there is a pedestal and a table.
People stand in the new building of the Kunsthalle and look at the exhibition by the Substanz collective.
People view the exhibition by the Substanz collective in the new Kunsthalle building.
Exhibition view in the new building: Flyers lie on a long table, 4 sofas stand in the corners, white curtains hang from the ceiling with 3 people standing behind them.
SubstAnZ Osnabrück, "Grenzgang", exhibition as a part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy SubstAnZ Osnabrück and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

What are the boundaries that we encounter in everyday life? Are they the same boundaries for all people? Or are there differences? And what boundaries do we maintain as a society? Life seems like a maze in which not everyone can take the same paths and in which there are the most diverse dead ends. Let’s explore this maze together and see what a better society could look like.

A contribution by SubstAnZ Osnabrück in the exhibition Bist du bereit?.

Filmfest Forum: Lokale Filmkultur

14.10.23
15:00 Lecture

Filmfest Osnabrück

In the new building of the Kunsthalle, 6 people sit in front of an audience and discuss with each other.
In the new Kunsthalle building, 6 people sit in front of an audience and discuss. A white canvas hangs on the wall behind them.
In the new building of the Kunsthalle, the audience sits in front of 6 people who are having a discussion.
Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück, "Filmfest Forum: Lokale Filmkultur", panel discussion on the 38th Osnabrück Film Festival as a part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

What is the state of the cinema in Osnabrück? Together we want to talk about how our cinema culture is doing in Osnabrück. We are collecting ideas and inspiration for the cinema of the future. There are many questions to be answered: Who moves up? Who is leading the way? Who still dares to be an art house cinema? [An art house cinema shows small, …

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Nikolas Klemme. "Ich war hier – Felix Nussbaum 1971."

14.09.23–08.10.23
11:00–18:00 Exhibition

Museumsquartier Osnabrück

Installationsansicht im Kreuzgang der Kunsthalle: Auf einem Monitor steht
Nikolas Klemme, "Ich war hier – Felix Nussbaum 1971." multimedia room installation as a part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Nikolas Klemme and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Nikolas Klemme shows a multimedia spatial installation. In other words, a work of art made of sounds and images. His artwork is based on a newspaper article from the NOZ from 1971 [NOZ is the abbreviation for Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung]. In 1971, artworks by Felix Nussbaum were shown for the first time in Osnabrück. The exhibition was at the Kunsthalle …

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Wenn du singst, sing nicht allein!

07.10.23
16:00 Event

Chor Regenbogenschola Matthäuskirche Melle

A group of people are standing and singing in the church room of the Kunsthalle. People with musical instruments are sitting in front of the group.
A group of people sings in the church room of the Kunsthalle, accompanied by musicians. The audience sits in the background.
A group of people stand and sing in the church room of the Kunsthalle. Musicians sit in the foreground and play music.
In the church room of the Kunsthalle, one person sings in front of a seated audience. Surrounding her are members of the choir and musicians.
View through a lattice box: In the church room of the Kunsthalle, a person sings in front of a seated audience. Surrounding her are members of the choir and musicians.
Chor Regenbogenschola Matthäuskirche Melle, "Wenn du singst, sing nicht allein!", concert as a part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Chor Regenbogenschola and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Singing is good for your health, brings your beauty to light and is most fun when singing together in a group. That is why the singers of the Regenbogenschola have been meeting twice a month for almost 30 years to sing together. They present their favourite pieces in a singalong concert. Together with the band Crossing in the middle, they invite all …

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Guided tour of the Art in Public Space

07.10.23
14:00 Excursion

with head of collection Frederike Schmäschke

Sculpture
On a lawn with tulips, in front of a large building with glazed walls, stands the sculpture
Sculpture by Fritz Szalinski
In front of the church door of the Kunsthalle is the sculpture by Lothar Fischer

We invite you to a free guided tour of selected works from the Art in Public Space Collection. Our head of collection Art in Public Space Frederike Schmäschke will introduce herself, the collection and future plans. Meeting point is the foyer of the Kunsthalle. The Kunsthalle Osnabrück manages the Art in Public Space Collection of the City of Osnabrück. …

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Flächenbüfetts – wie viele Quadratmeter gibt es zum Abendessen?

08.07.23–01.10.23 Exhibition

Osnabrücker Weltacker e. V.

Osnabrücker Weltacker e. V., Flächenbüfetts – wie viele Quadratmeter gibt es zum Abendessen?, garden as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Osnabrücker Weltacker e. V. and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Everything we eat originates somewhere and needs fertile land there. There is arable land all over the world. If we were to divide this global arable land fairly among all people, that would be just under 2000 m² per person. Every meal has its "land footprint". This means that a certain amount of land is needed to grow the ingredients. The differences …

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Tiny Artist House

08.07.23–01.10.23

Andreas Zelle

A Tiny House stands outside next to the Kunsthalle.
People standing and talking next to the Tiny House.
Aus dem Fenster des Neubaus der Kunsthalle sieht man ein Tiny House stehen.
A Tiny House stands outside next to the Kunsthalle.
Room view in the Tiny House: 2 windows, an armchair and a large drawing on the wall.
Andreas Zelle, Tiny Artist House, intervention as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Andreas Zelle and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The Tiny Artist House is made up of 80% used exhibition materials from the Kunsthalle Osnabrück and the Felix-Nussbaumhaus. Materials for setting up exhibitions are often only used for a very short time. Afterwards, some are simply disposed of. Andreas Zelle wanted to continue using these materials even after they had been dismantled. And with the Tiny …

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TRANSFER(S)

08.07.23–01.10.23 Exhibition

Ibrahim Mahama

Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
People sit on the floor and sew the fabrics together.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
A bus drives in front of the shrouded building.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
People sit on the floor and sew the fabrics together.
2 traffic lights in front of the wall of the former Galeria Kaufhof building, which is covered with jute bags and fabric.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
People sit on the floor and sew the fabrics together.
People sit on the floor and sew the fabrics together.
Installation view: The former Galeria Kaufhof building, which has been covered with jute sacks and blue fabrics.
Ibrahim Mahama, TRANSFER(S), installation view, draping of former Galeria Kaufhof building in Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Ibrahim Mahama and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

The Peace of Westphalia was concluded 375 years ago. The Peace of Westphalia ended the 30-year war with two peace treaties. To mark this anniversary, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück is doing a research and exhibition project. In cooperation with the internationally renowned artist Ibrahim Mahama. Ibrahim Mahama comes from Ghana. Among other things, the project …

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30 years random g-code

26.09.23–30.09.23
11:00–18:00 Performance

BBK Kunstquartier

There is a 3D printer on a table in the foyer of the Kunsthalle.
A 3D printer stands on a table in the foyer of the Kunsthalle. In front of it are objects in neon green colour.
Neongrüne Objekte sind um den 3D-Drucker herum platziert.
BBK Kunstquartier, "30 years random g-code", artistic intervention as a part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy BBK Kunstquartier and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

In the random g-code project, people can enter their congratulations on a website on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. An algorithm converts the individual letters as contained in the wish into the programming language of modern 3D printers. [An algorithm is an instruction for computers to act.] Thus, three-dimensional wishes …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

30.09.23
14:00–15:30 Event

With Bettina Klein

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Talk&Table: Repair is care – Taking Care of Things and People

23.09.23
19:00–20:30 Workshop

In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, people sit at a large table and work with handicraft materials.
© Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Who has old clothes in their wardrobe? Our online workshop is about discarded shirts, old jeans and other discarded textiles. And it's about telling their stories - and turning old things into brand new ones! Janaina Domingos has ideas for DIY fans and friends for repairing and caring. [DIY is the abbreviation for Do It Yourself.] The workshop is about …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

21.09.23
18:00–19:30 Event

With Liane Schäfer

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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next level

12.09.23–20.09.23
11:00–18:00 Workshop

HHO – KunstContainer

2 people look at each other and smile. One person is holding a drum in their hands.
2 people with a drum during a performance in the new building of the Kunsthalle. Painted cardboard boxes are in the background.
During a performance, one person holds the hands of another from behind.
View of the exhibition from the KunstContainer in the new Kunsthalle building: pictures hang on the wall, painted boxes and buckets of paint are on the floor.
People dance during the performance in the new building of the Kunsthalle.
7 people hold hands and form a circle during a performance in the new building of the Kunsthalle.
2 people sit at a table and work on a cardboard sculpture in pink.
In the new Kunsthalle building, 6 people are sitting at 2 tables and painting. A visitor stands next to them and watches them.
During the performance in the new Kunsthalle building, 9 people move in a circle. There are several chairs in front of them, with one person sitting on one and watching the performance.
HHO – KunstContainer, "next level", workshop, performance and exhibition as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy HHO – KunstContainer and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The Heilpädagogische Hilfe Osnabrück [abbreviated: HHO] is focused on the areas of living, working, education and leisure for people with and without disabilities. The HHO has been running the KunstContainer since 2006. It is a meeting point for the employees of the HHO. It is a place for art and for experimentation. The project next level takes place in …

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Bicycle excursion - Commodity flows on site!

16.09.23 13:00–18:00

Excursion

Together with the ADFC Osnabrück e.V., we would like to go on a bicycle tour. ADFC is the abbreviation for the Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club [General German Bicycle Club]. During this bicycle tour we want to experience the flow of goods on site. Which routes are used to transport goods to Osnabrück? Our starting point is the exhibition Package ready for pickup. Your package is ready for collection at the Kunsthalle. The next stop is the company LEREC Elektrorecycling GmbH in Lotte. There you will be given an insight into the dismantling process of electrical appliances. After refreshments in the museum café, a guided tour of the exhibition Welthandel. Geschichte, Gegenwart, Perspektiven [World Trade. History, Present, ] Museum für Industriekultur will open up global perspectives. [Global is another word for worldwide.]

With the Museum Industriekultur Osnabrück, LEREC Elektrorecycling GmbH, Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club Kreisverband Osnabrück e.V. Starting point at 13:00 at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück, end point Museum Industriekultur Osnabrück.
The distance we will cycle is about 20km. Please bring your own bike.

Registration for the free bike tour is required until 12.09.20 at: vermittlung.kunsthalle@osnabrueck.de.

The excursion is part of the art mediation programme for the exhibition Package ready for pickup) (08.07.2023-25.02.2024) by Aram Bartholl at Kunsthalle Osnabrück.

Ice Cream Café Talks

14.09.23
18:00–19:30 Event

With Thorsten Heese (curator at MQ4 for urban and cultural history and initiator of the city tour Osnabrück post-colonial)

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Repair Afternoon

14.09.23
15:00–18:00 Workshop

With Wüsteninitiative e.V., Reparaturcafé of the Museum Industriekultur, Repair Café Hagen a.T.W., ReparaturTreff (ReTrO) Ostercappeln e.V.

2 Hands of a person repairing a hoover.
© Franz Josef Spreckelmeyer

Not everything that is broken has to be thrown away. This is demonstrated by repair groups in various locations. This offer is now also available at the repair afternoons in the Kunsthalle. The offer of help or complete repair can be taken up directly in the exhibition with coffee and cake. The event is free of charge, registration is not required. The …

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Talk&Table: Sew, Knot, Weave!

09.09.23
15:30–17:30 Workshop

In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, people sit at a large table and work with handicraft materials.
© Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Fancy an afternoon with art, cake and lots of craft activities on the theme of fabric at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück? Parents and their children are welcome, explicitly Ukrainian families. There will be a German-Ukrainian translation. The workshop is free of charge. Please register at: vermittlung.kunsthalle@osnabrueck.de The event is part of the art mediation …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

07.09.23
18:00–19:30 Event

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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We believe in change: Wie kann ein Religionsfrieden für queere Menschen weltweit aussehen?

07.09.23
13:00–17:00 Event

Gay in May e. V.

In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, people are standing at a bar table and chatting.
Participants in the panel discussion stand in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle.
In the new Kunsthalle building, a person stands in front of a seated audience and gives a speech. Behind her is a stage and a screen.
An audience sits in the new Kunsthalle building and listens to the speech by Director Juliane Schickedanz.
2 people with headphones and a microphone sit at a table and translate the lecture.
One person stands at the lectern in front of an applauding audience and speaks into the microphone.
An audience sits in the new Kunsthalle building. In front of it, a person stands at the lectern.
Gay in May e.V., "We believe in change: Wie kann ein Religionsfrieden für queere Menschen weltweit aussehen?", panel discussion as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Gay in May e.V. and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Osnabrück is the city of the Peace of Westphalia. The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Year’s War with the conclusion of two peace treaties. In this city we want to pursue the question: What consequences and lessons can be drawn from the historically significant religious peace for queer people all over the world? [The word queer is a self-designation. …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

31.08.23
18:00–19:30 Event

With Birgit Haehnel

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Kulturnacht XXL

26.08.23
18:00–00:00 Event

For Kulturnacht XXL [Night of Culture XXL], Kunsthalle Osnabrück and local repair initiatives invite you to repair together. In the exhibition by Aram Bartholl. The art mediation team will give short tours of the exhibition projects Bist du bereit? , Package ready for pickup and TRANSFER(S) every half hour. As part of Bist du bereit? the artist and laser …

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artificial time tunnel experience

26.08.23 Exhibition

Frank Berger/ClickWork

A laser tunnel in the hallway of the Kunsthalle.
Artist Frank Berger in front of the laser tunnel.
Laser tunnel in the hallway of the Kunsthalle.
Laser tunnel in the Kunsthalle corridor in the colours red, white and blue.
There is a wall clock on the floor in the hallway of the Kunsthalle. It is leant against a door and illuminated by blue and pink light.
Frank Berger, artificial time tunnel experience, laser show as part of the exhibition "Are you ready?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Frank Berger and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

Frank Berger is an artist and expert for laser shows. I the context of our anniversary programme Bist du bereit? he shows a laser installation: Zeit ist relativ [Time is relative]. This means: it does not always pass by at the same speed. And it changes even more through our perception. Nevertheless, time always seems to flow in the same direction. In a …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

24.08.23
18:00–19:30 Event

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Exil, Krieg und die Abstrakten. Aus dem Briefwechsel Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewarts

18.08.23
19:00 Lecture

VG-Initiative

VG-Initiative, "Exil, Krieg und die Abstrakten. Aus dem Briefwechsel Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewarts", lecture and exhibition as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy VG-Initiative and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

During the National Socialist era, various art styles and artists were classified as "degenerate". This means that the National Socialists thought that this type of art did not fit in with Germany and their idea of beauty and art. This was also the case with the art of Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart. For this reason, he left Germany together with his …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

17.08.23
18:00–19:30 Event

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Guided tour of the Art in Public Space

16.08.23
18:00 Excursion

with head of collection Frederike Schmäschke

The sculpture
Wall painting by Axel Gundrum
The bronze sculpture
Friedel Kantaut's work
Sculpture by Hans-Jürgen Breuste

We invite you to a free guided tour of selected works from the Art in Public Space Collection. Our head of collection Art in Public Space Frederike Schmäschke will introduce herself, the collection and future plans. Meeting point is the foyer of the Kunsthalle. The Kunsthalle Osnabrück manages the Art in Public Space Collection of the City of Osnabrück. …

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Hiltrud Schäfer – Werkschau

27.07.23–13.08.23

Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück e. V.

Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück e.V., "Hiltrud Schäfer – Werkschau", exhibition as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück e.V. and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. PHoto: Angela von Brill

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück has existed for 30 years. And the association Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück [Friends of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück] for 20 years. The Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück are celebrating with 2 activities: With an exhibition of artworks by Hiltrud Schäfer. And with a dinner with Caique Tizzi on 11.08.2023. Hiltrud Schäfer was …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

12.08.23
14:00–15:30 Event

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Dinner with Caique Tizzi

11.08.23 Event

Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück e. V.

Caique Tizzi,"Dinner mit Caique Tizzi", performance as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Caique Tizzi and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück has existed for 30 years. And the association Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück [Friends of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück] for 20 years. The Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück are celebrating with 2 activities: With an exhibition of artworks by Hiltrud Schäfer. And with a dinner with Caique Tizzi. n Friday, 11.08.2023, the Friends of the …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

03.08.23
18:00–19:30 Event

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

27.07.23
18:00–19:30 Event

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

20.07.23
18:00–19:30 Event

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Verbindung braucht keine Tischordnung

19.07.23
16:00

Dua Zeitun/Laura Igelbrink

4 women sit on the floor on a carpet and prepare flat breads and pastries in 2 small ovens.
2 hands place a plate of salad on a table with several bowls of vegetables.
4 people sit at a table in the new building of the Kunsthalle and cut vegetables.
5 people are sitting at a table in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle and eating. 2 people are standing in front of them with a bowl of salad.
5 people stand around a table on which plates and bowls with vegetables and salads are placed.
13 women are standing on a stage and cheering. They are being photographed by one person.
A woman is sitting on the floor on a carpet, chopping chives. Next to her is a large bowl of parsley and several rolling pins.
3 women stand at a table and cut vegetables.
Laura Igelbrink and Dua Zeitun, Verbindung braucht keine Tischordnung, cooking event as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2023. Courtesy Laura Igelbrink, Dua Zeitun and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

We would like to give the Kunsthalle Osnabrück and its friends the gift of a culinary journey to Syria: we invite everyone who is interested to join us. We want to prepare and eat traditional food in the inner courtyard with music and tea. [Traditional in this context means: The dishes have been prepared in this manner in Syria for a long time]. Because …

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Ice Cream Café Talks

15.07.23
14:00–15:30 Event

With Bärbel Schmidt

Meeting point: Eiscafé Dolomiti, Neumarkt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Guided tours of Ibrahim Mahama's installation TRANSFER(S) take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Facilitators give an introduction to the artistic covering of the former Galeria Kaufhof building at the Neumarkt. Following a tour of the building, a discussion will take place in the ice cream café …

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Ana Vaz. "È noite na América"/"It's Night in America"

15.07.23
19:00

European Media Art Festival

A film room in the new Kunsthalle building with a screen, chairs and armchairs, illuminated by a magenta light.
Director of the European Media Art Festival Katrin Mundt gives a speech to the audience.
Director of the European Media Art Festival Katrin Mundt gives a speech to the audience.
Director of the European Media Art Festival Katrin Mundt gives a speech to the audience.
Ana Vaz, È noite na América/It's Night in America, film screening as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, a contribution by the European Media Art Festival, 2023. Courtesy Ana Vaz, European Media Art Festival and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The film È noite na América / It's Night in America (66 min., Brazil, France, Italy 2022) is set in the surroundings of Brasília, the capital of Brazil. And in a zoo in Brazil. It is the habitat of hundreds of rescued animal species. Ana Vaz says about the film: "Anteaters, wolves, owls, forest foxes and capybaras meet biologists, veterinarians, animal …

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Azim Becker. "Refugium-Rave"

09.07.23
14:00–19:00

Kunstraum hase29

2 people sit on the floor next to a sculpture made of a painted cardboard box on silicone legs.
In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, people stand and sit in front of a soap bubble machine. Soap bubbles float in the air.
People stand in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle in front of a stage on which 2 DJs are playing music.
On the stage in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle, a DJane stands in front of a DJ booth and plays music. On the front corner of the stage is a sculpture made of silicone representing a person in knots.
People sit and talk at the tables in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle, in the background several people dance in front of a stage.
2 DJs stand in front of a mixing desk and play music.
In the courtyard of the Kunsthalle, people are sitting on chairs and sofas. Next to the glass door on the left is a sculpture made of a painted cardboard box with silicone legs.
Azim Becker, Refugium-Rave, exhibition and rave as part of the exhibition "Bist du bereit?" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück, a contribution by Kunstraum hase29, 2023. Courtesy Azim Becker, Kunstraum hase29 and Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Photo: Angela von Brill

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück is an important refuge. Another word for it is sanctuary. Therefore, a Refugium Rave takes place to celebrate the anniversary. [A rave is a dance event, usually to techno music. At the Refugium rave, contemporary art and music meet. [Contemporary means: it is music and art from today. The artists are still alive]. The starting point …

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FROM THE VOID CAME THE GIFT OF THE COSMOS

30.05.23
18:30 Lecture

Ibrahim Mahama

A portrait of artist Ibrahim Mahama.
People stand in front of Ibrahim Mahama's installation, which consists of fabrics sewn together.
Ibrahim Mahama, portrait. Photo: Peter Rosemann. Courtesy of the artist and APALAZZOGALLERY

On Tuesday 30 May, the artist Ibrahim Mahama will talk about his work in the Friedenssaal in Osnabrück's city hall. In a lecture and an artist talk. In summer 2023, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück will present an exhibition of the artist's work. The exhibition is being created to mark the 30th anniversary of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück and 375 years of the Peace of …

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EMAF 2023: Trembling Time

19.04.23–29.05.23 Exhibition

Graphic of this year's European Media Art Festival on the theme of Trembling Time.

EMAF is the abbreviation for the European Media Art Festival Osnabrück. EMAF plays an important role in the dissemination of media art in Europe. [Media art uses motifs from mass media, such as from films or music videos]. It takes place on an annual basis. The festival offers an up-to-date overview of artistic films, installations, performances, digital …

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Monascella – Reading

20.03.23
19:00–21:00 Lecture

by Kerstin Holzer

On 20 March 2023, a reading will take place at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück from 19:00. The reading is organised by three bookshops in Osnabrück: Altstädter Bücherstuben, Buchhandlung Eicholt and Buchhandlung zur Heide. The author Kerstin Holzer will read from her book "Monascella". The book is about the life story of Monika Mann. She is the daughter of the …

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Catalogue presentation

19.03.23
13:00

by "Monke" Herbert Rauer

Announcement for the presentation of the catalogue by the artist Monke: the artist is sitting next to a sculpture in the shape of a large banana.

In 2022, a retrospective [A retrospective is an exhibition of an artist's most important works] of the artworks of the Osnabrück artist and sculptor [A sculptor makes sculptures from stone or other materials] "Monke" Herbert Rauer took place. A catalogue has been produced for this. On 19 March at 13:00 the catalogue will be presented in the Kunsthalle. You …

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A Song of Tigris & Euphrates

05.11.22–05.03.23 Exhibition

Cemile Sahin

Exhibition view in the church: A large screen hangs down from the ceiling showing the film by Cemile Sahin. The screen is surrounded by 3 large banners.
Exhibition view in the church: A large screen hangs down from the ceiling showing the film by Cemile Sahin. The screen is surrounded by 3 large banners.
Exhibition view in the church: A screen surrounded by 3 large banners, in front of which is a stand.
In the middle of the nave of the Kunsthalle there is a tribune on which people are sitting. Other people are standing to the side of the tribune.
Exhibition view in the church: A tribune covered with banners, in the background on the left hangs a screen showing a film.
Exhibition view in the church: A tribune covered with banners, in the background on the left hangs a screen showing a film.
Exhibition view in the church: A film is shown on a screen.
Side view of the tribune in the Kunsthalle church, in the background is a church window.
Cemile Sahin, A Song of Tigris & Euphrates, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2022. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Cemile Sahin's art is about political events. And about how these events are told in the media. Cemile Sahin works in multimedia. [That means she combines different media in her work. Her art has different forms and modes of expression]. In her installations, Cemile Sahin combines the media of film, sculpture, text, sound and photography. [An installation …

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Verschont mein Haus, zündet andere an

05.11.22–05.03.23 Exhibition

Andrzej Steinbach

Exhibition view in the new building of the Kunsthalle: orange metal cabinets stand in 4 rows, photographs hang on the doors of the cabinets. Neon tubes hang from the ceiling.
Exhibition view in the new building: photographs hang on the back of the metal cabinets, which are arranged in 4 rows. Neon tubes hang from the ceiling.
On the front of the orange metal cabinets hangs a photograph showing a lampshade from below.
Exhibition view in the new building: 2 rows of metal cabinets on which photographs are mounted. There are 4 neon tubes hanging from the ceiling.
Exhibition view in the new building: back of the metal cabinets on which 3 photographs of stones hang.
An art print hangs on the doors of the cabinets: on one shelf there is a stereo and next to it a cutlery box with cutlery.
Exhibition view in the new building: 4 photographs hang on the doors of the orange metal cabinets.
A photograph showing 2 bricks.
Exhibition view in the new building: photographs hang on the back of the metal cabinets.
Andrzej Steinbach, Verschont mein Haus, zündet andere an, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2022. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Andrzej Steinbach's art is about human identity. [Identity is another word for the self. What makes a human being?] What does history have to do with one's identity? Or the way we live together? Or the things that surround us? How is our culture related to it? His pictures relate to politics and society. In the past and in the present. His own photographs …

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Battlefield

25.06.22–05.03.23 Exhibition

Gabriella Hirst

Exhibition view in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle: Intallation consisting of beds and plants.
On a small sign in the flower bed is written: Iron Cross.
Exhibition view in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle from above: Installation consisting of beds and plants.
Exhibition view in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle: Intallation consisting of beds and plants.
A small sign in the flower bed reads: Victory Pearl.
A bed with plants in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle.
A pot with a plant and with a small sign that says
Exhibition view in the courtyard: flowerbeds and pots with plants, a bench in the back.
Gabriella Hirst, Battlefield, installation, beds, plants, planters, planting aids, benches, publication, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2022. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Gabriella Hirst is interested in gardening and breeding plants. Gardening is a conquest. But it is also connected to care. Gabriella Hirst has been building an archive of living and dead plants since 2014. For her installation, Gabriella Hirst uses around 200 different varieties of plants. They were all named after famous battles, conquered territories, …

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diamond splinters – osna’s queerstory

25.06.22–05.03.23 Exhibition

Irène Mélix

Postcards with personal ads are placed in a postcard rack.
Exhibition view in the foyer: A postcard stand with postcards and a mobile wooden letterbox.
2 postcards with personals in a postcard rack.
A person writes a postcard on a letterbox, next to it is a postcard rack with postcards.
2 postcards with personals in a postcard rack.
Irène Mélix, diamond splinters – osna's queerstory, artistic research and mediation project, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2022. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Artistic research and mediation project: Irène Mélix is an artist. Irène Mélix is also a queer activist. The word queer is a self-description. This means that people such as gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people or intersexual use this word by choice to refer to themselves. In Osnabrück, Irène Mélix traces moments of queer encounters in the …

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Homi

25.06.22–05.03.23 Exhibition

Anna Haifisch

Exhibition view in the cloister: Posters are attached to 2 pillars and to the walls in the background, 2 people walk through the exhibition.
Exhibition view in the cloister: A smiling person stands in front of a wall poster with a teddy bear, 2 other people walk past her.
Exhibition view in the cloister: On the walls between the glass doors are large posters with comics.
A wooden table in the shape of a dog, painted orange.
Exhibition view in the cloister: There are posters with comics on the wall.
Exhibition view in the cloister: A table on which 3 books are lying, in the background a person is standing and looking at posters with comics hanging on the walls.
2 wooden tables: the orange table on the left is in the shape of 2 dogs, the yellow table on the right is in the shape of a food bowl. There are books on both tables.
Exhibition view in the cloister: Posters with comics hang on the walls.
In front of a wall with a comic poster, 2 people sit in 2 massage chairs.
Anna Haifisch, Homi, 10 Posters, 140 x 190 cm, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2022. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Anna Haifisch is a comic artist and illustrator. [Illustrator is another word for someone who draws.] She has a very humorous but also very clear take on society. In her drawings, all characters are portrayed as animals. She became known for her comic The Artist . The comic is about a skinny bird who has a very tough life. It represents the struggles that …

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„Sie allein ist unendlich, weil sie allein frei ist“: Romantic literary criticism - a reading guide for us today?

