Oldest university art collection in Germany, in the Old Auditorium: paintings, sculptures and prints, open on Sundays.
October 4, 2026 – March 21, 2027
The exhibition is devoted to water in Dutch art of the 16th and 17th centuries, from everyday scenes and landscapes through marine painting to biblical and mythological motifs.
October 4, 2026 – March 21, 2027
Small cabinet exhibition marking the 300th birthday of the Berlin artist Daniel Chodowiecki, with printed graphics and book illustrations, including works for the Göttinger Taschenkalender, drawn from the holdings of the University Library and the Art Collection.
The art collection is among the oldest institutions of the University of Göttingen. Its foundation consists of two bequests: the Frankfurt patrician Johann Friedrich Armand von Uffenbach gave the young university his prints and drawings as early as 1736; after his death in 1770 they came to Göttingen. In addition came the legacy of the Celle jurist Johann Wilhelm Zschorn, who left around 300 paintings; they reached the town in 1796.
The first curator was Johann Dominik Fiorillo, who was also the university's first art historian. He regarded the holdings as teaching material, an idea that still applies today: students work directly with the originals and design their own exhibitions. Later, further bequests, purchases and loans were added, as well as sculptures, photographs and, since the 1990s, artists' videos.
After several changes of location, the collection has been housed since 1987 in the Auditorium on Weender Landstraße. There the picture gallery shows Italian and Dutch painting up to works of modernism; in 2024 a sculpture gallery opened with medieval wooden figures and painted plaster casts after Renaissance sculpture. The extensive Graphic Collection, with sheets by Dürer, Rembrandt and Goya, is housed in the Art History Seminar and is accessible only by arrangement.
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €1.50 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Children up to age 12 enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | freeStudents of the University of Göttingen enter free. |
| Groups | –Guided tours by arrangement: €50 per tour. |
Free admission for members of the Förderverein (friends' association), children up to age 12, and students and staff of the University of Göttingen.
The entrance is at the rear of the building; ring the bell and use the intercom there. An elevator leads up to the exhibition rooms, and there is an accessible restroom.
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Auditorium
Bus stop "Auditorium" served by bus lines 41, 42, 80, 91, 92, 150, 160 and 170; also reachable on foot from the station via Berliner Straße and Weender Landstraße.
Paid parking
Paid parking nearby: university car park Platz der Göttinger Sieben (Weender Landstraße 15) and parking garage Goßlerstraße 16.
The navigation destination is the Auditorium, Weender Landstraße 2.
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| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Public guided tours on the third Sunday of every month at 11:30; guided tours for groups by arrangement. |
