Libeskind building in Osnabrück's Museumsquartier with the world's largest collection of works by Felix Nussbaum, the painter murdered in Auschwitz in 1944.
June 5, 2026 – May 2, 2027
Installation with drawings, sound sculptures and projections about the family of the philosopher Hélène Cixous, whose mother and grandmother came from Osnabrück. In the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus.
September 27, 2026 – February 21, 2027
Show of the artists from the city and district of Osnabrück nominated for the €10,000 regional prize of the Museums- und Kunstverein, in the Kulturgeschichtliches Museum.
November 22, 2026 – April 4, 2027
The first major exhibition on the motif of the mask, which runs through every phase of Nussbaum's career, in dialogue with works by contemporaries such as Beckmann, Dix, Höch and Nolde.
The painter Felix Nussbaum was born in Osnabrück in 1904, emigrated after the Nazis came to power, lived in hiding in Brussels from 1940 and was murdered in Auschwitz in 1944 together with his wife, the painter Felka Platek. His hometown has been collecting his works since the 1970s; with more than 200 works, the collection is now the largest in the world.
In 1994 the city held an architectural competition for a building to house this collection, which Daniel Libeskind won. His design, with interlocking volumes, slanting walls and narrow corridors, translates Nussbaum's life of persecution and hopelessness into space. The Felix-Nussbaum-Haus opened in July 1998 and was the architect's first completed building. In 2010/11 Libeskind added a two-story entrance building that connects it with the neighboring Kulturgeschichtliches Museum (museum of cultural history).
Today the building forms the heart of the municipal Museumsquartier Osnabrück, which brings together four buildings under the guiding theme of peace: the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus; the Kulturgeschichtliches Museum with the city history exhibition "Stadtspuren" and collections on Albrecht Dürer and Gustav Stüve; the Villa_ as a forum for remembrance culture and contemporary history; and the Akzisehaus for events. All buildings can be visited on a single ticket. Temporary exhibitions place Nussbaum's work in dialogue with contemporary positions; in 2020 the Museumsquartier received the museum prize of the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung.
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €7School pupils, students and holders of a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis) (with proof) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and teens up to age 18 free |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed |
| Visitors with disabilities | €7With severe disability ID; no information on companions |
| Students & apprentices | €5"In Ausbildung" (in education) rate for students from outside Osnabrück, trainees, school pupils and FSJ volunteers; Osnabrück students free with the Kulturticket. |
| Groups (12+ people) | €9 per personGroup ticket per person |
| Families | –U18+ rate: one or two adults with children up to age 18 pay €7 per adult, children free |
| KombiKarte with Kunsthalle Osnabrück | €12Reduced €10 |
| Villa_ only | €4Reduced €2 |
| Public guided tour (surcharge) | €4Plus admission |
The ticket is valid for all buildings of the Museumsquartier (Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Kulturgeschichtliches Museum, Villa_). Holders of the Kukuk-Karte or Osnabrück-Pass pay €1. Members of the Museums- und Kunstverein and the Felix Nussbaum Gesellschaft free.
The Felix-Nussbaum-Haus and the Kulturgeschichtliches Museum are accessible for wheelchairs and strollers; folding chairs are available for the tour. Dogs not allowed, except guide and therapy dogs. Website with information in Easy Language and sign language.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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"Kreativwerkstatt KIDS" (creative workshop) for children aged 7 and up on the first Saturday of the month (10:30–13:00) and family tours such as "Mit der Maus durchs Haus" for school-age children with an accompanying adult.
Heger Tor
Heger Tor bus stop (Osnabrück city buses).
Parking available
Parking in the Stadthausgarage or Nikolaigarage; tour bus stop directly at the entrance of the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus (Lotter Straße).
Café Felka in the Villa_ (Villa Schlikker), run by Exil e.V., Tue–Fri 11:00–18:00, Sat/Sun 10:00–18:00, with garden. Cloakroom and lockers in the basement; bags and backpacks larger than A4 must be stored.
Café Felka can be rented for special occasions; there is no information on renting the museum spaces themselves.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography without flash is generally permitted in the exhibitions; professional photography and filming only on request. |
| Good to know | Public guided tours in the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus Sat and Sun at 14:00 (60–90 min.), in the Villa_ Sun at 11:00, each €4 plus admission. Private group tours, including an architecture tour of the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus and "Stadtspuren", can be booked via the request form; programs for schools and daycare centers under "Lernort Museum". |
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