Mit allen Sinnen – Führung für blinde und sehbeeinträchtigte Personen

The secret power of scents

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Date

Sat 7 Feb 2026, 14:00

Location

» Kunstpalast

Price

7 € plus Entrance fee

Photo: Anne Orthen
Photo: Anne Orthen

Please Note: This tour will be held in German!
What does a certain smell evoke in me? How does it influence my perception and behaviour? What memories and emotions does it bring to life?
In this guided tour for blind and visually impaired people, we invite you to experience the history of scent through your sense of smell: embark on a sensory journey through our collection rooms and discover a wide variety of smells from over a thousand years of art and cultural history at 27 scent stations and rooms.

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    Zeichnen im Kunstpalast

    Frauenbilder

    Workshop für Erwachsene

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    Date

    Thu 8 Jan 2026, 18:30

    Location

    » Kunstpalast

    Duration

    120 Min

    Preis

    25 €

    Titel: Die Rückkehr der Verlorenen im Jahr der Großen Pest. 1887Technik: Öl auf LeinwandMaße: 108 × 72 cmStandort: Düsseldorf, Kunstpalast
    Titel: Die Rückkehr der Verlorenen im Jahr der Großen Pest. 1887Technik: Öl auf LeinwandMaße: 108 × 72 cmStandort: Düsseldorf, Kunstpalast

    Künstlerinnen und Modelle – Welche Rollen nehmen Frauen in der Kunst ein? Mit Papier und Stift gehen wir den weiblichen Positionen in der Sammlung des Kunstpalastes nach. Dabei entdecken wir die Vielfalt an Werken und halten Kompositionen, Darstellungen sowie Inspirationen zeichnerisch fest.
    Sie haben Lust mit anderen zu Zeichnen? Ganz gleich, ob Sie neu anfangen oder schon Erfahrungen haben – Sie sind herzlich eingeladen mitzumachen!

    Vivaldi – Die vier Jahreszeiten

    Kammerorchester der Neuen Philharmonie Hamburg

    Guest event

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    Date

    Fri 27 Nov 2026, 20:00

    Location

    » Robert-Schumann-Saal

    Ticket prices

    51,19/45,19/39,19/33,19 € (ermäßigt 46,19/40,19/34,19/28,19 €) zzgl. Servicegebühren

    Kammerorchester der Neuen Philharmonie Hamburg © Tigran Mikaelyan
    Kammerorchester der Neuen Philharmonie Hamburg © Tigran Mikaelyan

    Kammerorchester der Neuen Philharmonie Hamburg
    Tigran Mikaelyan Konzertmeister

    Vivaldi – Die vier Jahreszeiten
     
    Maestro Tigran Mikaelyan präsentiert mit dem Kammerorchester der Neuen Philharmonie
    Hamburg „Die vier Jahreszeiten“ von Antonio Vivaldi und weitere bekannte Meisterwerke.

    Antonio Vivaldi Die vier Jahreszeiten
    – Pause –
    Wolfgang A. Mozart Divertimento F-Dur KV 125c (Salzburger Sinfonie)
    Antonín Dvořák Slawischer Tanz op. 72 Nr. 2 e-Moll
    Komitas Armenische Miniaturen
    Johannes Brahms Ungarischer Tanz Nr.1
    Johannes Brahms Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5
     
    Erleben Sie in der ersten Konzerthälfte die eindrucksvollen Klangfarben der „Le quattro stagioni“ und genießen Sie in der zweiten Hälfte weitere bekannte Meisterwerke der vielfältigen europäischen klassischen Musik.
     
    Die Neue Philharmonie Hamburg wurde 2001 von freischaffenden Berufsmusikern aus aller Welt gegründet. Seitdem hat sich das Orchester einen führenden Platz in der norddeutschen Musiklandschaft erarbeitet und behauptet. Es versteht sich als ein dynamisches Orchester, das von kleineren Besetzungen für Kammerorchester bis hin zu einem großen Symphonieorchester mit Chor ausbaubar ist. Das Herzstück blieb jedoch stets das Kammerorchester, das seit seiner Gründung kaum verändert wurde und sehr gut aufeinander eingespielt ist.
     