22.02.23
18:00 Lecture

Graphics of the Kunsthalle on the annual theme of Romanticism.

What is "Romantic Universal Poetry"? It is a text by Friedrich Schlegel. In it he writes about how to deal with literature. [Literature is printed texts such as novels, short stories or poems]. This text changed many things at the time of Romanticism. He described a new task of literary criticism. [Literary criticism is the review of literature, for example …

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Queer Walk V

11.02.23
11:00–13:00 Performance

with Eva Lause

A group of people stand in a narrow alley in front of a stumbling block.
Irène Mélix, diamond splinters - osna's queerstory, Queer Walk II with Eva Lause. Photo: Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Queer Walks are city walks to queer history, queer stories and places in Osnabrück. The word queer is a self-designation. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves. In which bar did the most popular women's parties take place in the 90s? Where do LGBTQIA drink their after-work drink today? …

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Queer Talk (Talkshow)

09.02.23
19:00–23:00 Lecture

3 people with microphones sit on stage at the talk show and smile.
5 people at the talk show sit on the stage, one person speaks into the microphone.
3 people sit on the stage, one person speaks into the microphone.
During the talk show: People sit in front of the stage at tables with drinks.
3 people sit on the stage, one person speaks into the microphone.
Audience seated in front of a stage with 5 people sitting in the armchairs talking.
Irène Mélix, diamond splinters – osna's queerstory, Queer Talk with Irène Mélix, Haus of Udo, Gay in May e.V. and House of Fluicy, 2023. Photo: Joy Tönnies

Finale of the artistic research and art mediation project diamond splinters – osna's queerstory by Irène Mélix. Location: Attic of the Lagerhalle (Rolandsmauer 26, 49074 Osnabrück) Moderation: Irène Mélix Guests: House of Udo, House of Fluicy and Gay in May. In January 2022, the artist Irène Mélix came to Osnabrück. She started with a research on …

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Queer Walk IV

21.01.23
11:00–13:00 Performance

A group of people stand in front of Osnabrück City Hall and listen to Lars Linnhoff.
Irène Mélix, diamond splinters - osna's queerstory, Queer Walk II with Lars Linnhoff. Photo: Joy Tönnies

Why were two gay men banned from the theatre arcade in 1988? And what queer story does Marienstraße in Osnabrück tell? Lars Linnhoff is a theatre maker and illustrator. He is queer himself. Since the beginning of 2022 he has been collecting material on queer life in Osnabrück. His illustrated city map on queer city history was published this summer. In …

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UNEXPECTED LESSONS #3 – Decolonizing Romantik

10.12.22
17:00–20:30 Lecture

TALKING OBJECTS LAB @ Kunsthalle Osnabrück

The performative, digital conference can be attended on December 10 via YouTube HERE . Curated by Mahret Ifeoma Kupka and Isabel Raabe. Film programme curated by Nnenna Onuoha. With: Josephine Apraku, Nikita Dhawan, Timea Junghaus, Brunn Morais a.o. How does the Europe of the era of Romanticism look at the world? And how does Romanticism still shape …

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Protect: winter care workshop – Battlefield

26.11.22
12:00–15:00 Workshop

with Gabriella Hirst

A group of people stand around a table amidst plants in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle.
Gabriella Hirst, Battlefield, workshop, 2022. Photo: Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Artist Gabriella Hirst invites you to a winter workshop at her installation Battlefield . Together with her and gardener Sonja Nitz, we will winterise the Battlefield garden. We will pack up plants, cut them back and prepare them for winter dormancy. All are welcome to lend a hand and help out and learn more about the needs and protection of individual …

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Talk&Table

19.11.22
15:00–17:00 Workshop

Familien-Samstag-Nachmittag in der Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Would you like to spend an afternoon with art, cake and various craft activities at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück? Parents and their children are welcome, Ukrainian families are particularly welcome. A German-Ukrainian translation will be provided. The number of places is limited. Registrations until 14.11.2022 with Viktoria Puskar puskar@osnabrueck.de The event …

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Queer Walk III

12.11.22
11:00–13:00 Performance

with Eva Lause

People cross a street and walk towards a building with
Irène Mélix, diamond splinters – osna's queerstory, Soft Date. Photo: Joy Tönnies

Queer Walks are city walks to queer history, queer stories and places in Osnabrück. The word queer is a self-designation. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves. In which bar did the most popular women's parties take place in the 90s? Where do LGBTQIA drink their after-work drink today? …

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Harvest-Workshop – Battlefield

09.11.22
18:00–21:00 Workshop

with Gabriella Hirst

In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, people stand amidst plants at a table on which there are teapots, cups and bowls.
On a table are cups, tea lights, a teapot, blossoms and bowls with fruits of the plants from the garden in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle.
One hand touches a flower that another hand is holding out to it.
People standing amidst plants in the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle.
2 people are standing at a plant bed with plants. One person touches the earth with his hands.
A person is standing in front of a table on which knives and flowers are lying and holding a bowl with fruits of the rosehip.
Gabriella Hirst, Battlefield, harvest workshop, 2022. Photo: Kunsthalle Osnabrück

The public Harvest-Workshop takes place together with the artist Gabriella Hirst and the gardener Sonja Nitz. They will harvest the autumn plants, fruits and seeds of the Battlefield garden. Together we will pick, taste and brew the harvest. We will work on the healing and toxic properties of certain plants in the garden. And we will investigate their …

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exhibition opening Romanticism 2nd part

05.11.22
17:00–21:00 Exhibition

Invitation card for the opening of the exhibition Romanticism Part 2.

On Saturday, 5 November 2022, 17:00, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück opens the second part of its annual theme Romanticism . Two new solo exhibitions will be shown. Both exhibitions were planned and realised especially for the Kunsthalle. They are exhibitions by the artists Cemile Sahin and Andrzej Steinbach . The Kunsthalle Osnabrück is an old church. The …

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Queer Walk II

22.10.22
11:00–13:00 Workshop

with Lars Linhoff

Irène Mélix, diamond splinters - osna's queerstory, Workshop and city walk Queer Walk II with Lars Linnhoff. Photo: Joy Tönnies

Why were two gay men banned from the theatre arcade in 1988? And what queer story does Marienstraße in Osnabrück tell? Lars Linnhoff is a theatre maker and illustrator. He is queer himself. Since the beginning of 2022 he has been collecting material on queer life in Osnabrück. His illustrated city map on queer city history was published this summer. In …

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Inside

25.06.22–16.10.22 Exhibition

Hannah Quinlan und Rosie Hastings

Exhibition view in the church: Doll's houses stand in a row on the pedestals.
A doll's house on a pedestal.
An attic room in a doll's house.
View through the door of a doll's house: a window and a staircase.
Exhibition view in the church: 2 doll's houses on the pedestals, with a sound box in between.
Exhibition view in the church: Different doll's houses stand on pedestals in a row through the middle of the room.
A doll's house of a modern villa on a pedestal.
View of a room in a doll's house: window and outside railing.
Ein zweistöckiges Puppenhaus ohne die Frontwand auf einem Podest.
Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings, Inside, mixed materials, dolls houses 1890s-1980s, 16 channel sound piece, 50:00 min., Installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2022. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings use different media in their art: film, painting, drawing and performance. [Another word for performance is action art.] Their work questions the way we live together, structures in politics and the recent development of conservatism. [Conservatism means: Someone rejects change. They want everything to stay as it is. They …

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Walhalla to Birkenau

25.06.22–16.10.22 Exhibition

Forum demokratische Kultur und zeitgenössische Kunst (Forum DCCA)

Exhibition view in the new building: a video work is playing on a screen in front of which headphones are placed.
Excerpt from a video work: A woman with an umbrella stands in front of the ruins of Valhalla.
Exhibition view in the new building: Ruin-like installation with 2 video projection walls.
Exhibition view in the new building: a video is running on a projection screen, headphones are in front of it.
Exhibition view in the new building: a foil in the shape of an ionic column is mounted on a large window, casting a shadow on the floor.
Exhibition view in the new building: ruin-like installation with a pedestal and a video work on a projection screen.
Exhibition view in the new building: a video work is shown on a projection screen.
Exhibition view in the new building: a video projection wall cut out of the wooden floor.
Exhibition view in the new building: a platform, purple curtains on the windows on the left and right, a video projection screen at the back, two beamers hanging from the ceiling.
Forum demokratische Kultur und zeitgenössische Kunst, Walhalla to Birkenau, installation, wood, varnish, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2022. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

The Forum demokratische Kultur und zeitgenössische Kunst (Forum DCCA) looks at the political dangers facing the arts. It encourages discussions of issues that are important for an open society. The focus is on addressing racism and antisemitism. These problems keep coming back. [Racism means: Someone believes: Humans belong to different races. Some races …

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Frieden in Anführungszeichen

15.10.22
12:00–18:30 Lecture

Forum demokratische Kultur und zeitgenössische Kunst (Forum DCCA)

Grafik des Programms
On a podium there is a tripod with a camera, 2 chairs and a table with 2 microphones on it and 2 bottles of water with 2 glasses. A video of the interview with Vasyl Cherepanyn is playing on the monitor in the background.
2 people at a panel discussion: one person speaks into the microphone.
2 people at a panel discussion: one person speaks into the microphone.
Anna Staroselski speaks into the microphone.
Forum DCCA, Frieden in Anführungsziechen, 2022. Foto: Kunsthalle Osnabrück

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück hosted the theme day Peace in Quotation Marks organised by Forum for Democratic Culture and Contemporary Art . It wants to examine the call for peace more closely. What does it mean? In politics. In culture. And in history. And where is the call for peace instrumentalised? [Instrumentalised here means: The call for peace is used for …

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A language that is ever green – The English Romanticist John Clare

13.10.22
18:30–20:00 Lecture

A musical reading with texts by John Clare

A portrait of John Clare.
William Hilton, John Clare, 1820.

A language that is ever green is a collection of poems. It dates back to the time of Romanticism. The poet John Clare wrote them. He lived from 1793 to 1864 and wrote mainly poems about nature. These poems and music can now be experienced in the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Romanticism is the current annual theme of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. The musical reading …

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Coming Out Day

11.10.22
15:30 Workshop

QUEERS AND FRIENDS

3 people sit at a table and do handicrafts.
A person is sitting on a rocking horse.
A person in a turquoise ball gown stands in front of the poster that says
A person wearing a ball mask puts a mask on another person.
2 people print buttons with a button machine.
2 people stand in a dressing room with clothes and look at a dress.
2 people in disguise look at each other.
On the floor there is a row of shoes with high heels.
On a table are magazines, woollen yarn and 3 tin cans with buttons.
There are craft materials on a table: fabric, bows, glitter, glass beads, ball masks, pens, tape, scissors and a hot glue gun.
Irène Mélix, Coming Out Day, 2022. Foto: Joy Tönnies

Coming out means: I tell the people around me that I am queer. [The word queer is a self-designation. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves]. Kunsthalle Osnabrück is having a coming out day. We meet at the Kunsthalle. We take hot Polaroid photos in wild clothes from the costume rental …

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In memory of Peter Hamel

14.09.22
18:00 Performance

Memorial in memory of Peter Hamel.
A person with a guitar stands in front of a group of people.
5 people are standing on a meadow, in the background is an apartment building.
On a picnic blanket 2 people are sitting with a dog, in the background there is a group of people, one of them kneels down and takes a photo.
2 people stand with their backs to the viewer, in the background a choir sings in front of a person with a guitar.
3 people standing on a meadow.
Artist Irène Mélix talking to 2 people.
Irène Mélix, Zum Gedenken an Peter Hamel, 2022. Foto: Joy Tönnies

Peter Hamel was murdered on 14 September 1994 when he stood protectively in front of two people at Raiffeisenplatz during a homophobic and queer-hostile attack. Since his murder, he has always been remembered on 14 September. And it's a day for standing up against the hatred against queer people and for civil courage. [The word queer is a self-designation. …

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Soft Date (Coffee party at the Bar Confusion)

11.09.22
16:30 Workshop

People cross a street and walk towards a building with
A person with a dog is playing a slot machine.
5 people are sitting at a table in a bar eating cake.
Sitting and standing people talking in a bar.
People stand with their backs in front of a long table on which pies and cakes are arranged.
2 people in a bar listening to a person standing behind the counter.
Irène Mélix, Queer Walk I, 2022. Photo: Joy Thönnies

The Confusion Open Gay Pub is a bar in Osnabrück. It is one of the most established places of queer urban history in Osnabrück. [The word queer is a self-designation. For example gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves]. In the past, gay men met at Confusion. Today, the bar is a popular meeting place for …

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„Mutig und stark alles erwarten“ – Reading

05.09.22
18:00–21:00 Lecture

by Margret Greiner

Elisabeth Erdmann-Macke (born 1888), is still overshadowed by her first husband, August Macke. This narrated biography attempts to put her in her own right, to acknowledge her talents and merits. In the few years of life together with Macke, she was his partner on an equal footing, encouraged him in his artistic work and was artistically active herself. In …

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Lonely Hearts – Schreibwerkstatt

27.08.22
12:00–17:00 Workshop

2 people stand next to a large letterbox and smile.
2 people sit at a table and write letters with pencils.
In the inner courtyard of the Kunsthalle, 2 people sit on a bench and write letters.
In the hallway of the Kunsthalle, people stand next to a postcard rack.
Hands of a person dropping a letter into the letterbox.

