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1 Kassel born in Hanau, they lived in a small Renaissance Schloß VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Kassel from 1798 until 1830, and (1568), surrounded by a garden.
The cultural, scientific and commercial centre of northern this museum presents the lives In 1702–10 Pierre-Etienne Practical Information
Hesse, Kassel suffered severe damage during World War II and works of the famous fairy- Monnot built the large Road map C4. * 195,000.
due to the armaments industries based here, and much of tale tellers and philologers using Orangery, which now houses n Wilhelmsstraße 23 and
Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe (0561-70
the town has been rebuilt in functional 1950s style. Today, five themes, and many original a fascinating museum of astro- 77 07). _ documenta (every 5
nomy and technology. Monnot
first editions. Art installations,
Kassel has become synonymous with one of the most films and hands-on activities was also the creator of years, next to be held in 2022),
important shows of contemporary art – documenta – held will interest visitors of all ages. Marmorbad, a bath pavilion Zissel (Aug), Museumsnacht
here every five years (the 13th documenta is scheduled The rooftop terrace has dating from 1722, while the (Sep), Kasseler Musiktage (Nov).
∑ kassel.de
for 2022). The town is equally famous for its outstanding excellent views over Kassel. kitchen pavilion was desi gned
collection of European art, housed in the splendid Schloß The Ottoneum, home of the first by Simon Louis du Ry in 1765. Transport
£ k Kassel, 13 km (8 miles)
Wilhelms höhe, as well as for its parks and gardens, especially permanent theatre in Germany P Wilhelmshöhe northwest.
the large forest-park adjoining the castle. Learned, was Germany’s first Gemäldegalerie Alter Meister. Schloß
permanent theatre. Designed Wilhelmshöhe. Tel (0561) 31 68 00. Wilhelm. Now it houses the
methods of its production by Wilhelm Vernukken and Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun (until 8pm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
around the world. The collection remodelled in the late 17th Wed). Closed 1 May, 24, 25, 31 Dec. with its outstanding collection
includes examples of leather wall century by Paul du Ry, it was & (admission to park is free). of European masters including
cove rings (cordovans) and wall- converted into a natural history At the top of Wilhelmshöher paintings by Rubens, Titian,
papers representing Secession museum in 1885. Allee, designed in 1781, stands Rem brandt, Dürer and Poussin.
and Art-Deco styles. Vues de Wilhelmshöhe, a magnificent
Suisse (views of Switzerland), Y Orangerie palace and large, attractive park.
dating from 1802, is one of the An der Karlsaue 20c. Tel (0561) 316 80 The palace is situated along the
17th-century cameo-decorated earliest examples of scenic 500. Astronomisch-Physikalisches axis of the avenue that runs up
tureen in the Landesmuseum wallpaper. It was printed using Kabinett and Planetarium: Open the hill, through a long forest
95 different inks and 1,024 10am–5pm Tue, Wed, Fri–Sun; glade. An incredible series of
E Hessisches Landes museum wooden blocks. Equally famous 10am–8pm Thu. Closed 24, 25, 31 cascades runs down the hillside
Brüder-Grimm-Platz 5. Tel (0561) 316 is the panoramic Rénaud et An illustration for Cinderella, one of the Dec. Zeiss-Planetarium: 8 2pm Tue, above the palace. At the top of
800. Open 10am–5pm Tue, Wed, Fri– Armide, from the workshop of Grimm fairy-tales Sat, 3pm Wed, Fri, Sun, 2 & 7pm Thu. the hill is the Octogon, crowned
Sun; 10am–8pm Thu. Joseph Dufours, printed in 1828 & (free Fri.) ∑ museum-kassel.de with the statue of Hercules,
