Kunsthalle Münster

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The municipal exhibition hall opened on September 19, 1991, on the Hawerkamp site under the direction of Gail B. Kirkpatrick. In 2004 it moved to its present rooms on the top floor of Speicher II in the Münster Stadthafen (city harbor), initially called AZKM – Ausstellungshalle zeitgenössische Kunst Münster (AZKM – Exhibition Hall for Contemporary Art Münster). In 2012 it was renamed Kunsthalle Münster.

It shows national and international contemporary art in changing solo and group exhibitions, and sees itself as a site of production and a laboratory. Talks, lectures, guided tours, film programs, symposia and performances accompany the exhibitions.

As part of the Kulturamt (Cultural Affairs Office), the Kunsthalle also looks after art in public spaces in the city of Münster, which grows with each edition of the Skulptur Projekte, and it uses the Stadthausgalerie at Platz des Westfälischen Friedens once or twice a year. Since 2020 it has been affiliated with the Residence NRW⁺ fellowship program for artists and curators.

Highlights

• Changing exhibitions of contemporary art
• Location on the top floor of a historic harbor warehouse
• Care of art in public spaces in Münster
• Supporting program with talks and tours
• Free admission

Founded

1991

Operated by

Stadt Münster, Kulturamt

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The building has no step-free access. The entrance at Hafenweg 28 is reached via six steps, or via a ramp at Hafenweg 32. An elevator goes up to the fifth floor, and the exhibition space on the sixth floor is reached by a staircase with 17 steps. For the elevator ride up to the sixth floor, please call the supervisory staff (phone 0251 6744285). In the exhibition space, all rooms are accessible with walking aids or a wheelchair. There is no accessible toilet, but there is one with a wider door and more maneuvering space.

Kids & families

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