- Fridericianum
On International Museum Day, museums around the world open their doors—this year under the theme “Museums uniting a divided world.” With free admission and a special program for all ages, the Fridericianum invites you to discover contemporary art together.
The art education team offers three special guided tours to explore the museum. The first tour is being organized in cooperation with the Schlachthof Cultural Center and will be simultaneously translated into German Sign Language; another tour follows the trail of so-called “interventions” and reveals where art is “hidden” throughout the museum; and a third one invites all English-speaking visitors to immerse themselves in the visual worlds of American artist Catherine Opie.
In the Studiowerkstatt, everyone interested is invited to get creative themselves and, guided by the art education team, create their own small works of art using various materials—inspired by the exhibitions and full of courage, imagination, and curiosity.
In addition, the Fridericianum is launching two special offers for young visitors that will continue beyond International Museum Day: At the ticket counter, children can pick up an “art discovery ticket” to explore a movable work of art—the building’s elevators, designed by New York artist Raque Ford. With this, they also receive puzzles to help them explore the art in the building, and further surprises await them.
International Museum Day is organized by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and coordinated in Germany by ICOM Deutschland e.V., the German Museum Association (Deutscher Museumsbund e.V.), and the museum associations and offices of the federal states.
Admission and all program events are free of charge. No registration is required. Children must be accompanied by adults.
Note: There will be no regular public guided tour on this day.
All events for International Museum Day 2026 in Kassel can be found at: www.kassel.de/museumstag
Program
Art discovery ticket, 11 am–6 pm
On International Museum Day, the Fridericianum is launching two special offers for young visitors that will continue beyond International Museum Day: At the ticket counter, children can pick up an “art discovery ticket” to explore a movable work of art—the building’s elevators, designed by New York artist Raque Ford. With this, they also receive puzzles to help them explore the art in the building, and further surprises await them.
Recommended for children ages 6 and up; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Studiowerkstatt, 11 am–2 pm
In the Studiowerkstatt, everyone interested is invited to get creative themselves and, guided by the art education team, create their own small works of art using various materials—inspired by the exhibitions and full of courage, imagination, and curiosity.
For children ages 5 and up and adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required; drop in and out at any time.
Tours:
1.30–2.30 pm – Tour with simultaneous translation into German Sign Language (DGS)
Accompanied by the art education team, visitors embark on a journey of discovery through the visual worlds of American artist Catherine Opie. The tour is simultaneously interpreted into German Sign Language (DGS) and is therefore suitable for both hearing and hearing-impaired people alike.
In collaboration with the Schlachthof Cultural Center
Meeting point: 5 minutes prior in the rotunda on the ground floor
3–4 pm – “Art in Every Corner”
On this tour, participants join the educators in discovering the artistic interventions “hidden” throughout the Fridericianum. Art is not only found in the traditional exhibition spaces, but “in every corner”—from the coat check areas to the café and even the elevators.
Meeting point: 5 minutes prior in the rotunda on the ground floor
4.30–5.30 pm – Tour in English
Together with the Fridericianum art education team, participants explore the exhibition by American artist Catherine Opie in English, whose work juxtaposes nature and landscape with politics and society.
Meeting point: 5 minutes prior in the rotunda on the ground floor
