When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from 03.07.2026 to 11.10.2026. The visit date set here starts on 10.09.2026 at 10:00 AM.

How much is the admission fee?

The regular admission to the Kunsthalle Mannheim is 16 euros. Different prices apply for public tours starting from 6 euros.

Are there tours available for the exhibition?

Yes, the Kunsthalle Mannheim offers public tours as part of the accompanying program. Additional offers are planned for groups and accessible formats.

Is the Kunsthalle Mannheim accessible?

The visit is nearly barrier-free possible for mobility-impaired visitors. Accessible access and wheelchair tours are available.

How do I get to the Kunsthalle Mannheim?

The Kunsthalle is located at Friedrichsplatz 4 in the center of Mannheim and is easily accessible by public transport and car.

Am I allowed to take photos in the exhibition?

Information will follow. Please observe the museum's guidelines on photography and house rules on-site.

Mannheim's Major Nouveau Realism Exhibition Opens Up Views on Art and Reality

Name: RADICAL. REAL. Nouveau Realism and the Art of the 1960s
Start: 2026-09-10T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-11T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Kunsthalle Mannheim

RADICAL. REAL. brings Nouveau Realism to Mannheim

The Kunsthalle Mannheim is dedicating an exhibition to Nouveau Realism and its surroundings with extraordinary density and historical scope. With approximately 150 works, an artistic experience unfolds that makes reality itself visible as material and translates the aesthetic experience of the 1960s into a contemporary perspective.

Everyday Life, Object, and Reality as Art

At the center are artists who worked with found objects, signs, fragments, and archival traces. Arman, César, Yves Klein, Mimmo Rotella, Daniel Spoerri, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Jacques de la Villeglé shape the exhibition just as much as positions from Alina Szapocznikow, Jasper Johns, Tetsumi Kudo, Chryssa, and Feliza Bursztyn. The exhibition shows how new visual languages emerge from consumption, media, and urban surfaces.

An Exhibition Between Sculpture, Installation, and Political Perspective

Paintings, sculptures, installations, and works on paper engage in a lively dialogue with photographs, film, and video documents. This curatorial approach makes the closeness of art and life palpable. The result is not a nostalgic look back but a precise examination of works from that era, where body, identity, industrial society, and environmental destruction became central themes.

Art Historical Significance and Contemporary Relevance

RADICAL. REAL. tells not only of a French avant-garde but of an international network of artistic experiments. The view of the 1960s reveals how radical the engagement with the found object continues to resonate today. Those who visit the exhibition experience art history as a living presence: sensual, critical, and remarkably relevant.

This exhibition promises an intense museum visit with strong spatial presence, historical depth, and high relevance for all who wish to see modern art anew. A visit to the Kunsthalle Mannheim is absolutely worthwhile.