Every fifth year the documenta as a world event turns the city into a mecca for art lovers. It is the most important contemporary exhibition of modern art.

There is without doubt hardly any art lover who hasn't already heard of the "Old Masters" to be found in Kassel. The focal point of this unique collection of famous painters is to be found in the paintings by Dutch an Flemish masters. There is a substantial collection of Rembrandt's works to be seen here in Kassel.