The Rumpelstiltskin File. Looking for clues in fairy tales and law.

Exhibition opening on 29 September 2023

Wicked wolves, innocent children, villainous robbers and envious stepmothers – the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm offer many opportunities to reflect on right and wrong, good and evil. This is the background of this new temporary exhibition, which is searching for evidence in fairy tales and law.

The exhibition examines the question in three chapters. First, a fairy tale world is waiting for the visitors in which not everything is as clear-cut as it seems at first glance. Then the exhibition introduces the Brothers Grimm as jurists and searches for tracks in their lifetime. And finally, the show takes a look at the present and asks about the relationship between law and justice.

Many hands-on stations invite visitors to become playfully active, to change their perspectives and to take sides. In addition, the exhibition shows original historical exhibits from numerous institutions and museums. An augmented reality app and a quiz trail for children also ensure that researchers, whether grown-ups or youngsters, find something to suit them.

The visit of the exhibition is recommended for children from 12 years, but the first part of the exhibition with fairy tale focus is suitable for younger children.

The exhibition is sponsored by the city of Kassel and the administrative district of Kassel.

The app for the exhibition is supported by the cdw Foundation and ALG (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Literarischer Gesellschaften und Gedenkstätten e.V.).