One of Germany's oldest art associations (1847): an exhibition venue for young, experimental contemporary art in a villa on Wilhelmstraße.
September 4, 2026 – April 25, 2027
The musician and artist, Follow Fluxus fellow 2025/26, explores hearing and not-hearing through film, sound installations, and participatory scores – for example tinnitus, and subtitles as an art form in their own right. The rooms on the third floor are on view until October 25, 2026, and those on the fourth floor until April 2027.
November 13, 2026 – April 25, 2027
The Kunstverein's contribution to the joint Couleur vivante project with Museum Wiesbaden and Museum Reinhard Ernst: six contemporary positions, including Kapwani Kiwanga, P. Staff, and Frances Scholz, that take a fresh look at abstraction and at the act of seeing itself.
The association was founded in 1847 by citizens of Wiesbaden as a society of friends of the fine arts in what was then the Duchy of Nassau, and it is considered the city's oldest civic initiative. Its aim was to promote art independently of the state and the court. It staged its first show in the painting gallery of the library in the Erbprinzenpalais, and from 1850 it also managed the state art collection until that task passed to the city in 1899.
The Kunstverein (art association) did not get a building of its own until 1979, when it moved into a three-story villa on Wilhelmstraße with about 350 square meters of exhibition space, which was granted to it in 2007 under a 66-year ground lease. In 1994 it received the culture prize of the state capital.
Today the Kunstverein sees itself as a center for contemporary art with a focus on young, experimental positions from Germany and abroad. Since 2008, together with the city, it has awarded the internationally advertised fellowship “Follow Fluxus – Fluxus und die Folgen,” which builds on the Fluxus movement founded in Wiesbaden in 1962. There are also collaborations with art schools and festivals in the region, free programs for children and families, and a project supporting refugee artists. Several permanent works are also installed in the building and garden.
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3School students, university students, apprentices, retirees, the unemployed, people with severe disabilities, groups of 20 or more, and holders of an annual pass for Museum Reinhard Ernst |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 get free admission. |
| Seniors | €3Reduced for retirees. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3Reduced for people with severe disabilities; no provision for companions is mentioned. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Reduced; art students of the Städelschule, HfG Offenbach, and Kunsthochschule Mainz free. |
| Groups (20+ people) | €3 per personReduced admission for groups of 20 or more. |
| With Frankfurt Card | €1 |
Free admission for members, members of other ADKV art associations, Friends of Museum Wiesbaden, ICOM members, teachers accompanying a school class, holders of the Wiesbaden volunteer card (Ehrenamtskarte), and refugees. A Kunstverein ticket entitles you to reduced admission at Museum Reinhard Ernst.
According to the Kunstverein, largely barrier-free: all exhibition areas can be reached by elevator; there is currently no accessible restroom. Website information available in Easy German (Leichte Sprache).
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Free children's and family programs: "Die Kunst-Koffer kommen" (creative work with clay, paint and wood for children of all ages, no registration) and "Wilhelms Wanne" (joint exhibition visit for families followed by a creative activity). Free admission for children and teenagers under age 18.
By S-Bahn (S1, S8, S9) or regional train to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof; the building is on Wilhelmstraße in the city center.
Publications and editions available.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tours, artist talks, and lectures on the exhibitions as listed in the calendar; the education program “Schüler:innen entdecken zeitgenössische Kunst” (students discover contemporary art) for schools. Art trips for members. |
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