Queer voices from the international and Osnabrück past will speak out via personal ads from the archives and journals. [The word queer is a self-designation. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves]. The search for love, sex, encounters of all kinds and sometimes longings for completely …

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Summer-Workshop – Battlefield

24.08.22
18:00–21:00 Workshop

Gabriella Hirst

A group of people stand in the garden in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle and watch a person cutting a rose.
A person plants a plant in a clay pot. In front of the pot hangs a sign with Air Warder written on it.
A group of people stand around a table on which pots with plants are placed.
People stand in the garden in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle and watch a person cutting a rose.
A person stands at a table with plant pots and cuts a bud from a plant.
On a table are slips of paper, clipboards, 2 pencils, flowers and a pair of garden shears.

The summer-workshop Battlefield takes place in the garden of Gabriella Hirst's installation. It is designed to support plant growth. The focus is on the propagation of plants. We will learn techniques: grafting roses, gentle pruning, encouraging flowering, weeding and other methods of maintaining and controlling the garden. Gabriella Hirst will give a tour …

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Queer Walk I

09.07.22
11:00–13:00 Performance

Irène Mélix and Dr. Diana Häs

A green area with trees and a strip of rainbow colours at the edge.
Four people and a dog are sitting in front of a large rainbow-coloured flower box. A dove of peace is painted on the box.
A group of people sitting on a long bench in a large room with a chandelier and paintings on the wall.
A person with a piece of paper in his hands is giving a speech. Behind her are 3 people.
Artist Irène Mélix gives a speech, 3 people stand next to her.
People cross a street and walk towards a building with
A smiling person is cutting a cake.
A group of people is walking through a street, on the left side there is a building with the date 1884.
A group of people is walking down a street.
7 people are standing at the edge of a pavement, one person is holding a dog on a leash.
There is a group of people with a dog under 2 trees.
2 people stand with their backs to viewers and hold each other in their arms.
Irène Mélix, Raiffeisenplatz Osnabrück, 2022. Courtesy: Irène Mélix

Queer Walks are city walks to queer history, queer stories and places in Osnabrück. The word queer is a self-description. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves. In which bar did the most popular women's parties take place in the 90s? Where do LSBITQ drink their after-work drink today? …

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EMAF 2022: The thing is

20.04.22–29.05.22 Exhibition

Grafik des EMAF zum Thema

EMAF is the short form for the European Media Art Festival Osnabrück. It is important for the dissemination of media art in Europe. [Media art uses motifs from the mass media. So for example from films or music videos]. It always takes place once a year. The festival gives an updated overview of artistic films, installations, performances, digital formats …

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Hello from my bedside table

07.03.22–29.05.22 Exhibition

Shannon Finnegan

A hand holds a handkerchief dispenser in the shape of a crocheted house.
There is scaffolding in front of the Kunsthalle with Shannon Finnegan's banner hanging from it.

On 27 February, the annual Accessibility programme came to an end. In numerous exhibitions, events and conversations with visitors, we discussed together: Whose freedom is the norm? Who has access to public spaces? How can we care for each other together? Can an art gallery be a place of care? The renovation work on the Kunsthalle Osnabrück building is …

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I’ll walk with you these streets, one last time

16.04.22
18:00 Performance

Larisa Crunțeanu

Recherchebild: an der Hase/Osnabrück, 2021. Foto: Larisa Crunțeanu

Larisa Crunțeanu's work is called I'll walk with you these streets, one last time . It is a sound work. So it is a work made of sounds, noises and words. Larisa Crunțeanu developed this work especially for the public space in Osnabrück. I'll walk with you these streets, one last time is an artistic city tour for listening. In the artistic city tour, Larisa …

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I’ll walk with you these streets, one last time

09.04.22
18:00 Performance

Larisa Crunțeanu

A freestanding gate with a wooden door in front of a car park.
Recherchebild: an der Hase/Osnabrück, 2021. Foto: Larisa Crunțeanu

Larisa Crunțeanu's work is called I'll walk with you these streets, one last time . It is a sound work. So it is a work made of sounds, noises and words. Larisa Crunțeanu developed this work especially for the public space in Osnabrück. I'll walk with you these streets, one last time is an artistic city tour for listening. In the artistic city tour, Larisa …

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I’ll walk with you these streets, one last time

01.04.22
18:00 Performance

Larisa Crunțeanu

A river sluice with a water jet.
Recherchebild: an der Hase/Osnabrück, 2021. Foto: Larisa Crunțeanu

Larisa Crunțeanu's work is called I'll walk with you these streets, one last time . It is a sound work. So it is a work made of sounds, noises and words. Larisa Crunțeanu developed this work especially for the public space in Osnabrück. I'll walk with you these streets, one last time is an artistic city tour for listening. In the artistic city tour, Larisa …

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I’ll walk with you these streets, one last time

31.03.22
18:00 Performance

Larisa Crunțeanu

A staircase surrounded by bushes leads to the river.
Recherchebild: an der Hase/Osnabrück, 2021. Foto: Larisa Crunțeanu

Larisa Crunțeanu's work is called I'll walk with you these streets, one last time . It is a sound work. So it is a work made of sounds, noises and words. Larisa Crunțeanu developed this work especially for the public space in Osnabrück. I'll walk with you these streets, one last time is an artistic city tour for listening. In the artistic city tour, Larisa …

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ANGST ǀ FREI

26.03.22–27.03.22 Performance

Tanztheater Stakkato Osnabrück

8 people dressed in white with black veils and tree branches dance on stage.
Tanztheater Stakkato Osnabrück, Das ewige Kreisen (nach Vivaldi „Vier Jahreszeiten“), 2019, Foto: Fritz Schwarzenberger

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück offers Tanztheater Stakkato Osnabrück a special stimulus for an interdisciplinary performance on the subject of corona. The performance as a physical-sensual experience reflects the still ongoing socially and individually assaulting situation, shows vulnerability and tells what distance does to us, searches for ways out. Dance, …

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YUP Festival 2022: PL3A$URE

18.03.22–20.03.22 Performance

Graphic by YUP on the theme of Pleasure.

You like it like that? The way we deal with closeness and distance has changed a lot in recent years. Connections to other people are valued differently. And the relationship to one's own needs has also changed. In the time of the pandemic, many people were thrown back on themselves. Many of us encountered the question during this time: What gives me …

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Samsa's Verwandlungen

27.02.22
14:00–16:00 Performance

Volxtheater

2 people sitting on a white wall and talking.

As part of the cooperation with the Theaterwerkstatt Bethel, the Volxtheater presents the play Samsa's Metamorphoses after Franz Kafka and Haruki Murakami: A beetle wakes up in the morning and has become a man. Transformations that raise questions: How can I live self-determined? Who do I belong to? And who am I? And then the man meets a woman. With her, he …

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Flurfunker:innen

06.11.21–27.02.22 Exhibition

Katrin Mayer

Exhibition view in the hallway: 3 pillars covered with mirror tiles, in the background glass doors pasted with blue foil, 2 monitors with a video work hanging from the ceiling.
Exhibition view in the hallway: on the left is a glass door covered with blue foil, on the wall on the right are prints.
Exhibition view in the hallway: mirror tiles on a pillar, in the background a glass door covered with blue foil.
One hand holds a postcard that says: Katrin Mayer Flurfunkerinnen How to speek the corridor?
Installation view in the hallway: prints with text on the wall.
A person is looking at prints with texts attached to the wall on the left.
A person holds a mobile phone in his right hand in front of a QR code attached to the wall.
2 women in blue and black dresses carry large bricks, in the background is a church with ladders on the walls.
Katrin Mayer, Flurfunker:innen, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2021. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

Katrin Mayer does a lot of research in her art. Her artworks always have to do with places. It is about the history and the stories of a place, about the architecture and the special contexts. Katrin Mayer questions: What happened in this place in the past, and what of it still has an effect today? At what points does the history of the place need to be …

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Politische Gefühle

06.11.21–27.02.22 Exhibition

Inga Zimprich

One person ties the arms of another with rope.
An installation consisting of a bed and a side table. Handkerchiefs, books and a plush bear lie around it.
Text: wir sind das abschreckende Beispiel der Zukunft.
Edna Bonhomme, Nnenna Onuoha, Rituals, 2020, Video, 16:36 Min.

For the film room We Cannot Skip This Part , curator Inga Zimprich has put together a film programme. There are different seating areas in the room. The films will be shown there. They are translated into different languages: German, English, simple language, sign language, audio description and Braille. [Audio description is needed by blind people. It is …

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The Glittering Cloud

06.11.21–27.02.22 Exhibition

Candice Lin

Exhibition view in the church: In the church room, which is bathed in a violet light, people are standing and watching a video work on a large screen.
Installation view in the church: a catapult, a video projection on the church wall.
Exhibition view in the church: video work is projected onto the church walls, a catapult stands in the middle of the room, people stand around it.
Exhibition view in the church: In the middle of the room is a screen showing a video work. People are standing in front of the screen, golden glitter is lying on the floor.
Exhibition view in the church: A video work on a canvas shows a cat-man, in the background there is a catapult.
Installation view in the church: A mobile made of textiles, copper-plated herbs, semi-precious stones, beads and letters made of cast copper hangs from the ceiling.
Exhibition view in the church: ceramic objects stand on 5 pedestals, illuminated by 2 spotlights.
A candlestick made of glazed ceramic in the shape of an alligator with melting candles placed on its back.
A glazed ceramic incense burner represents an idol of the devil.
A copper face mask hangs from a chain.
Part of the installation in the church: a mobile made of cast copper letters and textiles hangs from the ceiling.
A woman in a pink-lit room waters an installation with a hose.
Candice Lin, The Glittering Cloud, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2021. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

The artist Candice Lin lives in Los Angeles. In her work she shows: Colonial history* continues to have an effect in many areas to this day. For example, in these areas: goods that are sold all over the world, knowledge, language, beliefs, precious metals, spices, drugs. Candice Lin has developed a new room-sized installation for the church of the …

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We Cannot Skip This Part

06.11.21–27.02.22 Exhibition

die Blaue Distanz

Exhibition view in the new building: a monitor hangs on a column, on the left is a grille, on the floor are white stripes, in the background on the right is a counter in orange.
Exhibition view in the new building: a film room with monitors, benches, purple curtain and orange carpet.
Exhibition view in the new building: 2 people on a bench and one person on an orange beanbag watch a video work.
A person watches a video work.
3 Hands touching moss.
Exhibition view in the new building: a monitor hangs from the ceiling, in front of it is a bench on an orange carpet, on the right hangs a curtain in purple, in the background is an orange wall.
On the back of a bench is an info sign in Braille that reads: Film Seat 1: Keys.
Exhibition view in the new building: a semicircular wall in orange.
Exhibition view in the new building: a blue bed with blanket and pillow, 2 bowls with moss hanging from the ceiling.
A room with very high ceilings where people sit with their backs to us. The room is bathed in a soft blue light.
Edna Bonhomme/Nnenna Onuoha, Rituals, video, 16:36 min., 2020, installation view Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2021. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

In the new building of the Kunsthalle there is a concrete ceiling. Its only been uncovered recently. This concrete ceiling has been an inspiration for the artists of die Blaue Distanz. They observe the exhibition space. Does it remind one of an underground car park? Is it a stage? How can this space be used? How do we encounter each other in this space? It …

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Es gibt kein Außen von Rassismus

26.06.21–27.02.22 Exhibition

Natasha A. Kelly and Hannah Marc

A banner reading:
2 people walking across the street, in the background there is scaffolding on the church with a large banner saying in German: There is no neutral exterior of racism - every person and every institution is touched by it. Natasha A. Kelly.

Until October 2021, the church of the Kunsthalle is being renovated. So, at the moment, there is a construction site barrier. We make use of that. The Kunsthalle has invited Natasha A. Kelly and Hannah Marc, to develop an artistic contribution for the scaffold. They have designed a big poster for the scaffold. On the poster, you can read a quote from …

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TeleMood

26.06.21–27.02.22 Screening

Digital exhibition tour via Telegram: With TeleMood , you can participate in the exhibition programme. It works via the app Telegram. Maybe you can’t come to the Kunsthalle in person? There are many reasons for that. With TeleMood , you can still be at the exhibitions. With TeleMood you get new perspectives on the exhibition contents. Helene Baldursson and …

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UnlearningLAB

26.06.21–27.02.22 Workshop

Research group

Prejudices are dangerous. They mean: someone is biased. You can also say: Someone already has an opinion on something. No matter if it is right or wrong. Prejudices produce hostility. There are many barriers. And because of the hostility, they remain. In our society there are many boxes. Boxes to categorize people into. That means: You see a person for the …

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The Transformers

26.02.22
14:00–16:00 Performance

Theaterwerkstatt Bethel

A group of people at the performance in the nave of the Kunsthalle. The room is lit purple and there is glitter confetti on the floor.

The Volxtheater of the Bethel Theatre Workshop has developed a new play. The play is called The Transformers . It was created in the exhibition spaces of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. In dialogue with the works of art. For the development of the new production, the themes of the artists served as a source of ideas. But also their own understanding of …

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tool kit

18.02.22–20.02.22 Workshop

Symposium on the possibilities of barrier-free art mediation

2 gezeichnete Arme um eine keimende Pflanze.
Rowan de Freitas, Zeichnung, Dezember 2021.

