ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe

Aktuelle udstillinger

Om museet

The ZKM was founded in 1989 by the city of Karlsruhe and the state of Baden-Württemberg as an institution meant to bring together art and new media in research, production and exhibitions. Its founding director was the art historian Heinrich Klotz. An originally planned new building designed by Rem Koolhaas was never realized; instead, the center found its home in an industrial monument.

The hall building, some 312 meters long, was built between 1914 and 1918 to plans by Philipp Jakob Manz as a weapons and munitions factory. In the 1990s the Hamburg firm Schweger + Partner converted it and added the shimmering blue cube at its front end. The ZKM opened here in October 1997; the same building also houses the Hochschule für Gestaltung (University of Arts and Design) and the Städtische Galerie (municipal gallery).

After Klotz’s death, Peter Weibel took over as director in 1999 and shaped the institution for over two decades with major thematic exhibitions on media, science and society. Since April 2023 the British curator Alistair Hudson has directed the ZKM. In 2017 the previously separate Media Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art were merged into a joint exhibition structure.

The collection is among the most important for media art worldwide: it ranges from video works of the 1960s and interactive installations to electronic music and computer games. A key focus is the preservation and restoration of technology-based artworks.

Højdepunkter

• Listed hall building of a former munitions factory with a blue media cube
• One of the world’s largest media art collections
• zkm_gameplay: permanent games exhibition with more than 50 playable games
• Guest exhibition of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe with masterpieces from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century
• Free admission to the exhibitions on Fridays from 14:00

Permanente udstillinger

• zkm_gameplay. the next level – A games exhibition with more than 50 playable computer and video games from the 1970s onward.
• playABLE. zkm_gameplay Level 5 – An extension of the games exhibition focusing on accessible and inclusive gaming.
• See You. Begegnungen mit der Kunsthalle Karlsruhe – Guest exhibition of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe with masterpieces from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century while its main building is being renovated.

Grundlagt

1997

Ejer

Stiftung ZKM (Land Baden-Württemberg und Stadt Karlsruhe)

Ledelse

Alistair Hudson

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 260.000 (2018)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Every Friday from 14:00

The ticket is valid for all ZKM exhibitions and the guest exhibitions of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Free admission for, among others, members of the friends’ association, ICOM members, the press and holders of the Museums-PASS-Musées.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog
• Letlæste tilbud
• Synstolkning

Elevators in the foyer and in the atriums; accessible restrooms in the foyer and in atrium 8+9 (1st floor). Three accessible parking spaces at the Lorenzstraße entrance, more in the underground parking garage with an elevator to the foyer. Wheelchairs, rollators and strollers can be borrowed at the information desk. Regular low-barrier guided tours (Plain Language, sign language, audio description, sensory tours). Contact: barrierefrei@zkm.de

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum
• Børnefødselsdage

Workshops and family programs as well as artistic birthday workshops (e.g. coding, painting with light, animation). Interactive media art and the video game exhibition “gameplay” invite visitors to try things out. Free admission under 18. Strollers allowed, bike trailers not; baby changing tables in the women’s and men’s restrooms in the foyer.

Transport & parkering

From the A5, take the “Karlsruhe Süd” exit, then head toward the city; from the A65/B10, take exit 4 and follow the “ZKM” signs.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe: findes ikke
• Opbevaringsskabe

Bistro café “mint” in the foyer (Wed/Thu 11:00–17:00, Fri–Sun 11:00–18:00). ZKM shop, library and media lounge. Lockers in the foyer (€1 coin or token).

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

The foyer, media theater, lecture hall and seminar room are available for rent, including outside opening hours; guided tours on request. Contact: event@zkm.de

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