2027.06.12 — 2027.09.19 · Coming soon
documenta 16
documenta 16 runs from 12 June to 19 September 2027, open daily for 100 days. The Artistic Director is Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, working with four further curators. The organisers describe it as a celebration of artistic practices, collective learning, performances, music and improvisation, with a record and two books released at the opening. Artists and venues are not yet announced; tickets went on sale on 15 September, and a ticket covers every exhibition venue on its day.
Naomi Beckwith describes this edition as a celebration of artistic practices, collective learning, performances, music and improvisation, with a record released at the opening.
Its typeface takes its cue from the hand-drawn data posters W. E. B. Du Bois made with his students for the 1900 Paris Exposition. The artist list is not out yet; given this direction, look out for performances with set times.
At documenta 7 in 1982 Joseph Beuys launched 7000 Oaks: seven thousand trees planted across Kassel, each beside a basalt stone, the last of them only in 1987.
The stones were first piled on Friedrichsplatz, to the annoyance of many residents; the trees still line Kassel’s streets today. Walking between venues, look for the stone beside a tree.
In 2012 Pierre Huyghe filled a corner of Karlsaue park with a reclining female figure whose head was a beehive, a dog with a pink-dyed leg, and plants, a work that kept changing with the life inside it.
documenta often puts work away from the main paths, so take the detour.
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Artists, works and venues are not yet announced.
The two-day ticket must be used on consecutive days.
Venues are spread across the city and one day is not enough; the season ticket does not include public transport.
No reusable current site plan is available; open the latest map from the official event page.
Open official guide ↗12 June to 19 September 2027, open daily for 100 days, 10am–8pm; event times may vary.
Europe/BerlinAll tickets except the season and school-class tickets include public transport in the KasselPlus area; take trams or buses between venues.
Tickets are valid at every exhibition venue on their dates, with no fixed entry time. All tickets except the season and school-class tickets include public transport in the KasselPlus area; the season ticket is personal and used with ID. A solidarity ticket pays for another visitor’s free admission.
Day ticket EUR 29 · two-day EUR 45
Accessibility varies by venue or sector; confirm the specific session with the organiser before travel.
Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
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The full list of exhibitors or programme details has not been announced. Examples from previous editions are labelled with their year.
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