Every May, the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen art exhibition takes place in the Kunsthalle. Initially themed, each exhibition has been dedicated to a major international artist since 1993, with a few exceptions:  

1993 Jannis Kounellis 
1994 Per Kirkeby 
1995 Tadashi Kawamata 
1996 Western Art - German Art 1945 - 1960
1997 Ayse Erkmen
1998 Guillaume Bijl 
1999 Henry Moore 
2000 Waldo Bien 
2001 Julio González 
2002 Barry Flanagan 
2003 Marino Marini 
2004 Günther Förg 
2005 Ben Willikens 
2006 Konrad Klapheck 
2007 Magdalena Jetelova 
2008 Tatsuo Miyajima 
2009 Tuomo Manninen 
2013 Jan Fabre
2014 Saga – Iceland: When images speak
2015 Daniel Buren
2016 Fabrizio Plessi
2017 The artist group junger westen - An hommage to the 70th anniversary
2018 Kunst & Kohle – Gert & Uwe Tobias
2019 Penny Hes Yassour

Opening Hours
Tickets
* Pupils, Apprentices, Students, Groups from 10 persons, Owners of the Recklinghausen Pass i.e. any other equivalent identification card from other municipalites, Owners of the Ehrenamtskarte NRW or the Jubiläums-Ehrenamtskarte NRW
The Kunsthalle is barrier-free accesible.
Guided Tours
The public guided tours are free of charge, only the entrance fee needs to be paid.

Per group (20 persons max.) a booked guided tour is 55,- Euro. Registration via tel. (02361) 50 19 35.
Address
Approach
The Kunsthalle is located across the central station, close to the bus station and is accessible via all public transportations. An underground park station is located underneath the bus station.