The event weekend offers all the opportunity to exchange ideas about low-threshold mediation services. [Low-threshold means: It is easy to accept the offer. You can simply join in]. What possibilities do art educators, curators and institutions have in their work to use new, low-threshold formats? Together we would like to discuss the possibilities of art …

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„Von innen nach außen, nicht umgekehrt“ – Text, Körper und Geistlichkeit

09.02.22
18:00 Lecture

Sophia Eisenhut and Márcia Elisa Moser.

As part of the exhibition Flurfunker:innen by Katrin Mayer, there will be a reading with Sophia Eisenhut (author and artist, Vienna) from her recently published book EXERCITIA S. Catarinae de Manresa, Anorexie und Gottesstaatlichkeit (Merve Verlag 2021), followed by a talk with Márcia Elisa Moser (gender and religious studies scientist and consultant for …

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Talk&Table

16.01.22
15:00–17:45 Workshop

There is oil pastel and painter's masking tape around an MP3 player.

Guided tour an mini-workshop: At Talk&Table you get an exhibition tour. Afterwards, you can also work on the topic of accessibility yourself. Glitter collage The glitter collage is part of the Kunsthalle's educational offer for the current exhibition on the subject of accessibility. The focus is on the table. A group has been working together at the …

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Human-Device-Human

08.01.22–16.01.22 Workshop

A photo collage: one hand holds a foil with the image of a spectacle frame in front of the arms of the people standing behind it and a cat.
Camila Renè Maggi, Situated Imaginaries, 2020

Together with the collective Autofabricantes , Kunsthalle Osnabrück invites you to the digital workshop week Human-Device-Human. Our bodies are individual – many things in our everyday lives are standardised and make it physically difficult to access and participate in social life. Current standards such as mandatory masks, 2G-Plus or distance regulations …

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UnlearningLAB

04.12.21
14:00–17:00 Workshop

Research group

Learning opens up our horizons. Everything newly learnt brings us a little closer to the things and creatures of this world – learning is great! So why should we UNlearn? Sometimes we learn behaviours that get in the way of togetherness and a diverse worldview. We develop prejudices that can lead to people in our society being treated less favourably than …

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Talk&Table

21.11.21
15:00–17:45 Workshop

How do we smell? How do we taste? How do our senses actually work? How can we consciously smell and taste? And what happens as a result? Smells often trigger feelings: We perceive them as pleasant, disgusting, calming or invigorating... We have prepared several exercises. The exercises connect smelling and tasting with our own memories and stories. Together …

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Transformers

14.11.21
14:00–17:00 Workshop

Theaterwerkstatt Bethel

Der Kopf einer Person mit zerzausten Haaren, an denen Erde und Blätter hängen.

The Volxtheater of the theatre workshop Bethel has developed a new play. It is called Transformers . Transformation means change. By transformers, we mean people who initiate change in society. They help shape these changes. This new play will be developed in exchange with the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. It references the art and the exhibition space of the …

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Wie lassen sich institutionelle Strukturen in Gestaltung übersetzen?

11.11.21
18:00 Lecture

Leaflets on the exhibitions Accessibility and Disappointment.

Presentation of the appearance of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück followed by an open discussion: Anna Jehle and Juliane Schickedanz have been directing the Kunsthalle Osnabrück since 2020. Since then there is a new graphic appearance [Graphic appearance are postcards, posters, flyers and also the website]. All this was designed by the graphic designers Anja …

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Transformers

23.10.21–24.10.21
14:00–16:00 Workshop

Theaterwerkstatt Bethel

Der Kopf einer Person mit zerzausten Haaren, an denen Erde und Blätter hängen.

The Volxtheater of the theatre workshop Bethel has developed a new play. It is called Transformers . Transformation means change. By transformers, we mean people who initiate change in society. They help shape these changes. This new play will be developed in exchange with the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. It references the art and the exhibition space of the …

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Aşbildung

26.06.21–03.10.21 Exhibition

Slavs and Tatars

Eine Grafik, die einen Koch darstellt, der ein langes Messer in seiner rechten Hand hält und einen Dönerspiess mit aufgespießten Büchern in der linken.
A long table with benches, on the right in the background a podium with a reading desk, on the left a wooden wall with texts and graphics.
A podium with a reading desk, to the left of it a wooden wall with texts and graphics.
People sit and eat at long tables outside a kebab restaurant.
People sit and eat at long tables, in the background on a podium a woman sits in front of a lectern and speaks into a microphone.
A restaurant employee stands at the table in front of 2 people and takes an order. 2 other people are sitting at this table with their backs to the viewer.
A kebab on a plate, next to it 2 paper napkins with Kitap Kebap written on them.
People are sitting and eating under 2 orange awnings, to the right in the background there is an inscribed wooden board and a podium with a reading desk.
4 people are sitting outside at a table eating, next to them are 3 people watching 2 children playing.
Slavs and Tatars, Aşbildung, 2021, Courtesy: Slavs and Tatars

The artists Slavs and Tatars aren’t exhibiting in the rooms of the Kunsthalle. They are exhibiting in a kebab restaurant in Osnabrück. It operates just as usual. But Slavs and Tatars change our perspective on this space. They believe: mind and stomach are a union, they belong together. Therefore they believe: the restaurant should be extended. Then you will …

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Cecilia, Onome, Kunbi, Soni and Candy

26.06.21–03.10.21 Exhibition

Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide

Detail of a video work: a girl against the background of the blue sky.
Detail of a video work: A woman speaks.
Detail of a video work: 2 hands holding rosehip fruits.
Simnikiwe Buhlungu, Vitamin See, 2017, 3:56 min

For the film room We Cannot Skip This Part , curator Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide has put together a film programme. There are different seating areas in the room. The films are shown there. They are translated into different languages: German, English, simple language, sign language, audio description and Braille. [Audio description is needed by blind …

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I Felt People Dancing

26.06.21–03.10.21 Exhibition

Alison O’Daniel

Exhibition view: An installation consisting of hanging fabric in white, red, blue and black with 4 neon tubes in the shape of an arrow on the floor.
Exhibition view in the church: The floor is covered with a large carpet.
One person sits on the carpet and reads, a second person lies on the platform next to a loudspeaker.
Exhibition view in the church: A colourful carpet with 2 pedestals on which loudspeakers are placed.
Exhibition view in the church: a carpeted platform on which a loudspeaker stands.
Exhibition view in the church: A row of 5 monitors showing a video work.
Exhibition view in the church: A row of 5 monitors showing a video work.
Exhibition view in the church: There is a platform on the carpet with a loudspeaker on it.
Exhibition view in the church: the floor is covered with a large carpet on which there are 2 podiums with loudspeakers.
Alison O’Daniel, Zamboni Storyboard and Arp Soundproofer, 2016, Courtesy: Alison O’Daniel, Photo: Charles Benton

Get an insight into the installation I Felt People Dancing by Alison O'Daniel! Click here for the video documentation. In her art, Alison O’Daniel combines film, sculpture, and sound to create big installations. [An installation is an artwork in a space.] Alison O’Daniel is hard of hearing herself. For her art, she works together with hearing, deaf, and …

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Sabbatum Fever

26.06.21–03.10.21 Exhibition

Sabrina Röthlisberger

A woman in a white dress kneels on the floor and holds a microphone in her hand. Her face is smeared red.
Exhibition view in the cloister: an installation in the form of 2 graves, consisting of glass stones, plants and candles.
Exhibition view in the cloister: An installation in the form of a grave, consisting of glass stones, plants and burning candles.
Part of an installation: glass blocks with a golden poetry plaque, in front of it a red rose on the moss.
A golden poetry plaque that reads in English: I have lived a dangerously good life. I have lived in secret. There are no more bras to burn.
Exhibition view in the cloister: installation in the form of altars, consisting of ceramic objects with flowers on tables with black lace.
Exhibition view in the cloister: installation in the form of an altar consisting of a ceramic sculpture with flowers on a table with black lace.
A clay sculpture in the form of a seated naked woman with a plant in place of her head.
A vase made of clay in the shape of a head with 2 artichoke flowers and blueberry branches.
An open door in the cloister gives a view of the banner in the inner courtyard. In front of the door is an installation in the shape of a tomb.
Exhibition view in the courtyard: people look at the large banner showing an entrance to an invented cemetery.
Sabrina Röthlisberger, Le sang, performance during the exhibition CONTAMINATION/RESILIENCE, Shedhalle, 2020, Courtesy: Sabrina Röthlisberger, Photo: Carla Schleiffer

The art by Sabrina Röthlisberger is about the relationship between medicine, healing, education and power. How were they related to each other in the past? And how are they related today? How does that relate to her own medical history? And her biography? Sabrina Röthlisberger tells this story using examples from art history, everyday objects and examples …

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Adir Jan and Emrah Gökmen: Concert

02.10.21
17:30 Performance

Adir Jan and Emrah Gökmen have been connected for many years. Both have an intimate friendship and they make music together. Adir Jan is queer. [The word queer is a self-identification. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves]. Adir Jan writes songs. He calls his music Cosmopolitan Kurdesque …

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Nostalgia Nonni

18.09.21
19:00 Performance

Valentina Lucia

Valentina Lucia is a dancer and choreographer. [A choreographer makes dance plays. She decides: How do the dancers dance the play?] Her dance play Nostalgia Nonni is about Valentina Lucia's grandparents. They came to Germany from Italy. It is about the question: How did their Italian grandparents in Germany pass on important values and memories from their …

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Nostalgia Nonni

16.09.21
17:00 Performance

Valentina Lucia

Valentina Lucia is a dancer and choreographer. [A choreographer makes dance plays. She decides: How do the dancers dance the play?] Her dance play Nostalgia Nonni is about Valentina Lucia's grandparents. They came to Germany from Italy. It is about the question: How did their Italian grandparents in Germany pass on important values and memories from their …

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Accessible exhibitions: Is that possible?

04.09.21
18:30–20:00 Lecture

A conversation with Katrin Dinges, Anne Leichtfuß, Inga Zimprich Moderation: Anna Jehle and Juliane Schickedanz (Directors Kunsthalle Osnabrück) The annual theme of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück is Accessibility . And we invite you to an open discussion on this topic. We have invited experts to join us. Together we want to discuss: Can exhibition making and …

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Performance

07.08.21
19:00 Performance

Stefan Tchernboc

Stefan Tchernboc was born in Osnabrück in 2000. He studies at the Münster Art Academy. He takes analogue photos. That means: the photos are taken on film. And they are printed on photographic paper. His photos show spaces in the city. Stefan Tchernboc also takes pictures of performances and stage events. The stage events ask questions about culture and …

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Performance

04.08.21
19:00 Performance

Stefan Tchernboc

Stefan Tchernboc was born in Osnabrück in 2000. He studies at the Münster Art Academy. He takes analogue photos. That means: the photos are taken on film. And they are printed on photographic paper. His photos show spaces in the city. Stefan Tchernboc also takes pictures of performances and stage events. The stage events ask questions about culture and …

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Podcast-Radio: „Spazieren mit den Migras“

26.07.21–30.07.21
19:00 Performance

Ana Mekineli

Podcast radio Spazieren mit den Migras with Anna Mekineli: Ana Mekineli was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1997 and was seven months old when her parents emigrated to Germany with her. The podcast Spazieren mit den Migras is a kind of time travel through the life of her family since their arrival in Germany and gives listeners an exemplary insight into the …

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Podcast-Radio: „Spazieren mit den Migras“

26.07.21–30.07.21
19:00 Performance

Ana Mekineli

Podcast radio Spazieren mit den Migras with Anna Mekineli: Ana Mekineli was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1997 and was seven months old when her parents emigrated to Germany with her. The podcast Spazieren mit den Migras is a kind of time travel through the life of her family since their arrival in Germany and gives listeners an exemplary insight into the …

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Ich glaube an die Freiheit der Stimme

08.07.21
14:00–18:00 Workshop

Iva Bittová

As part of the Morgenland Festival Osnabrück, a singing workshop with Iva Bittová will take place at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. The workshop is called: I believe in the freedom of the voice . Iva Bittová is an exceptional musician at the interface of classical, traditional music and jazz. Accompanying herself on the violin, she takes the audience close to …

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EMAF 2021

21.04.21–30.05.21 Exhibition

Titelseite Katalog EMAF.
Exhibition view in the church: installation of smartphones, video works in the background.
Exhibition view in the church: installation of smartphones, video works in the background.
Exhibition view in the church: altar-like installation with video.
Illuminated showcases and video works.
Video work in the church: a person holds her hand in front of her mouth.
Exhibition view in the church: installation consisting of beamer, map and manual.
Exhibition view in the new building: video work on canvas with a chair in front of it.

The exhibition possessed is presented by the Kunsthalle in cooperation with the EMAF festival. EMAF is the short term for European Media Art Festival. The exhibition is about the question: What happens when countries are occupied and exploited? What was it like in the past? And how is it today? What happens when land is occupied? Or raw materials? [Other …

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LET’S Win: How to cheat your way through a gameshow

26.02.21
20:15–22:15 Workshop

2 participants in a game show smiling and holding a money check to the camera.

