documenta Halle
The documenta Halle is an exhibition and event building on Friedrichsplatz in Kassel, which was designed and realized in 1992 by the architectural firm Jourdan & Müller (PAS). Today it is owned by the state of Hesse and managed by documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH.
The design by architects Jourdan and Müller emerged as the winner of a nationwide competition at the end of 1989. It was the only one of the 137 entries submitted that envisaged a location parallel to the existing state theater on the edge of the Aue slope. The result was a multifunctional building with exhibition spaces of varying quality and size. With the exception of Cabinet 4 at the eastern end of the hall, all exhibition areas are united by a uniformly high flat roof, which is only surmounted by the two saddle-roofed skylights of Cabinets 1-3 and the High Hall. This results in exhibition areas up to around 11 meters high. The architecture of the documenta hall is characterized by three elements: glass, steel and concrete. The resulting reduced spatial impression gives the respective exhibition/event enough space to unfold.
The hall offers 1400 m² of exhibition space and around 700 m² of other ancillary usable space for offices, a depot and a catering area. In the respective documenta year, the hall is available to the exhibition organizers. Outside of this period, the documenta Halle is used for events of all kinds - from congresses and conferences, presentations and lectures to evening events and functions.
Current events
PLURALE Festival of Young Talents
May 17 - 25, 2025
Opening on May 16, 2025 at 6 pm in the documenta Halle
