(All events will be held in German)
Japanese Fairy Tales for Children
Readings in the Tiffany Lounge on Sun., 12.01.2024, 11:15 a.m., Sun., 12.08.2024, 11:15 a.m. and Sun., 12.15.2024, 11:15 a.m.: Japanese culture abounds in old folk fairy tales and myths that reward discovery. On three Sundays in December, at 11:15 each time, Japanese tales will be read aloud for children. Duration approximately 45 – 60 min. The readings are included in the admission.
Art bathing with Marie-Christine Raddatz
Thurs., 01.09.2025, 6 p.m. in the exhibition rooms: The works of Leiko Ikemara are transformed into a mindful and meditative experience in communal art bathing. Participation €5, reduced price €3, free for Friends of the Kunsthalle
What is wabi-sabi, and what’s it good for?
Presentation by Anna Katharina Sanner on Sun., 01.19.2025, 2 p.m. in the Atrium: Anna Sanner takes the audience along on a sensory mental journey through a Japanese tradition of aesthetics which tends to be “hard to explain” in her home country. Wabi-sabi, she reveals, is a traditional Japanese view on beauty, through which it possible to rediscover the world. Participation included in the admission
Haruki Murakami: Die Pilgerjahre des farblosen Herrn Tazaki [Colorless Tzukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage]
Art reading with Marie-Christine Raddatz on Sat., 02.22.2025, 3 p.m. in the exhibition (Meeting point: Lobby): Art meets literature: In her works, Ikemura creates a pictorial world full of allusions, incompleteness and creatures—as does Murakami, who explores muted interhuman abysses and emotional profundity in his novel. In our comparative reading of art and literature, we will engage with the unsaid and invisible. The book will be for sale in the shop. Participation included in the admission
“Her particular notice, however, was drawn to a tall chestnut tree with a broad crown…”
Japanese fairy tale reading for adults with Sabine Lutkat in the exhibition on Thurs., 02.13.2025, 6—7:30 p.m. in the exhibition: On this special evening, surrounded by the fantastical works of Leiko Ikemura, Sabine Lutkat reads Japanese fairy tales for adults. Participation €5, reduced price €5, free for Friends of the Kunsthalle
Mackintosh’s Breath. The Story of Exceptional Scottish Artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Novel reading with author Karen Grol on Thurs., 03.13.2025, 6 p.m. in the Atrium: A major protagonist of the Arts and Crafts movement, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928) was, like other artists of the period, influenced by japonisme—that is, the influence of Japanese art on Western art production. Karen Grol reads from her biographical novel and provides insights into the life of this exceptional artist. Japanese whiskies will be offered at the bar. Participation €5, reduced price €3, free for Freunde der Kunsthalle e.V.
When Dead Wood Sends Forth Blossoms: Word, Letter and Image in Japanese Zen Buddhism
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Steffen Döll, Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhism at the University of Hamburg on Thurs., 04.03.2025, 8 p.m. in the Atrium: It has been observed many times that, while Zen Buddhism claims a knowledge of the truth not bound to language and symbols, it has left behind an abundant corpus of texts, poems, paintings, objects, and architectures. Simultaneously, it can be established that this inherent contradictoriness is no recent talking point, but that protagonists of the Zen Buddhist tradition, throughout history, strove repeatedly (and still strive) to hand it down. The concern of this lecture is to investigate how such processes are reflected in specific works. Participation included in the admission
Late Art Night – Free admission
Every first Tuesday/month, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
6 p.m. guided tour through the current exhibition (Registration advised)
7 p.m. Talk in the Atrium with alternating guests under the title “Over a beer with…”. Director Lisa Felicitas Mattheis invites guests from the region to a relaxed discussion of a wide diversity of topics in an out-of-the-ordinary ambience. Audience participation is actively encouraged throughout. Drinks at the Junge Freunde Bar.
Participation in the guided tour and talk is likewise free, courtesy of the Aloys Wobben Foundation. The no-cost Art Night enables residents from the region and all walks of life to take part culturally, as they familiarize themselves with and experience high-caliber offerings in an uncons
