Art galleries in Braunschweig
Galleries are best taken slowly. Braunschweig, Niedersachsen has 9 mapped right now. That's 9 galleries mapped around Braunschweig. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Braunschweig (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Ruyan Zhang Diplom-Designerin and Galerie Jaeschke, plus einRaum5-7 - Kunst auf 29qm. If a gallery's missing from Braunschweig's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Braunschweig gallery lineup
9 in Braunschweig, plus 6 more around Braunschweig below:
Ruyan Zhang Diplom-Designerin
Art gallery0.1 km from Braunschweig
Ruyan Zhang Diplom-Designerin is Art gallery.
Galerie Jaeschke
Art gallery0.7 km from Braunschweig
Galerie Jaeschke is Art gallery. Galerie Jaeschke also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +49 531 243120
einRaum5-7 - Kunst auf 29qm
Art gallery0.9 km from Braunschweig
einRaum5-7 - Kunst auf 29qm — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about einRaum5-7 - Kunst auf 29qm: it has a website with more detail.
Galerie Thomas Kaphammel
Art gallery1.0 km from Braunschweig
Galerie Thomas Kaphammel is Art gallery on 4a Ziegenmarkt, Braunschweig. Galerie Thomas Kaphammel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4a Ziegenmarkt, Braunschweig, 38100
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +49 531 409 47
kompass kreativ-ort & galerie
Art gallery1.2 km from Braunschweig
kompass kreativ-ort & galerie is Art gallery on 9d Sonnenstraße, Braunschweig. kompass kreativ-ort & galerie also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa-Su 13:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
9d Sonnenstraße, Braunschweig, 38100
Hours: Sa-Su 13:00-16:00
Kunstverein Braunschweig e. V.
Art gallery1.2 km from BraunschweigRun by Braunschweiger Kunstverein
Kunstverein Braunschweig e. V. is Art gallery run by Braunschweiger Kunstverein on 12 Lessingplatz, Braunschweig. Kunstverein Braunschweig e. V. also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Lessingplatz, Braunschweig, 38100
Phone: +49 531 49556
halle267 - städtische Galerie Braunschweig
Art gallery1.3 km from BraunschweigRun by Stadt Braunschweig Fachbereich Kultur und Wissenschaft
halle267 - städtische Galerie Braunschweig is Art gallery run by Stadt Braunschweig Fachbereich Kultur und Wissenschaft on 267 Hamburger Straße, Braunschweig. halle267 - städtische Galerie Braunschweig also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
267 Hamburger Straße, Braunschweig, 38114
Sina Heffner
Art gallery1.6 km from Braunschweig
Sina Heffner — Art gallery, found on 12 Wilmerdingstraße in Braunschweig. Also worth knowing about Sina Heffner: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Wilmerdingstraße, Braunschweig, 38118
Phone: +491735349449
Atelier Charisma
Art gallery4.3 km from Braunschweig
Atelier Charisma — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Atelier Charisma: it has a website with more detail.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Braunschweig
3 of the 9 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
8 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
Most of the art galleries in Braunschweig list a phone number. Handy for confirming opening times around exhibition changeovers.
8 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Braunschweig gallery walk
The efficient Braunschweig gallery walk strings these together: Ruyan Zhang Diplom-Designerin, Galerie Jaeschke, einRaum5-7 - Kunst auf 29qm, Galerie Thomas Kaphammel on 4a Ziegenmarkt, kompass kreativ-ort & galerie on 9d Sonnenstraße, Kunstverein Braunschweig e. V. on 12 Lessingplatz, halle267 - städtische Galerie Braunschweig on 267 Hamburger Straße, and Sina Heffner on 12 Wilmerdingstraße — 9 stops, one logical order. 1 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Braunschweig
How the regulars do Braunschweig's galleries:
- First Fridays and art walks at Ruyan Zhang Diplom-Designerin. Many towns run a monthly evening when galleries open late together. The easiest way to see everything at once.
- Kids are welcome (usually) at Galerie Jaeschke. Most galleries are fine with children; the contemporary ones especially. Call ahead if you're unsure.
- Check the exhibition schedule first. A gallery is only as good as its current show. Two minutes on the website saves a wasted trip between exhibitions.
- Ask about private views. Mailing lists get you invited to previews — quieter, with the artists around and first pick of the work.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Braunschweig — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Braunschweig can take a while to appear. The 9 above are only as current as the community map. A art gallery that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 9 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more art galleries around Braunschweig
6 more within about 40 km of Braunschweig, nearest first:
Vita-Villa
Art gallery11.7 km from Braunschweig
Vita-Villa is Art gallery on 9 Kleiner Zimmerhof, Wolfenbüttel. Vita-Villa also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu, Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
9 Kleiner Zimmerhof, Wolfenbüttel, 38300
Hours: Tu, Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Pop Up Atelier
Art gallery24.0 km from Braunschweig
Pop Up Atelier — Art gallery, found on 62 Steinweg in Gifhorn.
62 Steinweg, Gifhorn, 38518
Städtische Galerie
Art gallery26.5 km from Braunschweig
Städtische Galerie — Art gallery, found on 8 Schloßstraße in Wolfsburg. Also worth knowing about Städtische Galerie: the map lists its hours as Tu 13:00-20:00, We-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa 13:00-18:00, Su 11:00-18:00; PH 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
8 Schloßstraße, Wolfsburg, 38448
Hours: Tu 13:00-20:00, We-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa 13:00-18:00, Su 11:00-18:00; PH 11:00-18:00
Kunstverein Wolfsburg
Art gallery26.5 km from Braunschweig
Kunstverein Wolfsburg — Art gallery, found on 8 Schloßstraße in Wolfsburg. Also worth knowing about Kunstverein Wolfsburg: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa 13:00-18:00, Su 11:00-18:00; PH 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
8 Schloßstraße, Wolfsburg, 38448
Hours: We-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa 13:00-18:00, Su 11:00-18:00; PH 11:00-18:00
Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg
Art gallery33.1 km from BraunschweigRun by Hall Art Foundation
Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg is Art gallery run by Hall Art Foundation. Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Fr-Su 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Fr-Su 11:00-18:00
Atelier Flaig
Art gallery35.9 km from BraunschweigRun by Angelika Flaig
Atelier Flaig is Art gallery run by Angelika Flaig. Atelier Flaig also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Art gallery listings for Braunschweig: 9 in Braunschweig and 6 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.