∑ museum-kassel.de using 2,386 wooden blocks. P Kunsthalle Fridericianum The southern part of Kassel is the symbol of the town. The
Outstanding items in the Neo- Friedrichsplatz 18. Tel (0561) 707 27 home to Karlsaue, a vast palace palace was design ed by Simon
Baroque Hesse Regional E Neue Galerie 20. Closed for restoration until 2018. and garden complex named Louis du Ry and Heinrich
Museum, built in 1910–13, are Schöne Aussicht 1. Tel (0561) 316 80 & ∑ fridericianum.org after its founder, Landgrave Karl. Christoph Jussow and built in Cascades, with Octogon and Hercules
the astronomical instruments, 400. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun (to Königsplatz and Friedrichs platz The site was earlier occupied by 1793–1801 for the Elector statue, in Wilhelmshöhe
originally installed in 1560 in a 8pm Thu). ∑ museum-kassel.de were designed by the court
landgrave’s castle, which no The New Gallery, founded in architect, Simon Louis du Ry. The
longer exists. The ethno graphic 1976 and devoted to 19th- and northwestern side of the latter is Kassel City Centre
section has Hessian folk cos- 20th-century art, occupies a occupied by the Neo-Classical 1 Hessisches Landesmuseum
tumes and regional craft items. Neo-Classicist building from Fridericianum, built by du Ry in and Deutsches WERNER-HILPERT-STRASSE
The Landesmuseum also 1871–74. The gallery’s collection 1769–76. Its founder, Landgrave Tapetenmuseum
houses the Tapeten museum includes a number of canvases Friedrich II, had always intended Hauptbahnhof RUDOLF-SCHWANDER-STRASSE PLATZ K U R T- S C H U M A C H E R - S T R A S S E
UNTERE
(wallpaper museum). Established by artists such as Carl Schuch, it to be a museum, and it 2 Neue Galerie SPOHRSTRASSE LUTHER- MAUERSTRASSE Stadtbad K ÖNIGSTRASSE
DIE FREIHEIT
in 1923, the museum presents Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. became the second public 3 Brüder-Grimm-Museum KURFÜRSTEN-
the history of wall paper and the The splendid col lection of museum (after the British Mus- 4 Fridericianum KÖLNISCHE STR. K ÖLNISCHE STRASSE MITTEL GASSE Markthalle
STRASSE
20th-century paintings eum in London) to be built in 5 Ottoneum TREPPEN- KÖNIGS WILDEMANNSGASSE
PLATZ
focuses on German Europe, and the first one on the 6 Orangerie STRASSE ENTENANGER Fulda-
brücke
UN T ERE KARLSST RA SSE
Expressionism. An entire European mainland. Since 1955, S T Å N D E P L A T Z OBERS TE GASSE ENTENANGER MARSTÄLLER
PLATZ
room is also devoted to the Fridricianum has been the FLORENTINER FRIEDRICHSPLATZ S T E I N W E G
the installa tions of the main venue for Kassel’s multi- PLATZ
controversial sculptor media contemporary art show – FRIEDRICHS- Fridericianum Fulda
NEUE FAHRT
and performance artist the documenta, which every five WILHELMSTRASSE OBERE KÖNIGSSTRASSE PLATZ Staatstheater
Joseph Beuys. years takes over the entire city. FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STRASSE FRIEDRICHSPLATZ Ottoneum
DU-RY-STRASSE
F R A N K F U R T E R S T R A S S E
An additional exhibition hall, the KÖNIG S T OR Karls- Draht-
brücke
E Brüder-Grimm- Documentahalle, was opened in kirche
Museum 1992, in the nearby Staatstheater. F RIEDRICH STRASSE Rathaus A N D E R K ARLSAUE
Weinbergstraße 21. Tel (0561) WILHEL M S - FÜNFFENSTER- SCHÖNE STRASSE AUEDAMM
HÖHER AL L E
787 41 24 . Open 10am–6pm F Ottoneum WILHELMSHÖHE Marmorbad
-STRASSE
Tue–Thu, Sat & Sun; 10am– Steinweg 2. Naturkundemuseum Hessisches Orangerie
8pm Fri. Closed 1 Jan. & Tel (0561) 787 40 66. Open 10am–5pm Landesmuseum Brüder-Grimm- AN DER KAR L S A UE
Museum
-=∑ grimmwelt.de Tue–Sun (to 8pm Wed, 6pm Sun). & SE
0 metres 300 WEINBERG STR A S Neue Galerie
Although brothers Jacob The Ottoneum (1604–5), built
Wallpaper (1670–80), in the Tapetenmuseum and Wilhelm Grimm were for Landgrave Maurice the 0 yards 300
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