Collections & Archives

The collection and the archives contain works and documents from the 20th and 21st centuries. The special feature of the ZKM's collection activities is its focus on the electronic arts.

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The collection and the archives contain works and documents from the 20th and 21st centuries. The special feature of the ZKM's collection activities is its focus on the electronic arts. 

The video art collection is one of the largest in Europe and the computer art collection is the largest of its kind in the world. In addition, there is an extensive collection of works of electronic music.

By combining all artistic genres in one collection - from painting, sculpture, video art, performance and computer-based works to music - and the availability of numerous documents that provide a deeper insight into historical events, it becomes possible to gain a diverse perspective on 20th and 21st century art and history.

Art of the 20th and 21st century

Collection
Discover about 9,000 works of art of the 20th and 21st centuries from the ZKM collection, which was founded in 1989.

ARCHIVES

Under archives you will find the acquired archives of artists and scientists and the ZKM archive of past exhibitions, events and projects.

LIBRARY

The library contains about 60,000 books and digital data carriers. To this end, around 120 magazines and five newspapers are subscribed to.

Medien Kunst Netz

»Media Art Net« is a digital publication that invites you to discover the history of media art. »Media Art Net« is used worldwide by students and teachers for study and further education.

www.medienkunstnetz.de

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PROJECTS
A Summary of the Projects of the Department Wissen and its Divisions Collection, Archives, Library and Research

 

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DIGITAL PROGRAM
A summary of the digital programs of the Department Wissen and its Collection, Archives, Library, and Research sections.

PEOPLE

Volkmar Klien
Alfred van den Heuvel
Ellen Seifermann
Rinko Hama
Michael Schüepp
Alexkid
Martinus Suijkerbuijk
Susanne Mertens
Cyriak Harris
The Wolkensteins
Ehsan Fardjadniya
Merrily Mossman
Phil Harding
Holger Ebeling
Philipp Krass
Jon Sarasua
Umayalpuram Sivaraman
Michael Maar
Evrim Baba
Kees de Groot
Appellation Controlée
Felix Mittelberger
Ángela Bonadies & Juan José Olavarría
Franck Bedrossian
Larry Sider
Karl Marx
Antonio Pellegrini
Elisabeth Aubry
Hou Hanru
Ariela Stern
Franz Littmann
Trio Accanto
The Mystic Lab
Ensemble Quærendo Invenietis
Pawel Mansouroff
Wojciech Bruszewski
Falco
Robert Lisek
Kye Goodwin
Anthony Hinnigan
Karlheinz Tafel
Michael Mathias Prechtl
Caroline Bos
Julian Beck
Jeanne Jomier
Jan Christiaensz Micker
Anette Rohr
Michael Maisch
Antoni Miralda
Dave Kerman
Eva Grubinger
Nathan Watts
Joshua Pierce
Michael A. Principe
Glen Cornick
Daniela Schulz
Akihisa Hirata
Sy Oliver
Hubert Blanz
Andreas Eberlein
Aurora Bertoli
Martin Nadal
Ayappan Chettiar
Susan Frykberg
Tatjana Kochanovskaya
Slovak Quartet
Marko Miljevic
Olga Stolpovskaya & Dimitriy Troitskiy
Nohema Fernandez
Burkhard Glaetzner
KITeratur
Nelly Massera
Andreas Grube
Willi Boskovsky
Camilla Hoitenga
Wolfgang Müller
L. Nowikow
Christiane Hellmann
Igor Tillmann
Matteo Thun
Peter Walter
Lisa Jevbratt
Manuel Bürger
Andrea Gleiniger
Chhunly
Gerlind Reinshagen
Jens Fischer
Antonio Valmaggi
Markus Vater
John Beck
Mario von Rickenbach
Sabine Bubeck-Paaz
Susanna Kraus
Nikolay Karabinovych
Christoph Freimann
Shi Yan
Lynda Benglis
Svetlana Savenko
H. M. Novak
Richard van Buren
Laura Karle
David Hudson
Yvar Mikashoff
Jeff Barry
Franck Scurti
Lawrence Stark
Armando Tranquilino
Andreas Reifsteck
Judith Bihr
Gotthard Günther
Garry Kvistad
Guy Fletcher
Bart Van der Putten
Karlis Johansons
Reiner Speck
Georges Rouault
Aleksandar Rankovic
David Keberle
Hyun Jean Lee
Tanztheater des Staatstheaters Kassel
Christian Mio Loclair
Gao Minglu
Silke Altvater
Klaus vom Bruch
Ginette Martenot
cute agression (Taja Štembergar)
Mario Perniola
Mototake Makishima
Kunststiftung NRW
Florence Minder
Corinna Schnitt
Nicholas Ward
Jan Zalasiewicz
World Soundscape Project
Dick van Dijk
Miki Yui
Thomas Wydler
Kam-Biu Chan
Josu Rekalde
Claude Cadoz
Loop.pH
Sylvana Krappatsch
Thomas Voigt
Leander Haußmann
Georges Vantongerloo
Anke Otto
Aoi Kita
Hans Joachim Hermann
Giorgio Strehler
Tine Surel Lange

ZKM | Karlsruhe
Wissen – Collections, Archives and Research

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76135 Karlsruhe ​
Germany

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E-Mail: wissen@zkm.de 

Contacts

ZKM | Collections
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ZKM | Archives
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ZKM | Library
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Image Requests
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