- Fridericianum
The Fridericianum is delighted to be part of the 21st edition of Kassel Museum Night and to be one of over 50 cultural venues to open their doors late into the night.
This year, the Kunsthalle invites you to a spectacle of colors, shapes, and light:
The program starts at 5 pm with the serving of slices from a cake artwork created by Kerstin Brätsch especially for this occasion—a treat for both the eyes and the palate! Also starting at 5 pm, the art education team offers a variety of hands-on activities inspired by the current exhibitions and projects, including the creative Studiowerkstatt program as well as informative and entertaining short guided tours of, among others, the exhibitions by Charles Ray and Peter Fischli. During this time, a lovingly decorated art oasis invites visitors to take a brief break from the hustle and bustle. One of the highlights and a dazzling finale to Museum Night will be the colorful and spectacular laser show Flowers (2026) by British artist Matt Copson, which will illuminate the entire facade of the Kunsthalle starting at 10 p.m.
The Fridericianum team looks forward to welcoming all visitors!
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
5 pm
EAT ART
Serving of the cake artwork by Kerstin Brätsch
Only during Museum Night can you find Kassel’s most delicious work of art at the Fridericianum—a prehistoric cake you can actually eat, designed to look like a fossilized brushstroke by Kerstin Brätsch.
Only while supplies last!
5–8 pm
Art oasis
To offer Museum Night visitors a brief break from the hustle and bustle, Fridericianum invites them into its art oasis of mindfulness. Here, they can listen to the sounds of the event or momentarily focus entirely on their own senses. The art education team offers simple perception and mindfulness exercises to experience the surroundings more consciously, challenge perspectives, and discover art and everyday life from a new angle.
5–8 pm
Studiowerkstatt
The Studiowerkstatt invites visitors of all ages to get creative—this time with a focus on the work of Peter Fischli and Charles Ray. Inspired by Fischli’s flashing signal systems, small traffic lights are created to shine through night. Along the lines of Charles Ray’s sculptural philosophy, visitors can even become sculptures themselves and experience perceiving their own bodies as artworks within the room.
5–10 pm
Museum Night „Checkerheft“ and Fridericianum puzzle booklet
For anyone interested in an expedition through the Kunsthalle and its exhibitions, the Fridericianum puzzle booklet can be picked up for free in the colorfully decorated rotunda on the ground floor. The booklet Check die Museen! Expedition zur Kasseler Museumsnacht(“Check the Museums! Expedition for Kassel Museum Night”) is also available for free there.
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Short guided tours
5.30–6 pm
Peter Fischli. A forest full of figures
Tour of Peter Fischli‘s exhibition with Jasmin Meinold (Curator, Fridericianum)
6–6.45 pm
What is the Fridericianum?
Tour of the Fridericianum building with Roland Knieg (Art educator, Fridericianum)
6.30–7 pm
Charles Ray. A cougar in Kassel
Tour of Charles Ray‘s exhibition with Moritz Wesseler (Director, Fridericianum)
7–7.45 pm
What is the Fridericianum?
Tour of the Fridericianum building with Roland Knieg (Art educator, Fridericianum)
7.30–8 pm
Kerstin Brätsch. Dinos at the café—a time travel
A tour of Kerstin Brätsch‘s site-specific intervention with Zaki Al-Maboren (Art educator, Fridericianum)
8.30 – 9 pm
Raque Ford. Elevator poetry—art in between spaces
Tour on Raque Ford‘s site-specific intervention with Linda Heüveldop (Art mediation, Fridericianum)
9.30–10 pm
Charles Ray. Surface tension
Tour of Charles Ray’s exhibition with Dana Schütte (Curatorial department, Fridericianum)
10.30–11 pm
Peter Fischli. See, walk, and stand. Art for urban pedestrians
Tour of Peter Fischli‘s exhibition with Florian Pfaar (Art educator, Fridericianum)
11.30 pm–12 am
Undressed—nudity in Charles Ray’s art
Tour of Charles Ray‘s exhibition with Lara Pigorsch (Art mediation, Fridericianum)
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Matt Copson: Flowers
9–9.30 pm
Artist talk with Matt Copson
The talk with Matt Copson and Luise von Nobbe (Curator, Fridericianum) takes place as an introduction to the premiere of Flowers (2026). The conversation offers insight into the creation process of the work and discusses artistic references, sources of inspiration, and effects of the installation.
9.45–10 pm
Grand opening of the artistic intervention
10 pm–1 am
Matt Copson: Flowers
Specially for the occasion of Kassel Museum Night 2026, British artist Matt Copson created the site-specific work Flowers. The spectacular installation consists of neon-colored laser drawings that illuminate the entire Fridericianum facade. Projectors typically found in nightclubs generate eight animated flowers that bloom, wilt, and dissolve into abstraction in an endless loop. Together, their amorphous shapes transform the building into an artificial landscape, while the lasers continuously draw new lines of light into the darkness.
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Food and drinks
For Museum Night, the Café at the Fridericianum offers a variety of summerly beverages. In front of the building, visitors can enjoy Mexican specialties and bratwurst from Taquería 341, as well as vegan ice cream from Frohnatur.
Music
From 9 pm, visitors are invited to unwind to relaxed musical entertainment at the Portikus.
Tickets
Adults: 15 Euro, reduced: 10 Euro, under 18: free admission
Ticket presale: Kassel Museum Night website and on-site at different participating venues, among others, the Fridericianum
