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Kunsthaus Kannen in Münster will open ‘AUSGEZEICHNET! - Der Kunsthaus Kannen Preis 2026’ on Sunday, August 9, at 2 p.m., introducing the first edition of a new art prize and exhibition dedicated to current works by people with disabilities. The opening announcement says visitors can expect “Kunst im Überfluss,” along with guided tours, music and cake.
The institution describes itself as a museum for Outsider Art and contemporary art, and the new prize grows directly out of that remit. According to the newsletter, the idea behind the award is to honour “current and unique works” by people with disabilities and make them accessible to a wider public. The format combines exhibition, jury selection and audience participation rather than treating the prize as a single closed adjudication.
A six-member jury of well-known art experts will determine which three works receive the Kunsthaus Kannen Prize 2026 during the run of the exhibition. The newsletter says the jurors will judge entries according to fixed criteria including originality and uniqueness, persuasive visual impact, and craftsmanship. At the same time, all visitors are invited to choose a personal favourite and help decide a separate audience prize.
The opening day will also include a music performance by the artist group ‘DER VIERTE MANN’. Kunsthaus Kannen says the event will pair the exhibition itself with tours through the show, music and refreshments, setting up an opening that is as social as it is curatorial. The newsletter does not specify the full exhibition end date, but it does provide the later prize announcement date.
That prize presentation is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, at 2 p.m. Between the opening and the award ceremony, the museum has also announced a series of guided tours on Friday, August 14, at 4 p.m.; Sunday, August 16, at 3 p.m.; Sunday, September 6, at 3 p.m.; and Sunday, September 20, at 3 p.m. The tours are presented as opportunities to get to know the works more closely and to hear from the artists themselves about their practices.
The newsletter also frames the prize within the wider work of Kunsthaus Kannen, whose August communication addresses its visitors directly and situates the institution as a place for exhibitions, workshops and artist-led activity. The venue information attached to the event lists Kunsthaus Kannen in Münster, Germany, and the newsletter gives the museum’s address on Alexianerweg 9 in Münster-Amelsbüren. The institution is part of Alexianer Münster GmbH.