    Mit zahlreichen Gastauftritten in Spanien, Frankreich, Italien und Südkorea hat es sich einen großen Freundeskreis bei den Zuhörern erworben. Die musikalische Leitung übernimmt der Konzertmeister des Orchesters, Tigran Mikaelyan.
     
    Veranstalter: WELTKONZERTE (Berlin)

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    Grumpy Guide

    A Thoroughly Unpleasant Tour of the Collection

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    Date

    15 Jan – 7 Mar 2026

    Location

    » Kunstpalast

    Duration

    90 Min

    Price

    12 € plus Entrance fee

    photo: Anne Orthen
    photo: Anne Orthen

    Please note: This tour will be held in German!

    The Grumpy Guide knows everything – and, above all, he knows it better than the visitors, which he is more than happy to make them feel. He is irritable, bored and arrogantly superior.
    By his own account, Joseph Langelinck is a descendant of a former director of the Düsseldorf gallery of paintings. He harbours a particular resentment towards certain artists and works that would never have found their way into the collection under his rightful leadership – but above all towards the visitors and their woeful ignorance.

    photo: Anne Orthen
    photo: Anne Orthen

    Langelinck worked as an art critic in Berlin, but could not endure the city for long, finding it simply far too pleasant. Back in his native Düsseldorf, he tried his hand as a Köbes in various breweries, yet the sunny dispositions of his colleagues drove him to the brink of despair. And so he ended up at the Kunstpalast, where he now unleashes his vast store of knowledge upon unsuspecting visitors as a museum guide.
    He leads the group through the collection entirely as it suits him: sometimes racing through several centuries at breakneck speed, at other times lingering for minutes on the tiniest detail of a single work of art. From time to time, there may even be an unexpected quiz – so beware of the Grumpy Guide!

    Please note: During the event, photographs and videos will be taken for promotional purposes and used on our website and social media channels.

    DIE KLEINE (The Little One) 2026

    Art Competition for Elementary Schools

    30 Apr – 7 June 2026

    DIE KLEINE (The Little One) 2026

    Date

    30 Apr – 7 June 2026

    Location

    » Kunstpalast
    • Admission: free / concessions free

    • Children / young people under 18: free

    • Members of Friends of the Kunstpalast: free

    DIE KLEINE 2025, Photo: Anne Orthen
    DIE KLEINE 2025, Photo: Anne Orthen

    DIE KLEINE (THE LITTLE ONE) is the final exhibition of the art competition for primary schools, which has been taking place since 2020. The competition is aimed at all elementary school in Düsseldorf and the surrounding area and aims to give young pupils the opportunity to get creative and experience the museum as an extracurricular place of learning.

    The children are free to design their works of art and choose the medium – anything is possible, from pictures to collages, objects or photos to films. All submitted works will be presented in the final exhibition.

    DIE KLEINE is under the patronage of Mayor Dr. Stephan Keller.

    DIE KLEINE 2025, Photo: Anne Orthen
    DIE KLEINE 2025, Photo: Anne Orthen

    About DIE KLEINE


    The DIE KLEINE art competition will take place for the seventh time in 2026, this time under the motto: ‘Kunstpalast Kunterbunt!’ (Colourful Art Palace!).

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    October 2026 –

    January 2027

    The Kunstpalast collection is always in motion, and for the GeSoLei centenary we’re taking that literally – installing a sports circuit at the heart of the galleries.

    In 1926, the Ehrenhof complex and its surroundings hosted the Great Exhibition for Public Health, Social Welfare and Physical Exercise (GeSoLei), the largest fair of the Weimar Republic, which attracted roughly 7.5 million visitors. Sport formed one of its key areas, a strand we pick up a century later and translate into a contemporary format. Rings, a rowing machine, a ping-pong table, a balance board and more will be placed throughout the collection galleries. Visitors are invited to use the equipment: a way to experience the exhibition differently and to set their own physical rhythm in dialogue with the art on view.