Online-workshop with Toni Mosebach: How do I win the prize money if I am neither particularly sporty nor very knowledgeable? This workshop may give you some ideas. We study famous cheaters and then put our knowledge to the test by playing some games. Important: Before the workshop all participants will be provided with material boxes by our delivery …

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TELE4 – Digital exhibition tour

31.01.21–14.02.21

2 people photographing an installation in the exhibition in the new building.
Photo: Angela von Brill

Our regular Sunday tours are transforming into a new, digital offer. Starting next Sunday, anyone interested can join the Telegram guided tour through the exhibition Upaya by Mickey Yang – free of charge and without registration! The TELE4 format broadcasts, photos, films, texts on the exhibition and impulses for action by Helene Baldursson and Clara Wolff. …

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Upaya

31.01.21–14.02.21 Exhibition

Mickey Yang

Wooden art object representing a flame with 2 feet.
Exhibition view in the new building: a water basin, a styrofoam relief with dragon claws, next to it hangs a sculpture in the shape of a watery eye.
Exhibition view in the new building: a styrofoam relief with dragon claws, a water basin, next to it hangs a sculpture in the shape of a watery eye.
Exhibition view in the new building: A video screen above a water basin, metal sculptures in the shape of frog creatures are placed to the right.
Exhibition view in the new building: 2 sound objects on the wall, a video on the screen above a water basin.
A sculpture in the shape of a singing bowl.
Exhibition view in the new building: a video on a screen above a water basin.
A finger touches an eye.
Exhibition view in the new building: 2 metal sculptures in the shape of temple guards, a video on a screen in the background.
Metal sculpture in the shape of a temple guard.
Exhibition view in the new building: metal sculptures in the shape of a temple guard and frog creatures.
Exhibition view in the new building: a metal sculpture in the shape of a temple guard.
Exhibition view in the new building: 2 sculptures in the shape of a singing bowl and a brass cymbal.
Exhibition view in the new building: 2 LED bands above a water basin, an abstract wall print in the background, a cymbal on the left wall.
Exhibition view in the new building: A sculpture with 2 kinetic antennas in a water basin.
A sculpture with 2 kinetic antennas in a water basin.
Mickey Yang, Lopend vuurtje, 2018/ Work on the floor by Timo van Grinsven, Photo: Bart Eysink Smeets, © Mickey Yang

Get an insight into the installation I Felt People Dancing by Alison O'Daniel! Click here for the video documentation. Mickey Yang creates installations, objects and videos. Her art is about people’s individual perceptions. Meaning: How do people perceive different objects? Or nature? Why do different people see the world differently? Why is that? Is it …

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Crisis Commu-
nication

30.08.20–14.02.21 Exhibition

Rosalie Schweiker

Drawing of a person leaning forward and holding their hands under their feet.
A purple advertising pillar says that fresh eggs are available at the Kunsthalle.
A chicken coop and 4 chickens in the courtyard of the Kunsthalle.
3 chickens next to a poultry drinker and a feed dispenser.
2 stacks of paper, a folded cloth and 2 wooden chicken eggs.
A sculpture in the form of a sitting figure made of papier-mâché is placed in front of an office table.
A papier-mâché sculpture with the word NO written on it is placed on the floor, in the background a papier-mâché doorstop holds a door slightly open.
Exhibition view in the cloister: stacked egg cartons, straw and sacks of chicken feed.
Exhibition view in the cloister: a patchwork of printed cloth hangs in front of a glass door.
Exhibition view in the cloister: 2 pairs of rubber boots and work accessories for chicken care.
3 people bind notebooks.
Rosalie Schweiker, Hände unter den Füssen, 2020, © Rosalie Schweiker.

For Rosalie Schweiker, art is a social event. That means: she doesn’t create art for herself alone, in her studio, without any connection to others. Her art develops in collaboration with other artists and people. They communicate and work together. That’s how it is in this exhibition, too. Rosalie Schweiker knew: she would get to show her art at the …

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Men in Trouble

30.08.20–14.02.21 Exhibition

Jovana Reisinger

3 women in pink silk robes with pink plastic lips in their mouths.
Exhibition view in the church: A high scaffolding with pink stairs and 3 church windows in the background.
Exhibition view in the church: A high scaffolding with pink stairs and 3 church windows in the background.
Exhibition view in the church: Pink film set with silk curtains, lamps and 3 church windows in the background.
Exhibition view in the church: Pink film set.
Exhibition view in the church: A pink silk curtain on the film set.
Exhibition view in the church: A high scaffolding with pink stairs and 3 church windows in the background.
Exhibition view in the basement of the scaffolding: Visitors watching videos.
Exhibition view in the basement of the scaffolding: Films are shown on screens and monitors.
Exhibition view in scaffolding: Video work depicting a female face with an electronic mask for cosmetic application.
A scaffolding staircase in pink.
2 women are taking pictures of an actress on the pink filmset.
Shot of the filming: A woman in a black dress sits on a chair and holds a strawberry in her right hand.
Shot of the filming: A woman dressed in white is holding her handbag and a man dressed in black is waving.
A man carries an opulent fruit platter.
A woman holds a can of spray cream to her mouth and is filmed doing so.
Film crew on set during filming.
An actress dressed in pink gets her hair done during filming.
2 women and a man sit in the middle of a pink filmset and smile at the camera.
Jovana Reisinger, beauty is life, Filmstill, 2020, Set Photographer: Jenny Bräuer © Jovana Reisinger.

Jovana Reisinger is an artist, film maker and writer. The way she tells stories in her films is very unique. Also humorous. It is about women’s rights and the coexistence of people. Jovana Reisinger developed an installation for the church of the Kunsthalle. Some of her older films will be shown there. Also, the church itself will become the setting for her …

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LET’S Reality: Never not striking nails

13.02.21
14:00–16:00 Workshop

4 fingers with pink fingernails with inscription: I want hot nails not a hot planet.

Online-workshop with Nadja Buttendorf: For a long time, there have been big demonstrations in Germany. Demonstrations with huge banners. Demonstrations about climate change. Greta Thunberg became famous with that. But: the times of these big demonstrations are over. Since the Coronavirus pandemic started, protests have moved to the internet, to social …

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LET’S Prothese: bodyhacking – how to expand the body

06.02.21
16:00–20:00 Workshop

A person with the alginate mass in her mouth.

Online-workshop with Joran Yonis: You know your body pretty well. But what if you could change it? What would it look like then? What would it be able to do that it can’t do yet? And what would this new body feel like? In this workshop we will transform our bodies. We will expand them. We will examine: how smoothly is my body able to move? Which purposes …

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LET’S Prothese: #alieneffect – on contro-
versial matters of face filters

30.01.21
14:00–18:00 Workshop

A female face, changed by a face filter.

Online-workshop with Alla Popp: Augmented reality filters have become more and more popular in recent years. [Augmented reality means: reality is extended by computer information] Since 2019, augmented reality has become a tool for artists. With an augmented reality filter you can change faces. And rooms. That changes what we see. But it has no impact on …

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LET’S Reality: My body and other dough recipes

22.01.21
18:00–21:00 Workshop

A hand kneading a body of dough.

Online-workshop with Clara Wolff: This workshop is about material and about bodies. How malleable is our body? Which molds are we forced into? You will shape and perform with the help of dough material. We will test out where our body’s limits lie. How can we soften up the rigid borders of our body? We want to explore our body’s formal vocabulary, form a …

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LET’S Paper: Publishing without money –
a strategy for communica-
tion in crisis?

15.01.21–17.01.21
22:00–22:30 Workshop

Workshop graphic.

Online-workshop with Rosalie Schweiker: On the 15th, 16th, and 17th of January, Rosalie Schweiker will give you a writing assignment. Always in the time between 10pm–10:30pm. We meet on Zoom. We only live-stream the sound, not the image. Everyone can participate. Even if you don’t have any experience with art or writing. The offer is for anyone who likes to spend time with themselves. And you learn something about writing in a time of crisis.

LET’S Latex: Dare & danger: some easy things
to play with

04.12.20
18:00–21:00 Workshop

A piece of latex.

Online-workshop with Manila Bartnik: Latex is an interesting material. It looks exciting. It’s part of our everyday life. We sleep on a mattress made of latex. Small children are being comforted by latex soothers. We wear latex clothing. But what else can you make with latex? What if the material doesn’t have to be useful? What kind of things can you …

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Talkshow-shooting: Men in Trouble

29.11.20 Performance

The church itself will become the setting for her video series Men in Trouble .* Six of the videos will be shot in the church. It is a series of conversations. The conversations are funny and tragic at the same time. They will take place during the exhibition’s run time. The audience is invited to visit the shootings. The conversations are about the …

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LET’S Latex: Care & courage: DIY applications with latex

20.11.20
18:00–21:00 Workshop

Latex is stirred in a pot with a whisk.

Online-workshop with Clara Wolff: What kind of material is latex? Can you make it yourself? And if so, how? Together with the participants, Clara Wolff cooks up a pretty viscious latex soup in the digital cooking studio. Surprisingly many things are made out of latex. Maybe this won’t feel so strange after all. How do we deal with these things in our every …

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LET’S Paper: Local news – the secrets
of paper

08.11.20
12:00–17:00 Workshop

A graphic with the word

Online-workshop with Rosalie Schweiker: Rosalie Schweiker's workshop takes place online, but it remains a workshop for all those who want to get their hands dirty. Together with Rosalie Schweiker, we will experiment with papers and a large portion of paste, create individual collages and make lights to carry into the evening. You don't need any talents or …

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Ossi Osnabrück

30.08.20–01.11.20 Exhibition

David Polzin

A yellow and black stool with banana-shaped feet.
Exhibition view in the new building: shelves with chairs.
Exhibition view in the new building: shelves with chairs.
Exhibition view in the new building: shelves with chairs.
A slim brown chair with a leather seat and wooden legs in a rustic look.
A chair in the shape of a sausage on a leather bun.
Exhibition view in the new building: shelves with chairs.
A chair consisting of 2 blue triangles and a round pink seat.
Exhibition view in the new building: shelves with chairs.
Exhibition view in the new building: shelves with chairs.
Visitors view the exhibition.
David Polzin, from the series “Möbel aus der Postimperialen Phase Deutschlands”, 2013-2019, Photo: Weston Lyon, © David Polzin.

David Polzin’s art is about the life in the former GDR. How do people today remember the GDR and how life was there? How was the GDR depicted in the media? How did that change in the time after the reunification? How do the people feel after the reunification? What were people’s hopes and dreams? And who was disappointed? These are the questions that David …

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IKT 2020

17.10.20–18.10.20
15:00–18:00 Lecture

Graphic IKT.

IKT 2020 Virtual Meeting Sustainable Curating in Corona Times 17./18. October 2020, daily from 15:00 to 18:00 The virtual meeting of exhibition makers from all over the world gives a foretaste of the international curators' congress, which has been postponed until next year due to the pandemic and which the Kunsthalle Osnabrück is organizing together with …

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LET’S Garbage: Artist’s waste – an exercise
in active disappearance

04.10.20
14:00–17:00 Workshop

A blank white picture framed in a wooden frame.

Workshop with Helene Baldursson: Objects are solid, rough, smooth, light, or heavy. Sometimes they are unremarkable, but you can see them everywhere. You can describe objects in many different ways. One thing is for sure, though: objects don’t just disappear with a snap of the finger. But do they stay forever? Or can an object just disappear? Could an …

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Verschwö-
rungstheorien im Kontext der Corona-Pandemie

24.09.20
19:00–21:00 Lecture

Prof. Dr. Julia Becker

All across the world, the Coronavirus pandemic is an important topic right now. Everyone is talking about it. Pandemic means: the virus is spreading all over the world. There are many conspiracy theories because of the pandemic. Many people believe in conspiracy theories. A conspiracy theory is used to explain: Why does the Coronavirus exist? Where does it …

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LET’S Garbage: Sorting material as performative practice

12.09.20
11:00–14:00 Workshop

Piles with leftover wood, fabric and foam.

Workshop with Manila Bartnik: Rubbish, residue, remains — in short, waste. We all know it. No one likes to clean up. You drag it out, postpone it, or just leave it altogether. Why is that? In this workshop we try not to judge the decluttering. We do not say: it’s exhausting. Or useful. Or necessary. We say: cleaning up is art. What is the heap of rubbish at …

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YUP 2020: Der Drops wird gelutscht

05.09.20
17:00–20:00 Performance

Grafik YUP.

The Young Urban Performance Festival will take place again this year. Under this year's motto Der Drops wird gelutscht, various works will be shown at five stations in Osnabrück's urban space. These include live and video performances that invite visitors to participate and try out. In the Kunsthalle Osnabrück, each one is to start individually.

You can find more information here.

Talk&Table

20.02.22 15:00–17:45

Workshop

Guided tour an mini-workshop: At Talk&Table you get an exhibition tour. Afterwards, you can also work on the topic of accessibility yourself.

Cooperations: Institut für Gelingende Kommunikation und KunstContainer, HHO GmbH, Institut für Kunst/Kunstpädagogik der Universität Osnabrück

„Totally romantic?“ – Workshop

17.09.22 11:00–17:00

Workshop

One-day, inclusive workshop at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück in cooperation with the VHS Osnabrück and the KunstContainer of the HHO Osnabrück for young people and adults.

As part of the series Talk&Table, the Kunsthalle will host the inclusive workshop "Totally romantic? " under this year's theme Romanticism.
We will start with short tours of the exhibition, collect first impressions and translate them together at a large work table using a wide range of materials.

The cost of the workshop is 15€ per person.
You can register by phone at the VHS under: +49 (0)541 323 43 47. As well as by email info@vhs-os.de or via the shopping cart on the website of the VHS.

Please bring snacks and drinks for a joint lunch break. Tip: come later, leave earlier? No problem, we keep the timeline flexible on request: +49 (0)541 323 21 90.

„und wir kamen jeden Sommer“

26.06.21 17:30

Performance

Reading with Elona Beqiraj: „und wir kamen jeden Sommer“

Elona Beqiraj was born in 1997. Her parents come from Kosovo. Elona Beqiraj grew up in Germany. She has written a book called: und wir kamen jeden Sommer. Her book is about people who say: I am between two worlds. I feel torn back and forth and a stranger in both worlds. How does war and moving to another country change a family? Do you remain torn apart in the new place forever? Or can you arrive? In the new country. Perhaps in a new home? And with a person or with yourself?

