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Opening Hours 2026

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ART DÜSSELDORF
Areal Böhler
Hansaallee 321
40549 Düsseldorf

Thursday / Preview Day
2026, April 16
VIP Preview: 12 noon – 4 PM
Official Opening: 4 PM – 8 PM

Friday
2026, April 17
12 noon – 7 PM

Saturday
2026, April 18
11 AM  – 7 PM

Sunday
2026, April 19
11 AM – 6 PM

Floor Plan

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NENI-POP-UP RESTAURANT

Discover our Art Talks

Friday - April, 17

Engagement, Encounter, Enlightenment: New Energies for Art

2 p.m

Art creates spaces for insight

Jennifer Braun (The Gen Z Art Critic)
Annkathrin Kohout (author and cultural scholar)
Ann-Katrin Günzel (chief editor, Kunstforum International)

MODERATION
Carsten Probst (president AICA Germany)

3 p.m

Art creates spaces for engagement

Gil Bronner (The Philara Collection)
Kathrin Jentjens (curator & mediator, Neue Auftraggeber)
Stephan Muschick (CEO, E.ON Foundation)

MODERATION
Tatjana Kimmel (Freunde des Kunstpalast e.V.)

4 p.m

Art creates spaces for encounter

Linda Conze (curator, Kunstpalast)
Hedwig Fijen (director, Manifesta 16 Ruhr)
Marcel Schumacher (director, Kunsthaus nrw)

MODERATION
Sabine Oelze (art journalist, Deutschlandfunk/WDR)

Saturday - April, 18

Borders, Solidarity, Unities: New Energies for Europe

2 p.m

East and West. An old story – and a new GDR hype?

Katharina Neuburger (Ludwig Stiftung Aachen)
Renate Goldmann (VAN HAM Art Estate)
Stefan Schmidtke, (CEO, Kulturhauptstadt Europa Chemnitz 2025 & Program Director, Theater der Welt)

MODERATION
Bettina Böttinger (WDR)

3 p.m

Unity and fragmentation of a community of states: where does Europe begin, where does it end?

Mark Terkessidis (author & migration researcher)
Markus Ambach (curator)
Farzane Vaziritabar (artist)

MODERATION
Christiane Meixner (Tagesspiegel)

4 p.m

Art versus politics: a renewed old power struggle?

Lars Hendrik Beger (Deutschlandfunk)
Georg Schöllhammer (tranzit.at & springerin)
Ivor Stodolsky & Marita Muukkonen (Artist at Risk)

MODERATION
Sebastian Frenzel (Monopol)

Sunday, April 19

3 p.m

Economy, Responsibility, and Sustainability – A Review of an art fair

Jacob Bilabel (Green Culture)
Stephan Muschick (E.ON Foundation)
Thomas G. Schneider (CEO, Hasenkamp)
Walter Gehlen (director, Art Düsseldorf)

Book Your Art Walk

GUIDED TOURS
This year, you can once again book a guided tour of the fair. The Art Walks, powered by E.ON Foundation, take you to the highlights of the fair and offer deeper insights into the key themes of Art Düsseldorf 2026.
Tickets and further information on guided tours are available in the ticket shop.

PRIVATE TOURS
You are welcome to book a private tour tailored to your interests—scheduled at your convenience, personal, flexible, and led by professional guides. During a 60-minute tour, our Art Guides provide engaging insights into artworks and current developments. Each tour is individually adapted to your preferences.
Group size: max. 15 people
Price: €240 net, including headsets (admission not included)
Duration: 60 minutes
For bookings and inquiries, please contact our team at vip@art-dus.de.

Additional Program

Sculpture Spots Outdoor Locations

Vitrine am Wasserturm

right next to the main entrance of
Art Düsseldorf.

curated by Julika Bosch

Künstlerverein Malkastan

Jacobistrasse 6a
40211 Düsseldorf

curated by Christoph Westermeier

Talk program at Konschthal Esch booth G18

Friday, April 17 - 4 pm

Haus u r: Spaces beyond Visbility

Gregor Schneider (artist)
Alicia Holthausen (curator, art director Kunsthalle Düsseldorf)

discuss the ongoing evolution of Haus u r, the new photographic works, and the question of how architectural interventions create spaces that elude conventional documentation.

Saturday, April 18 - 4 pm

Sound Horegs: The Global Evolution of Noise

Nik Nowak (artist)
Max Dax (journalist)


examine the integration of massive sound systems into the adaptive reuse of the Konschthal Esch building as part of the exhibition “état bruit”.

Sunday, April 19 - 4 pm

Systems with predetermined breaking points

Nika Schmitt (artist)
Charles Wennig (curator)


discuss kinetic sculptures, feedback loops, and mechanical rhythms that, within the context of the exhibition "état bruit", create a radically new experience of time and space.