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    Die Grosse

    Art Exhibition ­NRW Düsseldorf

    5 July – 9 Aug 2026

    Die Grosse

    Date

    5 July – 9 Aug 2026

    Location

    » Kunstpalast & NRW-Forum
    • Admission: 16 € / concessions 12 €

    • Children / young people under 18: free

    • Members of Friends of the Kunstpalast: free

    DIE GROSSE is Germany’s oldest and largest sales exhibition organised entirely by artists. Organised by the VzVvK e.V., it is traditionally held at the Kunstpalast and also at the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf.

    It is an important platform for promoting and selling contemporary art in the region. Every summer, works of art from all disciplines are presented in four halls and in the outdoor area. Approximately 180 artists, selected by a rotating jury of experts, participate in the exhibition. To this day, DIE GROSSE remains a reliable reflection of developments in art and is considered a meeting place for professionals in the industry.

    Organisation: Verein zur Veranstaltung von Kunstausstellungen e.V.

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    Niki de Saint Phalle

    Dream Machine

    10 September 2026 – 7 February 2027

    Niki de Saint Phalle

    Date

    10 September 2026 – 7 February 2027

    Location

    » Kunstpalast
    • Admission: 16 € / concessions 12 €

    • Children / young people under 18: free

    • Members of Friends of the Kunstpalast: free

    Niki de Saint Phalle, Les Nanas au pouvoir, 1967
    Niki de Saint Phalle, Les Nanas au pouvoir, 1967

    The work of Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002) mounts a radical challenge to the discrimination of women and asserts a new, monumental vision of femininity. The Kunstpalast presents her iconic female figures, shooting paintings, happenings, sculptures and films, along with models for large-scale outdoor works, with particular attention to how she carved out artistic autonomy within a male-dominated field. “Nana Power!” – seen from today’s vantage point, her singular practice and her determination to upend gender relations place her squarely within the sphere of feminist activism, even if she never claimed the term herself.

    The exhibition places de Saint Phalle’s work in dialogue with selected pieces by her contemporaries. Encounters with artist friends such as Jean Tinguely, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as Yayoi Kusama and Dorothy Iannone, sharpen the contours of her position and illuminate the enduring impact of her artistic legacy.

    Curator: Heike van den Valentyn

    Jörg Immen­dorff

    25 September 2026 – 10 January 2027

    Jörg Immen­dorff
    Jörg Immendorff, Café, 1990

    Date

    25 September 2026 – 10 January 2027

    Location

    » Kunstpalast
    • Admission: 16 € / concessions 12 €

    • Children / young people under 18: free

    • Members of Friends of the Kunstpalast: free

    Jörg Immendorff, Naht, 1981
    Jörg Immendorff, Naht, 1981

    Jörg Immendorff (1945–2007) was hailed internationally in the late twentieth century as one of the most influential German artists of his generation. A self-styled Malerfürst (“painter prince”), he cultivated a combative persona and led a notoriously contentious life. All the more striking, then, that the exhibition planned for autumn 2026 will be his first full retrospective in Düsseldorf: the city where he studied, taught and worked for decades.

    Jörg Immendorff, Landschaft, die ich brauche, 1988
    Jörg Immendorff, Landschaft, die ich brauche, 1988


    Developed in collaboration with the artist’s estate, the project follows every stage of his career, from his early years at the academy to the works produced in his final Düsseldorf studio. Around 100 objects – including major painting cycles, wood and bronze sculptures, and previously unseen drawings and archival material – chart the breadth of his practice. Beyond the sheer range of his output, the exhibition foregrounds Immendorff’s persistent interrogation of the artist’s place in society, as well as his responses to the political urgencies of his era and the contradictions that fuelled his public image.

    Curators: Felicity Korn and Westrey Page

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