GRIMMWELT is a modern museum dedicated to the work of the Brothers Grimm, who spent decades in Kassel collecting the folk tales that became the most translated German book after Luther's Bible. The building, opened in 2015, sits on a hillside terrace above the city and the architecture itself — a zigzagging white concrete structure — is striking.
The exhibits are organised alphabetically, each letter unpacking a theme from the Grimms' work: A for Anfang (beginning), W for Wolf, X-Y-Z for the rarer corners of their dictionary. Many displays are tactile and interactive; the museum is unusual in being equally engaging for adults and children. The rooftop terrace gives a fine view back into central Kassel.