Special Event - Bilker Bunker

Exhibitions in Düsseldorf and around

Bilker Bunker

Die Szene
(The Scene) - Gregor Guski
March 13 - April 25, 2026

Website

Haus Lange Haus Esters – Kunstmuseen Krefeld

Haus Lange: Apoi - Acaye Kerunen

Haus Esters: Heustock -
Bernhard Fuchs
April 19 - September 06, 2026

Website

Kai 10 | Arthena Foundation

Uncertain Maps - Franz Ackermann, Jens Bleckmann, DAG, Olafur Eliasson, Esther Ernst, Julius Hartauer, Michael Golz, Christian Pilz, Isabell Schulte

February 27 - September 06, 2026

Website

KIT (Kunst im Tunnel)

For Ever and Forever When I Move - Enya Burger und Teresa Linhard

March 28 - June 28, 2026

Website

Kunstpalast Düsseldorf

COMMUNITY: Photography and Belonging
February 11 - May 25, 2026
Monet – Cézanne – Matisse. The Scharf Collection
March 12 - August 09, 2026
Kunstpalast in Bloom
April 17 - April 26, 2026

Website

Kunstsammlung NRW – K20

Anne Truitt: Pioneer of Minimal Art
March 28 - August 02, 2026

Website

Kunstsammlung NRW – K21

Land and Soil: How we live together
November 29, 2025 - April 19, 2026

Website

Langen Foundation

Can I Be?
- Adam Pendleton
April 19 - August 09, 2026

Website

Museum Küppersmühle

Gerhard Hoehme: don’t unravel the places
February 26 - May 31, 2026

Website

Museum Ludwig Köln

Yayoi Kusama

March 14 - August 02, 2026

Website

NRW Forum

SEX NOW
September 05, 2025 - May 03, 2026

Website

Sammlung Philara

echoes: Stefan Brüggemann
HEIMSPIEL
March 21 - May 17, 2026

Website

Skulpturenhalle – Thomas Schütte

Jane und Louise Wilson – Countermeasures
February 06 - August 16, 2026

Website

St. Andreas Kirche – Düsseldorf

mea culpa - Georg Hornemann curated by Nahlah Saimeh

ZERO Foundation

Licht im Blick - Fotografie im Werk von Heinz Mack
March 14 - June 13, 2026

Website

Museum Schloss Moyland

Daniele Formica - in dialogue with Joseph Beuys
March 15 - September 06, 2026

Website

How to get to the fair venue at Areal Böhler

ART DÜSSELDORF
AREAL BÖHLER
HANSAALLEE 321
40549 DÜSSELDORF

Directly opposite the entry of the Areal Böhler is the stop Düsseldorf-Lörick. The walk from there is signposted and takes about 4 minutes. You can reach the stop with lines U 70, U 74 and U 76. The journey time from Düsseldorf main station (lines U 74 and U 76, direction Meerbusch / Krefeld) is approx. 17 minutes.

From North / East:
Take A3 or A44 in the direction of Düsseldorf then take A52. Continue on the Northern approach road / B1 (bear right) and follow the signage A52 / Mönchengladbach / Neuss / D-Hafen. Go on straight on B7 (signs to Mönchengladbach / Köln-Aachen / Neuss / D-Oberkassel) over the Thoedor-Heuss bridge. After that take the exit in direction of D-Heerdt and turn left after approx. 70 m on Krefelder Straße. After approx. 700 m turn right on Böhlerstraße and after approx. 900 m you will find Areal Böhler on the left side.

From South / West:
Take A52 in the direction of Düsseldorf. After approx. 5 km at exit 14 Büderich / Neuss drive in the direction of Meerbusch Büderich (left). After approx. 800 m turn right into Marienburger Straße and after approx. 200 m turn right again into Düsseldorfer Straße. After approx. 600 m turn left into Böhlerstraße and after approx. 900 m you will find Areal Böhler on the left side.

 

There is a limited number of free parking spaces at the Areal Böhler. If these are full, you can use the new “BÖ69” parking garage at Böhlerstraße 69a. If there is no space available there either, you can park at the Strandbad Lörick (Niederkasseler Deich 285, 40547 Düsseldorf); from there, our permanent Allianz-shuttle service will take you quickly and comfortably to the Areal Böhler and back again. The Allianz-shuttle ride takes about 5 minutes. The following prices apply at the Strandbad Lörick, which unfortunately can only be paid in cash.

Please note: The parking fees at Strandbad Lörick are as follows and can only be paid in cash:

up to 2 hours:  3.00 €
up to 4 hours: 4.00 €
up to 12 hours: 7.00 €

From the airport in Düsseldorf take S11 in direction Bergisch-Gladbach until Düsseldorf main station (travel time approx. 12 minutes). From there you reach the Areal Böhler with the metro-lines U 74 and U 76 (in direction Meerbusch / Krefeld. Get off at the stop Düsseldorf-Lörick, travel time approx. 17 minutes).
By taxi the travel time from Düsseldorf airport to Areal Böhler takes approx. 20 minutes.

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