--- title: "Event" url: "https://www.nordhessenerleben.de/en/event/light-and-shade-life-and-death-the-artists-necropolis-in-the-habichtswald" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > [Translate to English:] WelcomePlus > Special > Destination.Data Details > Event" --- ShareBookmark Bookmark Light and Shade, Life and Death - The Artists` Necropolis in the Habichtswald ================================================================================= - guided hike - nature tour Kunstwerk in der Nekropole (Gernot Minke \*1937 „Lehm-Kuppel“) Just a stone's throw from the Hercules Monument and the UNESCO-Mountainpark, a unique art project has been taking shape since 1993: Situated within a dense forest near the "Blue Lake", visual artists of „documenta caliber“ are creating their own final resting places while they are still alive. In the northern section of the Upper Habichtswald - near the Kassel district of Harleshausen - visitors can hike to the Artists' Necropolis, a singular site of art and remembrance nestled amidst dense woodland. "What makes the Artists' Necropolis so special is that artists of documenta stature design their own gravesites there, at a location of their own choosing, during their lifetime," notes Harald Kimpel. The necropolis was initiated by the artist and Kassel art professor Harry Kramer, who successfully pushed the project through despite initial resistance and ultimately established it as a permanent foundation. The invited artists are granted the opportunity, while still living, to reflect upon (their own - and our shared) mortality and to give artistic form to these contemplations. Ultimately, the site is envisioned to feature up to 40 artistic memorials, each entering into a dialogue with both the surrounding natural environment and visitors who come to explore them. Streckenlänge: 6,5 km Naturparkführer: Jörg Daniel Read more Dates ----- Good to know ------------ General information - Registration required Directions & Parking facilities kostenpflichtiger Parkplatz vorhanden oder Anreise mit dem ÖPNV (Bus-Linie 22) Read more Social Media Read more Price info Einzelticket - pro Person: 7 € 5 € MeineCardPlus / AuszeitCardPlus - Inhaber eine dieser Karten müssen diese vor Beginn der Führung vorzeigen.: 0 € Read more Author Naturpark Habichtswald Organization Regionalmanagement Nordhessen GmbH License (master data) Naturpark Habichtswald Nearby ------ View on map - Event - culinary tour - culinary tour - christmas market - Food & Beverage - restaurant - restaurant - restaurant Event location **Wilhelmshöher Allee 380 34131 Kassel** Wilhelmshöher Allee 380 34131 Kassel Organizer **Zweckverband Naturpark Habichtswald** Oberzwehrener Straße 103 34132 Kassel