The Nassauische Kunstverein is a Wiesbaden association with an exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art. Founded in 1857, it is one of the oldest artistic associations in the state of Hesse and the oldest in the city of Wiesbaden. The association has as its main objective the dissemination and promotion of contemporary art in the form of exhibitions and artistic education. Group, thematic or personal exhibitions of national and international artists are organized annually .

One of the objectives of the exhibitions is the promotion of young and experimental art, often presented for the first time in an institutional context. There are numerous artists who have achieved notoriety who have had their first institutional personal exhibition at the Nassauische Kunstverein Wiesbaden, such as B. Mona Hatoum (2002), Jun Nguyen Hatsushiba (2003), Xuken Teruya (2005), Sven Johne (2007 ), Jorinde Voigt (2008), Emily Wardill (2008/2009), Murray Gaylard (2009), Rory Macbeth (2009), Nina Yuen, Blue Curry (2011), Alexandre Singh (first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, 2012).