Main information of the Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven

The Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven is the oldest art centre in town and contributes to the cultural care of the area around the Jade. It was opened in 1913 and first called "Kaiser-Friedrich-Kunsthalle".

For more than 90 years the Kunsthalle has been presenting art on a high level for guests and inhabitants of Wilhelmshaven. Every year it presents a programme consisting of six diffent exhibitions. The programme is popular because of the variety of artistic ideas. There isn´t a special type of exhibition, instead there are

  • exhibitions of works of single artist
  • exhibitions of works of two well-known artists
  • competitions, which shows the variety of nex works of young artists
  • special theme exhibitions

Further the programme is added by the offer of mark school. Together with the Evangelischen Bildungsstätte it has been offering aesthetic creative education for more than three years. In courses, which are distinguished into six classes depending on age, youth and children have the possibility to discover and develop their own creativity. Members of mark school have the choice to participate on guided tours through exhibitions regularly.