The reading will take place at: Toros Restaurant, Bohmter Straße 13 A, 49074 Osnabrück

This event is part of the project Aşbildung by Slavs and Tatars. The artists Slavs and Tatars transform the outdoor area of a restaurant. It will become a meeting place. In accordance with the corona restrictions. But you can meet, exchange, talk, read, and eat together. You can watch and listen to artists from Osnabrück. The event series is developed by curator Bêriya (Özlem) Susan, supported by Hana Ćurak. The events are about these topics: What does home mean to me? Where is my home? Where is my family's home? What culture do I come from? And in which culture do I live now? Do I long for a home? How may I show myself? Do I belong? What is normal? What pressures do I experience?

Talkshow-shooting: Men in Trouble

11.10.20

Performance

The church itself will become the setting for her video series Men in Trouble.* Six of the videos will be shot in the church. It is a series of conversations. The conversations are funny and tragic at the same time. They will take place during the exhibition’s run time. The audience is invited to visit the shootings. The conversations are about the following questions: What is masculine? What is feminine? What makes a person beautiful? Who holds the power? Who is excluded? Why doesn’t everyone have the same rights?

Shooting times 10:00–12:00, 13:00–15:00, 16:00–18:00

*The film set by Jovana Reisinger is not barrier-free.

Artothek

At an Artothek you can borrow art — just like from a library. That way, people can bring art into their homes for little money.

In the Artothek of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück you’ll find more than 1,300 art works — among them are graphic works, paintings, photographies and sculptures. The Artothek of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück also wants to give as many people access to art as possible. The art works in the Artothek can be borrowed by all people living in Osnabrück. In the future, we want to reach even more people with these art works. For that reason, the Artothek is getting reworked and restructured. The conditions for borrowing will also be changed.

That’s why, for the coming months, you won’t be able to borrow any art works at the Artothek of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. That way we can focus entirely on the restructuring. You already borrowed an art work from the Artothek and want to extend the lending period? That is still possible. In that case, please reach out to: haunhorst@osnabrueck.de.

Art in Public Space

You can now find all the information about the Art in Public Space collection on the new collections website. The link is below.

HERE you can find the new website Art in Public Space

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück is responsible for a collection of currently 44 works of art in public space. All of these works were placed in the urban space between 1950 and 2000. Many of them were placed in the area of the historic old town. Some also in the outer districts of the city. The works differ greatly in their artistic design. That is, they are made of very different materials. And the material was processed in very different ways. They have become part of the collection in different ways.

How is art perceived in public space? That can change over the years. Because urban society changes. Because urban development changes. Because the visitors change. That's why the collection of artworks is currently being reviewed. What condition are they in? But above all: how can they be made more visible again? How can they once again be the occasion for conversations and current questions?

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History

In 1991, the city decided: a Kunsthalle should be founded in Osnabrück. The idea was: contemporary art should be exhibited there. Harald Szeemann was consulted on this. Harald Szeeman was a famous exhibition organizer and museum director from Switzerland. He co-developed the curatorial concept of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. That means: he had an idea about which type of art should be exhibited at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. And how. He advised for “international perspectives and site specific installations”. Thereby he meant: the museum should be in exchange with other museums in different countries. But it should also fit the city and its own history. The first exhibition was in 1993. Founding director André Lindhorst curated it. Until 2013, he exhibited solo shows of artists like Elvira Bach, Lothar Fischer, Günther Uecker, Markus Lüpertz or thematical group exhibitions in the exhibition space of 1.300 square meters.

From 2013 to 2019, Dr. Julia Draganović managed the Kunsthalle Osnabrück as the director. Her exhibitions were very site specific. That means: you could clearly see the links to the architecture of the building. During this time, the programme set a focus on performance art. [Performance art is a type of artistic presentation. It is a performance. On a stage. In a museum. Or outside in the city.]

Here you can find information on exhibitions and projects before 2020.

From 2014 to 2020, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück was the headquarter of the IKT, the International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art. During their annual conference, exhibition organizers of many different countries come together.
Since 2020, Anna Jehle and Juliane Schickedanz are the directors of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück.

Architecture

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück is located in the premises of the former Dominican church with its appendant monastery in the city center of Osnabrück. [The Dominicans are a religious order. A community of faith.] The “Kloster zum Heiligen Kreuz” (“Monastery of the holy cross”) was built in Gothic style for the mendicant order of the Dominicans. [The Gothic style is recognizable by its pointed arches and high vaulted ceilings.] The origins of the building date back to the year 1283.
What followed is an eventful history. Parts of the building have been destroyed multiple times. Through fires, wars, or heist. But the monastery was rebuilt every time. Since 1803, there are no religious services conducted in the Dominican church building anymore. First it was used as a an armory and as a drill hall. [In a drill hall, soldiers are training and exercising.]
During World War II, bombs fell on the city center of Osnabrück. They destroyed 94 percent of the medieval old town – including the Dominican church. During the post war period, theater backdrops were stored in the demolished church. In the 1960s, the old town was redeveloped. As of 1966, the former main room of the church was used for cultural events: concerts, presentations of traditional craftsmanship, or exhibitions of local artists.
The Kunsthalle Osnabrück comprises several buildings. One of them is located at Neue Straße. This part of the Kunsthalle is called “Neubau” (“the new building”), because it was added in the 1970s. Before that, there was no fully circumferential cloister. The “Neubau” has large windows on both sides. With it, the building became more accessible to the city and its residents. This renovation shows the desire for interaction and exchange on both sides.

Virtual tour

A 3D model of the nave of the Kunsthalle.
Ground plan of the Kunsthalle.
Room view of the nave.
Church window in the nave of the Kunsthalle.
Room view of the new building.
View of part of the ceiling with exposed cables in the cloister.
Part of the cloister of the Kunsthalle.

The rooms of the Kunsthalle can also be visited virtually. You can stay at home and still move through the rooms of the Kunsthalle on the internet. This works through a 360-degree view. Many photos of the Kunsthalle are put together like in a computer game. You can zoom in. And zoom out. Look around. And choose which rooms you want to walk through.
Normally, a Kunsthalle is a place where you can see art. But in the 360-degree view there is no art to be seen. The rooms of the Kunsthalle are empty. But you can see the special architecture of the Kunsthalle. The Kunsthalle used to be a church and a monastery. Monks lived there.
It is not only the visitors who can get to know the Kunsthalle. Artists can also see from home where they will later show their art. That's why the 360-degree view is also a tool for artists. They use it to plan their exhibitions. They can measure the size of the rooms. And test how their art will look in the Kunsthalle.
The Kunsthalle says: The 360-degree view is also an archive. That means you can click on points there and get information about the Kunsthalle. About the history. Past exhibitions. The building. And the people who work there. More and more points with information will be added.

Click here for the 360-degree view.

SKUREALITÄTEN

15.03.24–31.03.24 Exhibition

Guest performance by artist group MELPOMENE

A collage of pictures by the Melpomene art group.
Melpomene, Skurealitäten, Collage f.r.t.l Robert Meyer, Thomas Johannsmeier, Thomas Bühler, Regine Wolff, Hinrich van Hülsen, Axel Gundrum, 2024. Courtesy the artists.

In March 2024, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück opens its doors to artists from Osnabrück and the surrounding area. From 15 to 31 March, the exhibition SKUREALITÄTEN [SKUREALITIES] will be on display in the nave of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. It is a guest performance by the artist group MELPOMENE. In 2023, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück celebrated its 30th anniversary. …

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Schüler:innen für Schüler:innen

3 pupils with a gorilla mask, a black scarf and an owl mask on their head demonstrate for 1 day of school with 6 weeks of holidays and for funny lessons.
Schüler:innen für Schüler:innen, Gymnasium in der Wüste, Playing Up, Photo: Kathrin Weidmann

Schüler:innen für Schüler:innen is a programme aimed at various study groups from different neighborhoods in Osnabrück. The groups do not meet in school, but at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. Each student gets the opportunity to prepare a presentation or tour for their classmates. Until then, you get to meet the artists behind the exhibitions. You get to know how they work or even try for yourself: learn how the materials feel and how you can use them. How does one become an artist, anyway? What does art have to do with life? How could I talk about my experiences with others? These are the questions Students for Students addresses. In this programme, you get to experience art class a little differently at a interesting location.

Start at the beginning of each school year.

Contact person

Christel Schulte
E-Mail schulte.ch@osnabrueck.de

Cooperating schools

Friedensschule
(Nina Tewes and Christel Schulte)

Ratsgymnasium Osnabrück
(Toni Walz and Eva Lause)

Oberschule am Sonnenhügel
(Agnes Riedemann and Susanne Heitmann)

Felix Nussbaum Schule Osnabrück
(Antonia Krümberg and Lara Burgmann)

Domschule Osnabrück
(Sabine Witt and Joscha Heinrichs)

Berufsschulzentrum am Westerberg
(Franziska Temmeyer-Schaar and Susanne Heitmann)

Franz-von Assisi-Schule Osnabrück
(Sabine Kretschmer and Elisa Sommer)

Berufsbildende Schulen Melle
(Gerd Schengber, Daniela Dengler-Bensmann and Christel Schulte)

Altstädter Grundschule Osnabrück
(Sandra Walther and Eva Lause)

Drei-Religionen-Schule Osnabrück
(Christian Frenk and Eva Lause)

Hauptschule Innenstadt Osnabrück
(Max Winkler and Lara Burgmann)

Kulturschnuppern

Children and adults in disposable protective suits having ketchup battle.
A person with 3 children in the blue-lit room.
3 youths with respirator masks spraying a glass bottle and a plastic lid with blue paint.
3 pairs of hands while tinkering with coloured paper and scissors.
Kultur Schnuppern, Playing Up, Photo: Angela von Brill

Kulturschnuppern is a programme for children and youngsters from many secondary and comprehensive schools in Osnabrück. They are invited to places of guided culture in the city — be it the natural history museum, the Museumsquartier, the Industriemuseum, or the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. We offer tours and workshops where you get to experiment and do it yourself. That way you discover: which parts of culture and art are interesting to me?

Information and Registration

Koordinierungsstelle Schule und Kultur
Ralf Langer
Phone +49 (0)541 32 32 20 64
E-Mail langer@osnabrueck.de

Redemption & Education

11.04.24
18:00 Event

With the Forum Democratic Culture and Contemporary Art and Nanne Buurman

On a green surface lie 3 books, a letter, a magazine, a flag and a bust.
Forum DCCA, Der Erlösungskomplex, production still, 2023. Courtesy Forum DCCA and Kunsthalle Osnabrück.

It is only relatively recently that antisemitism in contemporary art has been a focus of discussions. [Antisemitism is another word for the discrimination of Jewish people. And contemporary art is art of today.] However, antisemitism has existed for a very long time. Antisemitism has always been spread through the language and images of art. The film Der …

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EMAF 2024: Feelers, Sensors

24.04.24–26.05.24 Exhibition

EMAF is the abbreviation for the European Media Art Festival Osnabrück. It is important for the international presentation of media art in Europe. [Media art uses motifs from the mass media. For example, from films or music videos]. It always takes place once a year. The festival provides an up-to-date overview of artistic films, installations, …

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Admission

Regular admission: 6,00 €

Reduced admission: 4,00 € *

Participants of groups,
from 12 persons: 5,00 €

Free admission**

*Reduced admission
Trainees; school pupils; students outside Osnabrück; people with disabilities (>70%); participants in the Federal Voluntary Service; the Voluntary Social, Ecological or Cultural Year; local visual artists; members of the IKT; holders of the artCARD; members of the Museums- und Kunstverein; family ticket (one or two adults with child/children up to 18 years); KombiKarte (in combination with the Museumsquartier)

**Free admission
Children and young people up to the age of 18; holders of the Kulturkarte; Osnabrück trainees, pupils and students; kindergarten groups with two accompanying persons; representatives of the press; accompanying persons of people with disabilities; holders of the ICOM Card; members of the Friends of the Kunsthalle

Guided tours

Guided tours are tours through our exhibitions. Art mediators offer the tours. The art mediators come from different fields. For example, from art or science. They give an introduction to the exhibitions and invite you to talk with them. You can book your personal appointment via schulte.ch@osnabrueck.de

Sunday guided tours,
free of charge

Our open Sunday guided tours will take place every Sunday of the month. You will get a guided tour through the exhibitions.

  • 1st Sunday of the month: German
  • 2nd Sunday of the month: Englisch
  • 3rd Sunday of the month: German (Translation into DGS on request until 10 days prior to the appointment via mail)
  • 4th Sunday of the month: German + Prosecco

Participation is free of charge. You don't have to register for it.

Guided tour of the Art in Public Space Collection,
free of charge

Collection manager Frederike Schmäschke gives an introduction to selected works of art in public spaces in the city of Osnabrück. There are currently no upcoming events.

Booked guided tours,
80,00 €*

School class and student guided tours,
40,00 €*

School classes and other groups can also book guided tours at the date of their choice.

*Registration is required. For groups of up to 20 people.
Please make an appointment by email: [email: schulte.ch@osnabrueck.de text: schulte.ch@osnabrueck.de]

Queer Walks,
120,00 €*

With Lars Linnhoff
Queer Walks are city walks to queer history, queer stories and queer places in Osnabrück. The word queer is a self-designation. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves.

Each Queer Walk can be attended by 50 participants. The tour is bookable in German and English.

