Highlights from the Kulturticket

"In my homeland I have spent the freshest and happiest part of my life." - (Jacob Grimm)

The Grimm World is not a museum in the true sense of the word, as it is purely an exhibition house that leaves the research to the university. Here, the life and work of the Brothers Grimm are presented and communicated at various stations, some of which are interactive.

"Kassel's geographical location in the heart of Germany allows the city to play a unique role [...]" - (Karl-Hermann Wegner - former director of the Kassel City Museum)

Kassel celebrated its 1100th anniversary a few years ago. The former royal seat of the Kingdom of Westphalia, which was almost completely reduced to rubble during the Second World War, has a rich history. If you would like to find out more about this, you should visit the city museum, which itself is younger than you might think: It was founded in 1979.

"[In] Prince Maximilian's garden [...] there was [...] a young elephant [...]. Its end was quite tragic." - (from Mitteilungen an die Mitglieder des Vereins für Hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde, 1917)

You can find out what the young elephant, popularly known as the "Goethe elephant", is all about by visiting the Natural History Museum, where its skeleton can also be found. However, the building alone makes the visit worthwhile. The Ottoneum, which houses the Natural History Museum, was originally a theater and is the oldest permanent theater building in Germany.

"There are two decisive impulses for the further development of culture: love - and death!" - (Website of the Museum for Sepulchral Culture)

One of the most curious museums in Kassel... and perhaps in the world. The Museum of Sepulchral Culture is dedicated to the subject of death. It shows how different cultures deal with death. What may sound depressing to some, also has a morbid charm and offers new perspectives.

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