Exhibitions take place in many places in Osnabrück - in museums, galleries, art centres and public spaces. In addition to permanent exhibitions that you can visit all the time, many exhibitions only run for a limited time before the next one is on show. It's worth popping in from time to time to make sure you don't miss anything! Here are some tips and an overview.
The exhibition in the Museumsquartier Osnabrück shows around 80 works by Hundertwasser, which convey the broad panorama of his artistic and idealistic work. Bright colours, curved lines, fairy-tale architecture - Friedensreich Hundertwasser stands like no other artist for a vision that seeks to harmonise nature, art and mankind. Interactive stations and an extensive educational programme invite visitors young and old to get creative, sharpen their own perception and see the world through new eyes.
The MIK Museum of Industrial Culture Osnabrück is celebrating its 30th birthday over the course of 2025. The museum was opened in 1994 in the listed Haseschacht building of the former Piesberg coal mine in the north of Osnabrück. With this special exhibition, the MIK looks back on its history. Where does the connection between industry and culture in the museum's name have its roots? What influenced the founding of the museum? The restoration of the museum buildings and the Hasestollen tunnel is illustrated in fast motion. Photographs and artefacts provide an insight into the work of the museum both in front of and behind the scenes.
The exhibition honours the life and work of this Jewish painter, who was not only a talented artist, but also an artist colleague and wife of Felix Nussbaum. With 26 paintings, the Museumsquartier Osnabrück owns the world's largest collection of works by Felka Platek (1899 Warsaw - 1944 Auschwitz). The special exhibition shows paintings and prints from all creative phases, starting in Berlin in the late 1920s, through the years of exile in Italy and Belgium to her last works, which were created in hiding in Brussels. Three previously unknown works by Platek were added in 2025 thanks to a donation.
Felka Platek and Felix Nussbaum were arrested in Brussels on 20 June 1944 and deported to Auschwitz on 31 July 1944, where they were murdered.
A complete list of all current exhibitions can be found in the OSkalendar.
The Osnabrück Association of Visual Artists runs the KunstQuartier at Bierstraße 33 in Osnabrück, just a stone's throw away from the Kunsthalle in the Dominikanerkirche and the Museumsquartier. Exhibitions are held here at regular intervals. From time to time, the members of the BBK Osnabrück also open their studios and provide an insight into their current artistic work.
To the KunstQuartier of the BBK Osnabrück
hase29 - Gesellschaft für zeitgenössische Kunst Osnabrück e.V. is an art association located at Hasestraße 29/30 in the city centre. Talented and outstanding artists come here by invitation and through public tenders. The focus is on the public - both in projects and in inclusive and integrative programmes for children, young people and adults.
To the art space Hase29
The OsnabrückHalle has been providing exhibition space for artists from the region since 2022. The temporary exhibitions are curated by hase29 e.V. Visitors to the hall have the opportunity to view the changing works before their booked event.
To the OsnabrückHalle
The focus here is almost exclusively on sculptural art. It is located right next to the Kunsthalle at Bierstraße 2 in the city centre. Its exhibitions can be seen 24/7 through large shop windows. The association brings together artists from Osnabrück, the region and partner cities with art enthusiasts.
To the sculpture galleryPlease inquire on the homepages or directly in the respective houses about the current opening and event times, prices, cancellations, etc.. This information can change at short notice!