*Please make an appointment by email: schulte.ch@osnabrueck.de

Talk&Table,
free of charge

At the Kunsthalle we also offer open workshops. At the Kunsthalle we call this Talk&Table [translated: conversation and table]. Contact: Christel Schulte [Curator for Audience Participation and Learning
Phone +49 (0)541 323 45 75 | Email schulte.ch@osnabrueck.de

There are currently no upcoming events.

Friends
of the Kunsthalle

Become a member!

The Freunde der Kunsthalle Osnabrück e.V. are a non-profit association, which financially and ideally supports the work of the Kunsthalle. The members in turn receive free entrance, early access to the exhibitions, as well as, events and talks with the artists, curators and interdisciplinary guests.

Publications

Every year a reader is published, which you can download here for free.

programme booklet 30 years of Kunsthalle Osnabrück
Kunsthalle Osnabrück

For the anniversary year 30 years Kunsthalle Osnabrück a programme booklet with all events is published. Designed by Anja Kaiser and Franziska Leiste. The programme booklet is available here on the website as free download and as accessible version.

publication tool kit

On the occasion of the symposium tool kit on the possibilities of barrier-free art education, a publication with contributions by Diane Hillebrand, Moshtari Hilal, Melanie Erzuah, Katharina Klappheck and Nora Brünger with Laura Bleck and Josefine Soppa was …

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Reader 2022
Romantik

On the occasion of the annual theme Romanticism , a publication with contributions by Heike Geißler, Amanda Leduc, Enis Maci and Pascal Richmann, Marie Rotkopf and Andreas Speit is published. Designed by Anja Kaiser and Franziska Leiste. The printed …

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special supplement diamond splinters - osna's queerstory
Irène Mélix

On 28 January, a special supplement was published in the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, which combines the fragments of queer life into a multifaceted panorama of queerstories from Osnabrück. You can get it now at the Kunsthalle or here as a digital version for …

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Reader 2021
Accessibility

On the occasion of the annual theme “Accessibility” contributions by Katrin Dinges and Stefanie Wiens, Natasha A. Kelly, Katharina Klappheck as well as Lydia Lierke and Ariana Savoji. Designed by Anja Kaiser and Franziska Leiste. The printed publication is …

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Reader 2020
Disappointment

On the occasion of the annual theme “Disappointment” texts by Bini Adamczak, Helen Pritchard/Loren Britton, Anna Jehle/ Juliane Schickedanz and Anke Stelling are published. Designed by Anja Kaiser and Franziska Leiste. The printed publication is available in …

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Merchandise

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück, together with friends from the past, present and future of the Kunsthalle, has released new merchandise. You can purchase the products at the front desk at Kunsthalle.

Decke
Slavs and Tatars x Kunsthalle Osnabrück

280 €

Limited artist edition Edition of 15 pieces 185x150cm 2-coloured knit 100% organic cotton (GOTS Bio-BW) Produced in Germany In 2021, Kunsthalle Osnabrück presented the exhibition project Aşbildung by Slavs and Tatars as part of the annual theme Accessibility . To mark our 30th anniversary, the artists from Slavs and Tatars have now designed a blanket in an artist edition of 15. The blanket can also be used as a game board. The game is reminiscent of the game snakes …

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Fan scarf
Anna Haifisch x Kunsthalle Osnabrück

45 €

Edition limited to 130 pieces.

Artist Anna Haifisch has produced an edition to accompany her exhibition Homi which was part of the annual theme Romanticism. The fan scarf by Anna Haifisch can be purchased for 45€ at the counter in the Kunsthalle.

Available

Fan scarf
Anna Haifisch x Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Lokal €

Edition limited to 130 pieces.

The artist Anna Haifisch has published an edition for her exhibition Homi which was part of the annual topic Romanticism. Only a few remaining editions are still available. These will not be sent out and will only be sold in the Kunsthalle.

Available

Bag
Rosalie Schweiker x Kunsthalle Osnabrück

15 €

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück, the artist Rosalie Schweiker has designed a bag. Rosalie Schweiker showed her exhibition Crisis Communication at the Kunsthalle as part of its annual topic Disappointment . During this time, she fell in love with the ice cream culture in Osnabrück. The bag by Rosalie Schweiker can be purchased for 15€ at the counter in the Kunsthalle.

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Available

Postcards TRANSFER(S)
Ibrahim Mahama x Kunsthalle Osnabrück

4 €

For our anniversary 30 years Kunsthalle, artist Ibrahim Mahama showed his installation TRANSFER(S). A set of four postcards was created to remind us of this important exhibition in Osnabrück. The postcards can be purchased for 4€ at the counter in the Kunsthalle.

Photos: Lucie Marsmann
Design: Franziska Leiste & Anja Kaiser

Available

Cap
Kunsthalle Osnabrück

25 €

For the 30th anniversary of the Kunsthalle and the exhibition Bist du bereit?, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück has released a cap. The cap can be purchased for 25€ at the counter in the Kunsthalle.

Design: Anja Kaiser & Franziska Leiste

Available

Lighter
Kunsthalle Osnabrück

3 €

For the 30th anniversary of the Kunsthalle, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück has released a lighter. The lighter can be purchased for 3€ at the counter in the Kunsthalle.

Design: Anja Kaiser & Franziska Leiste

Available

Packaging tape
Kunsthalle Osnabrück

10 €

"What do you handle with care? On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Kunsthalle and with a look back at its annual topic Accessibility, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück has published packaging tape. The packaging tape can be purchased for 10€ at the counter in the Kunsthalle.

Design: Anja Kaiser & Franziska Leiste

Available

Fan scarf
Anna Haifisch x Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Edition limited to 100 pieces.

The artist Anna Haifisch has published an edition for her exhibition Homi which was part of the annual topic Romanticism. This edition is already sold out.

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Press

Press contact
Jasmin Osmanovic´
E-Mail osmanovic@osnabrueck.de
Phone +49 (0)171 7448687

The latest press releases can be downloaded here.

If you need the press images in higher resolution with 300dpi, please contact us by e-mail to presse.kunsthalle@osnabrueck.de.

Press images Kids, listen up!
Press release Kids, listen up!

Visit

The Kunsthalle is closed on 29.03. (Good Friday).

Visit us!

Opening hours

Tue–Sun, 11:00-18:00

The Kunsthalle is closed on 24.12. (Christmas Eve), 25.12. (Christmas Day), 31.12. (New Year's Eve), 01.01. (New Year's Day), 29.03. (Good Friday) and on 01.05. (Labour Day).

Address

Kunsthalle Osnabrück
Hasemauer 1, 49074 Osnabrück
Germany

Journey

By bus
from the main station/ZOB: lines 584, 585, M2 (stop Rißmüllerplatz)
from Neumarkt: line 11, 581, 582, 584, M2 (stop Rißmüllerplatz)

By train
the next train station Osnabrück Altstadt, but also the main train station can be reached very well by foot or by bus

Public parking spaces and car parks

  • parking lot Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Neue Straße 22
  • Multi-storey car park Altstadtgarage, Lohstraße 9
  • Vitihof garage, Gerberhof 10
  • Townhouse garage, Bergstrasse 10

All listed parking spaces and multi-storey car parks are subject to charges.

Accessibility

All rooms of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück are at ground level. If an installation is not accessible, this will be indicated at the respective exhibition. There are accessible toilets. All exhibition texts are written in simple language.

Contact

Kunsthalle Osnabrück
Hasemauer 1, 49074 Osnabrück
Germany
Telefon +49 (0)541 323 21 90
Email kunsthalle@osnabrueck.de

Team

Ulla Brinkmann
(Visitor Service)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 21 90
E-Mail brinkmann@osnabrueck.de

Harcharan Gill
(Visitor Service)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 21 90
E-Mail gill@osnabrueck.de

Anne Haunhorst
(Collection Assistance Art in Public Space / Artothek)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 44 49
E-Mail haunhorst@osnabrueck.de

Anna Holms
(Curatorial assistant)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 36 26
E-Mail holms@osnabrueck.de

Anna Jehle and
Juliane Schickedanz
(Directors)

E-Mail maertin@osnabrueck.de

Sina Lichtenberg
(Visitor Service)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 21 90
E-Mail lichtenberg@osnabrueck.de

Natali Märtin
(Exhibition office)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 22 63
E-Mail maertin@osnabrueck.de

Kaan Ege Önal (Visitor Service)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 21 90
E-Mail oenal@osnabrueck.de

Jasmin Osmanovic´
(Press and Public Relations contact)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 28 35
Mobile +49 (0)171 7448687
E-Mail osmanovic@osnabrueck.de

Viktoria Puskar
(Administration)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 24 54
E-Mail puskar@osnabrueck.de

Frederike Schmäschke
(Head of Collection Art in Public Space and Artothek)

Telefon +49 (0)541 323 24 19
E-Mail schmaeschke@osnabrueck.de

Christel Schulte
(Curator for Art Mediation and Education)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 45 75
E-Mail schulte.ch@osnabrueck.de

Josef Wegmann
(Visitor Service)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 21 90
E-Mail wegmann@osnabrueck.de

Wilfried Wienstroer
(Janitor)

Phone +49 (0)541 323 30 98
E-Mail wienstroer@osnabrueck.de

Vision

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück is not a typical museum. The Kunsthalle is showing contemporary art in a church. That is art which is relevant to the present situation. The church and the monastery were build more than 700 years ago. Since 1992, you can view exhibitions by contemporary artists there.

The programme of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück deals with important topics in society. Like the questions: How do we live – now and in the future? What is important for living together in this society? Which injustices are being reflected within the arts, too? And how do we reflect upon that within art and culture? How can art spaces become new models of living together?

The programme of the Kunsthalle includes: Exhibitions, as well as art mediation in the form of lectures, workshops, or guided tours. By artists from all over the world.

The programme of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück is interdisciplinary. That means: Different fields are brought together in the programme. And are considered as a unit. For example, art and science. Or also architecture and dance.

The programme of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück is processual. That means: The programme develops in a process. It changes. It does not only want to provide knowledge and answers. Many questions remain unanswered. We are on a quest together.

The programme of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück is collaborative. That means: There is not one person planning the programme alone. Many people do that together. The team is part of those people. But so are the artists. And also the visitors.

To us, art mediation is just as important as the exhibitions. Meaning, how we talk about art. And who is talking, actually? The art mediator is a conversation partner for the visitors. The exhibition is the space where the conversation happens. That way, one can dive deeper into the topics. And one can start conversations with anyone about them.

The Kunsthalle Osnabrück always has an annual theme. All the exhibitions and all events in that year are related to it. In 2020 the annual theme was Disappointment, in 2021 Accessibility and in 2022 the annual theme was Romanticism. In 2023, Kunsthalle Osnabrück celebrates various anniversaries. The Peace of Westphalia was in 1648, which is now 375 years ago. And the Kunsthalle Osnabrück has existed for 30 years. The programme of the Kunsthalle Osnabrück deals with important topics in society. Like the questions: How do we live – now and in the future? What is important for living together in this society? Which injustices are being reflected within the arts, too? And how do we reflect upon that within art and culture? How can art spaces become new models of living together? We cannot figure that out alone. Only together with our visitors. That way, we can learn new things together.

Accessibility

Information about the access of the website in line with § 9b NBGG and contact details regarding to this. This statement of accessibility applies to kunsthalle.osnabrueck.de. This website is mostly compatible with the harmonised European standards EN 301 549 V2.1.2 (08-2018). (21. August 2020 current status)

Non-accessible contents

Genderwise correctly written texts: These contents are not accessible because of the following reasons. Due to the introduction of a non-excluding language, the correct terms for gender are used in the simple language. Jobs or groups of persons use “:” for the gender. Women, men and non binary persons are included in this equally.

Creation of this statement of accessibility

This statement was created on the 21.08.2020. It is based on one’s own self-assessment, the arrangements of the programmers and the consultation with the translators about simple language.

Feedback and contact details

You can inform the following contact about accessibility deficiencies:

Natali Märtin
Phone +49 (0)541 323 22 63
E-Mail maertin(at)osnabrueck.de

Arbitration procedures

If the answers by the above-mentioned contact are not satisfactory, you can file a request at the arbitration board, established by the state representative for persons with disabilities, for the opening of arbitration procedures according to the barrier-free information technology ordinance of Lower-Saxony (NBGG). The arbitration board is commissioned in line with § 9 d NBGG to smooth over differences between people with disabilities and public bodies of the county of Lower-Saxony in the IT department in terms of accessibility. The arbitration procedures are free of charge. There is no need for a legal advisor.

The contact details for the arbitration board are:
Phone +49 (0)511 120 40 10
E-Mail schlichtungsstelle@ms.niedersachsen.de

Supplementary information

(optional contents according to Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523 of the commission)

Explanation of the effort for a better digital barrier-free access: With the following components and functions, www.kunsthalle.osnabrueck.de goes beyond the requirements by the law in terms of accessibility. Hereby criteria by the WCAG Priority AAA are partly met.

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You can find details to the information obligation (Art. 13 and Art. 14 DS-GVO) in the assembly of the information notice. It is sorted by departments and information about how your data is handled by certain departments of the town Osnabrück is given. Please note that, the assembly to the information notice is not a complete assembly of all the information obligations of the town Osnabrück.

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Publisher

Stadt Osnabrück
Die Oberbürgermeisterin
Bierstraße 28, 49074 Osnabrück
Telefon +49 (0) 541 323 0
Web www.osnabrueck.de

Responsible for the contents

Anna Jehle und Juliane Schickedanz
Directors Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Contact

Natali Märtin
Phone +49 (0)541 323 22 63
E-Mail maertin@osnabrueck.de

Design

Anja Kaiser, Franziska Leiste

Design and Development

Liebermann Kiepe Reddemann