Experiential museum on Kassel's Weinberg hill devoted to the life and work of the Brothers Grimm – interactive, artistic and with a rooftop terrace.
June 12, 2026 – April 11, 2027
The first comprehensive solo exhibition of illustrator Helga Gebert, featuring her pictorial and fairy-tale worlds. It shows how storytelling in images and words stays alive across eras and cultures.
For more than three decades, Kassel was where Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm lived and worked; it was here that their Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen) were written. In 1959, the city and the Brüder Grimm-Gesellschaft founded the Brüder Grimm-Museum, housed in the Palais Bellevue on Schöne Aussicht. However, the small building, which was not accessible, was too cramped for the important collection; it closed at the end of October 2014.
As its successor, the City of Kassel decided on a new building on the Weinberg. The 2011 architectural competition was won by the Aachen firm kadawittfeldarchitektur, and construction began in 2013 at a cost of around €20 million. The building, set into the slope in terraces and featuring a walkable roof, opened on September 4, 2015 as GRIMMWELT Kassel. International media soon ranked it among the best new museums, and the building won several architecture awards.
The permanent exhibition is structured as an alphabet from Ä to Z, combining historical originals with contemporary art and hands-on stations. Its themes include the German Dictionary (Deutsches Wörterbuch), the fairy tales, the brothers' biographies and their political activities. Its centerpiece is the brothers' personal copies of the Children's and Household Tales from 1812/15 with handwritten notes, which are part of the UNESCO Memory of the World register. Changing special exhibitions, an extensive education program, the restaurant FALADA and conference rooms round out the museum, which was also a venue of documenta 14 in 2017.
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €7Children and young people under 18, school students, university students, apprentices, seniors over 65, people with severe disabilities, volunteer service and military service participants, unemployed people and social welfare recipients (including the Mittendrin! Teilhabe Card), BVGD members, and holders of the Kassel Card, GEO-Card, artCard, Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card), Juleica and NVV annual pass |
| Children & teens | €7free up to age 5 · Children under 6 free; reduced rate thereafter up to age 17. |
| Seniors | €7Reduced rate from age 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €7companion free · Reduced rate for people with severe disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €7University of Kassel students with the Kulturticket free; student groups on course-related field trips €5 per person (register at least two weeks in advance). |
| Groups (8+ people) | €7 per personAdvance registration required for groups of 10 or more. School classes (grades 1–13) €3 per student, 2 accompanying adults free. |
| Families | €25Up to 2 parents or grandparents with their children or grandchildren under 18. |
| Special exhibition only | €5Reduced €3, families €12, groups of 8 or more €3 per person. |
| GRIMMWELT annual pass | €35Reduced €25, families €85. |
Admission covers the permanent and special exhibitions. Free admission also with Meine Card+, the museum card of the Deutscher Museumsbund or an ICOM card; free entry to the special exhibition with the AuszeitCardPlus.
Elevator up to the rooftop terrace; accessible parking spaces directly in front of the entrance. Tactile model at the entrance. Free app with content in German Sign Language, Easy German (Leichte Sprache) and audio description. Seating in the exhibition; portable museum stools available to borrow. The "Panoramaweg" route from the Friedrichsplatz underground parking is not accessible, but the "Innenstadtweg" route is.
Great for kids & familiesRecommended for ages 6+
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | €25 · Up to 2 parents or grandparents with their children or grandchildren under 18. |
Permanent exhibition recommended for ages 6 and up; younger children especially enjoy the interactive fairy-tale world at the thorn hedge. Family workshops in the GRIMMAtelier, holiday programs, "Weltreise" (World Journey) trail through the exhibition, audio walk, and reading area LESEREI. Baby changing room in the accessible restroom. Children's birthday parties are currently not offered.
Rathaus · 7-min walk
Tram or RegioTram to Rathaus or Rathaus/Fünffensterstraße, then about a 7-minute signposted walk. From Wilhelmshöhe station, tram 1, 3 or 4 to Rathaus; from the main station (Hauptbahnhof), RegioTram 1, 4 or 5 to Rathaus/Fünffensterstraße.
Paid parking · 11-min walk to the entrance
A few paid parking spaces right at the building; the Friedrichsplatz underground garage is recommended (signposted walking route, accessible, about 11 minutes). Park-and-ride Auestadion/Damaschkestraße with tram 5, 6, or RegioTram 5 to Rathaus. Tour buses park at Papinplatz (about a 15-minute walk); the stop at Brüder-Grimm-Platz cannot be used due to a construction site.
The building is located in a protected garden-monument zone, so arriving by bus and train is recommended.
Get directionsRestaurant FALADA (Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, breakfast and regional cuisine) and, in summer, the beer garden GRIMMS GARTEN in the Weinbergpark; shop and dining accessible without an admission ticket. Jackets and bags larger than A4 must go in the coat check or a locker.
Up to 154 guests.
Multipurpose area FALADA & Foyer (212 m², up to 100 people in theater seating, banquets up to 88, up to 154 with extra furniture) available exclusively outside opening hours; conference room FREIRAUM (65 m², up to 40 people) during opening hours, which also serves as a wedding room of the Kassel registry office. Receptions on the 2,000 m² rooftop terrace.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography for private purposes is permitted without flash, tripod or selfie stick; commercial photography only with written permission. |
| Good to know | Audio guide, media guide, and reading guide in the free GRIMMWELT app (iOS/Android, multilingual); rental devices at ticket desk 2 for €2 plus €1 for headphones. Public tours according to the calendar, group tours bookable in several languages; outside guides may not lead tours themselves. |
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