Opening: The Story That Never Ends
The ZKM Collection
Fri, April 04, 2025 7:00 pm CEST
- Location
- Foyer
- Entrance fee
- Free admission
With this exhibition, ZKM | Karlsruhe offers a comprehensive insight into its own collection, which, with around 12,000 works, is one of the largest and most important media art collections in the world. Using iconic works and archive material from the ZKM's holdings, the exhibition tells the story of the intertwined histories of art and technology since the 1950s, with a particular focus on the perspective of restoration. Visitors will also learn about the challenges that fast-moving technological media pose for museums worldwide.
At the same time, the exhibition »Waldemar Cordeiro. Constellations. From Concrete Art to Computer Art«, to which we cordially invite you.
The exhibition rooms and the mint bar in the ZKM foyer will be open from 7 pm to 11 pm. Featuring music by DJ YBG.
Program
Welcome
Alistair Hudson, Scientific-Artistic Chairman, ZKM I Karlsruhe
Greetings
- Dr. Frank Mentrup, Mayor, City of Karlsruhe
- Laura Puin, Wüstenrot Stiftung
Introduction to »The Story That Never Ends«
- Clara Runge, Curator, ZKM I Karlsruhe
- ZKM Team Talk
What happens behind the scenes?
The ZKM team provides insights into the collection, restoration, mediation, archive and museum technology.
Introduction to the exhibition »Waldemar Cordeiro. Constellations. From Concrete Art to Computer Art«
- Margit Rosen, Head of the Department of Knowledge – Collections, Archives & Research at ZKM I Karlsruhe
- Video contributions by international voices