Kunsthalle Bremen: Tradition and modernity

The Kunstverein was founded in Bremen in 1823. Over 170 years ago, it built the Kunsthalle Bremen, not far from Bremen's market square, the first independent building for a civic collection in Germany. Today, the Kunsthalle is still privately supported by the Kunstverein in Bremen and is one of the most important and beautiful museums in Europe. The diverse collection spans works of art from seven centuries.

The collection
From Dürer to Monet and Picasso to Turrell - 700 years of art history in one place.

In the course of the 200-year history of the Kunstverein and Kunsthalle, a collection of outstanding paintings and sculptures as well as one of the largest and most important cabinets of engravings in Germany was created: a collection that was shaped by the bourgeois character of the Kunstverein and the commercial tradition of Bremen.

Special exhibition Kirchner woodcuts. Benjamin Badock, Gabriela Jolowicz and Thomas Kilpper (9.11.2024 - 9.3.2025)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was and is the star of German Expressionism. He revolutionized the woodcut and left behind a body of work that still triggers artists today. In the exhibition, the works of contemporary artists Gabriela Jolowicz, Thomas Kilpper and Benjamin Badock take on Kirchner's prints.

More about the Kunstverein in Bremen
As a lively part of the cultural landscape, the museum sees itself not only as an exhibition venue in the spirit of freedom and cosmopolitanism, but also as a place for encounters and discussions on current themes and developments. Through the extensive historical collection and an active programme of exhibitions and events, past and present, Bremen and the world are brought together in a productive dialogue. The aim is to arouse enthusiasm for the visual arts in all sections of the population and age groups as well as in people of different cultural backgrounds and to create individual approaches. To this end, the Kunsthalle has been in an active process of opening up and diversifying since the 2000s.