Photo: Kunsthaus Kannen / Ralf Emmerich

Kunsthaus Kannen

Art museum for outsider art and art brut on the Alexianer campus in Münster-Amelsbüren; admission is free.

Opening hoursFree admission Wheelchair accessible

Current exhibitions

October 25, 2026 – January 31, 2027

28. Jahres- und Verkaufsausstellung 2026/2027

Annual exhibition with over 200 works by artists with disabilities from the house's own studio as well as from Germany and abroad, also marking the house's 30th anniversary.

About the museum

Kunsthaus Kannen grew out of the work of the Alexianer psychiatric clinic in Münster-Amelsbüren. The former Kannen manor farm has belonged to the Alexianer Brothers' Community since 1887; from the 1980s, artistically gifted long-term patients were encouraged there and their works were collected.

In the 1990s the project moved into a villa from the Gründerzeit period on the clinic grounds, where pictures and objects were archived, documented and shown in regular solo and themed exhibitions. At the end of 2000 a barrier-free new building was added, uniting the exhibition hall, studios, library and shop under one roof.

Today the house sees itself as an inclusive meeting place for artists with and without disabilities or mental illness. The collection comprises well over 5,000 works and is one of the largest holdings of outsider art in a psychiatric setting in Germany. New exhibitions in Germany and abroad are continually drawn from it.

Highlights

Collection of more than 5,000 works of outsider art and art brut
Open studios with 15 workplaces for artists
Annual and sales exhibition each year, the Kunsthaus Kannen Prize every two years
In-house reference library and art shop
Admission and guided tours free of charge

Operated by: Alexianer Münster GmbH
Director: Dr. Katja Watermann

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; guided tours are free of charge.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Elevator: no information
Accessible restroom
Accessible parking: no information
Service dogs welcome: no information
Tactile models & exhibits: no information
Sign language tours: no information
Easy-to-read materials
Audio description: no information

The Kunsthaus is wheelchair accessible; the new building was designed to be accessible and has an accessible toilet. Guided tours are also offered in Easy Language.

Kids & families

For exhibitions there are open studios on selected dates – a creative activity for people of all ages, with and without disabilities.

Getting there & parking

By public transit

Alexianer Campus

Bus line 7/R41 from Münster Hauptbahnhof (bus bay D1) to the Alexianer Campus stop; line 18 from the direction of Wolbeck/Hiltrup (Mon–Fri); also reachable with LOOPmünster.