A kunsthalle is a facility that mounts temporary art exhibitions, similar to an art gallery. It is distinct from an art museum by not having a permanent collection.
In the German-speaking regions of Europe, Kunsthallen are often operated by a non-profit Kunstverein ("art association" or "art society"), and have associated artists, symposia, studios and workshops. They are sometimes called a Kunsthaus.
Origin, spelling and variants
The term kunsthalle is a loanword from the German Kunsthalle, a compound noun formed by combining the two nouns Kunst (art) and Halle (hall).
Like all nouns in German, the word is written with an initial capital letter. In English, it should be written with a lower-case letter (kunsthalle) unless it is the first word of a sentence or part of a title. The plural form Kunsthallen is usually rendered as kunsthalles.
The term is translated as kunsthal in Danish, kunsthal in Dutch, kunstihoone in Estonian, taidehalli in Finnish, kunsthall in Norwegian and konsthall in Swedish.
List of kunsthalles
This list contains the exhibition venues, museums, and art societies that can be considered as kunsthalles.
Austria
Kunsthaus Graz, Graz
Kunsthalle Krems (foundation)
Kunsthalle Wien; see also Museumsquartier, Vienna (municipal)
KunstHausWien, Vienna
Secessionsgebäude (Secession Building), Vienna
Belgium
Kunsthal Gent, Ghent
Kunsthalle Lophem, Loppem
Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp
Czech Republic
Kunsthalle Praha, Prague
Denmark
Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
Nikolaj Kunsthal, (previously known as Kunsthallen Nikolaj), Copenhagen
Estonia
Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn (Tallinna Kunstihoone)
Finland
Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki (Helsingin Taidehalli)
Kunsthalle Kohta, Helsinki (Kohta Taidehalli)
Kunsthalle Turku, Turku (Turun Taidehalli)
France
La Kunsthalle Mulhouse, Alsace
Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art, Montsoreau
Georgia
Kunsthalle Tbilisi, Tbilisi
Germany
Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (state-run)
Kunsthalle Bielefeld — with permanent collection (municipal)
Kunsthalle Bonn (German federal)
Kunsthalle Bremen — with a permanent collection (Kunstverein in Bremen)
Kunsthalle Bremerhaven (Kunstverein Bremerhaven)
Kunsthalle Darmstadt (Kunstverein Darmstadt)
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (municipal)
Kunsthalle in Emden — with permanent collection (foundation)