Oldenburg museum of drawing and printmaking with a permanent exhibition on Horst Janssen and special exhibitions on the art of drawing up to the present day.
August 15, 2026 – November 8, 2026
A dialogue between works by Janssen and freehand machine embroideries by former fellowship holder Andrea Ziegler on truth, perception and technology.
November 29, 2026 – February 28, 2027
Works on paper, collages, silver casts and installations by the sculptor, who explores migration and identity through ropes, hair and potatoes.
Horst Janssen (1929–1995), one of the most important German draftsmen and printmakers of the 20th century, spent his childhood in Oldenburg. The foundation for a museum was laid in 1995 by the Oldenburg entrepreneur Claus Hüppe, who acquired the Janssen collection of Carin and Carl Vogel, comprising around 1,800 sheets, and thereby made the museum building possible to a large extent.
The Horst-Janssen-Museum opened in 2000 in a new building designed by the architects Peter Reinig, Meike Dreyer and Carl Deters, closely linked both physically and organizationally with the neighboring Stadtmuseum Oldenburg. In 2016 another collection of just over 300 works by Janssen was acquired for the museum.
On three levels the museum presents the permanent exhibition "Horst Janssen. Neu entdeckt!" (Horst Janssen. Rediscovered!), which was redesigned as an interactive display for the museum's 20th anniversary in 2020: its focal points are his biography, printing techniques with hands-on stations, drawing and Janssen's writing, along with a regularly changing selection of works. The upper levels host special exhibitions on the art of drawing, from the classics to graphic novels and animation.
Since 2023 the building has been adorned with "Current Lines," a 50-meter-long facade drawing by Christoph Niemann that is illuminated at night. The redesign of the Stadtmuseum created a shared foyer for both museums with the Café Atrium.
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6School students age 18 and over, university students, trainees, people in voluntary service (FSJ/BFD), Oldenburg-Pass holders, recipients of social benefits (SGB II/XII, housing benefit/child supplement, AsylbLG), people with severe disabilities, Ehrenamtspass (volunteer pass) holders, city tour ticket holders |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 free |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €6companion free · With “B” marker, companion admitted free. |
| Students & apprentices | €6 |
| Groups | –Group tour (up to 15 people) 60 min. €50, 90 min. €75, plus admission; in a foreign language €55 per hour. Art event for groups €130 for two hours, plus admission. |
| Combination ticket with the Stadtmuseum | €14Reduced €10 |
| Combination ticket with the Stadtmuseum and the Haus für Medienkunst | €15Reduced €11 |
| Annual pass (Horst-Janssen-Museum, Stadtmuseum, Haus für Medienkunst) | €70Reduced €50; valid January 1 – December 31. |
| Public guided tour (60 min.) | €4Plus admission; under 18 €3 |
Free admission: Free admission and public guided tours on the first Sunday of every month
Free admission for, among others, ICOM card holders and members of the Museumsbund, the Museumsverband Niedersachsen-Bremen and the friends' associations. Discount with the artCard.
All levels as well as the cloakroom and lockers can be reached by elevator. Wheelchairs and rollators can be borrowed at the ticket desk; folding stools on the exhibition levels. Wheelchair-accessible restroom and a "Toilette für alle" (Changing Places restroom) in the basement. The museum's own accessible parking space will only be available again once renovation of the Stadtmuseum villas is complete. Tours by telephone, tours with sign language interpretation, information in Easy Language.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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One-hour family tours with drawing together on selected Saturdays; "Art with Baby" ("Kunst mit Kind") for parents with infants. Stroller parking, changing and nursing facilities.
Lappan
Bus stops Pferdemarkt or Lappan (accessible); about 5 minutes on foot from the main train station.
Paid parking
Paid parking in front of the museum, on 91er Straße and Gottorpstraße, and in the Parkhaus Post parking garage; the museum's own accessible parking space is temporarily unavailable due to construction work.
Shared entrance with the Stadtmuseum Oldenburg.
Get directionsCafé Atrium in the shared foyer with the Stadtmuseum (Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30, also without a museum visit, with a terrace).
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public Sunday tours: 11:00 special exhibition, 16:30 permanent exhibition. Other formats: lunchtime tours, "Kunst mit Kind" (art with kids), family tours, workshops, gallery talks, and theatrical tours. Group tours for up to 15 people can be booked. |
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