Fridericianum
Museum Fridericianum
One of Europe’s earliest public museum buildings, and the main venue of the Kassel contemporary art exhibition documenta since 1955.
The Fridericianum was built between 1769 and 1779 and is one of the earliest museum buildings on the European continent to open to the public. Its neoclassical colonnaded portico faces Friedrichsplatz.
Since 1955, documenta, the contemporary art festival held every five years and lasting one hundred days, has used it as its main venue. The adjacent documenta-Halle and Karlsaue Park also host exhibitions. Outside documenta years, the building serves as an art gallery for contemporary art shows. Admission depends on the exhibition.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 11:00 am–6:00 pm (varies with exhibitions)
Nearby sights
- Orangerie Kassel
- Neue Galerie
- Hessisches Landesmuseum Kassel
- Grimmwelt Kassel
- Museum für Sepulkralkultur
- Karlsaue Park
- Wilhelmshöhe Palace & Old Masters Gallery
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Water Features