The Kunsthalle Mainz wants to make contemporary art accessible to as many people as possible. Among others, we offer tours in Einfacher Sprache (easy language) with interpretation into German Sign Language. Step-free access to all works of art is given.
All offers which are labeled inclusive! specifically take the needs of people with disabilities into account. If you need assistance, please let us know.
We look forward to your visit!
Sing along!
During the exhibition period, the Kunsthalle Mainz will become a place for users of the Zollhafen to meet, to get to know each other, and to exchange ideas. Together with the singing teacher Barbara Arneke, Ari Benjamin Meyers forms a choir and develops a new musical work with its members: THE NOTIONAL ANTHEM, NR. 1: THE ZOLLHAFEN CHOIR.
“Notional” means something that exists only as an idea and is intangible. In contrast to the national anthem of states, The Notional Anthem No. 1: The Zollhafen Choir creates a space of possibility for a community of individuals and their connection through a piece of music. Meyer's new composition will be developed especially for this unique ensemble and rehearsals will take place at the Kunsthalle Mainz throughout the duration of the exhibition. The result is a community of people that is not based on, for instance, political or religious convictions, but on the structures and specifics of a city district, its inhabitants, and their everyday lives.
The other rehearsals are open to all and will take place on the following dates at the Kunsthalle Mainz:
Wed 18/09
Wed 02/10
Wed 16/10
Wed 30/10
Wed 13/11
Wed 27/11
18-19.30
We can no longer accept registrations for the choir as we have reached the capacity of the choir size.
Duet (2014) is a composition by Ari Benjamin Meyers in which he invites two strangers to sing together. The leading voice is a member of the Kunsthalle Mainz team.
every Wed 2–5 pm
every Sun 1–4 pm
Costs included in admission
Without registration
The New Empirical (2013) is a grand piano with all keys tuned to A flat. This note refers to Vexations (1893) by Erik Satie, whose main theme contains all the notes of the chromatic scale except for the note A flat. Once a month, Ari Benjamin Meyers and the Kunsthalle Mainz invite piano players and students to play pieces of their choice on the instrument.
Sat 14/09
Sat 19/10
3-5 pm
Cost: included in admission
with registration: mail@kunsthalle-mainz.de or call 06131-12693
Requiem (2020) takes the form of a Ouija board and transfers the means of communication with the afterlife to the world of music. In Ari Benjamin Meyer's version, numbers and letters are replaced by the symbols of modern Western musical notation, and instead of ‘yes’ and ‘no’, there is a choice of major and minor keys. What does it mean to compose? Is it a matter of inspiration at work or rather chance? Once a month, our visitors have the opportunity to use the Ouija board themselves.
Sa 28/09
Sa 05/10
3–5 pm
Costs: included in admission
with registration: mail@kunsthalle-mainz.de or +49 6131-126936
The recorder fluet virtuoso Susanne Fröhlich will play the work Who's Afraid of Sol La Ti? by Ari Benjamin Meyers on the subcontrabass flute. The work, which deals with the relationship between composing, memory and performance, is based on a central motif composed by Ari Benjamin Meyers.
Thu 10/10
Fri 11/10
Sat 12/10
Sun 13/10
10am-5pm
Costs: included in admission
Fri 11/10
5 pm
Costs: included in admission
Lecture by Dr. Jörn Schafaff
Wed 16/10
6 pm
Costs: included in admission
On this Sunday, admission to the Kunsthalle is free from 1-5 pm. Come by, take a look at the current exhibitions and take part in our free programme.
Sun 20/10
2 pm guided tour in simple language with sign language interpreter
3 pm guided tour
4 pm hands-on activity for everyone inclusive!
1–5 pm admission free of charge
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