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

Addie Wagenknecht
Huang Du
Amal Hassan Fadlalla
Bernhard Waldenfels
Shoko Hikage
Brita Kettner
John B. Sebastian
MND (Moderne Nordeuropäische Dorfmusik)
Petra Bhar
Lucien Bull
Milko Kelernen
Antonio Pellegrini
May Perrenoud
Juan Pablo Pettoruti
Fabio Marano
Wiesbadener Improvisations Ensemble
Robin Rhode
Huib Nelissen
Steve Lacy
Hazem Alhamwi
Estelle Zhong Mengual
Horacio Vaggione
Studio für elektronische Musik und Akustik, Musikhochschule Freiburg
Kim Trang T. Tran
Michael Gleich
League of Automatie Music Composers
Vencislav Voidanovski
Betsy Kopmar
Franz Meiller
Roberto Crippa
Eri Klas
Jon Leidecker
Arnulf Rainer
Richard Horowitz
Susanne Benz
Christian Keller
Daniel Young
Robert Hartmann
Hans-Hasso Stamer
John Calder
Carl-Peter Buschkühle
Dietmar Dath
Seunghyuk Lim
Michel Wahome
Stuart Sherman
Celso Machado
Evan Lee
Paolo Fabbri
Michael Parsons
Curt Herzstark
Antonio Russolo
Hélène Guenin
HouseHouse
Westfield G.
Isaac Kariuki
Takatsuji Takatsuji
Gudrun Bischoff
Hermann Czech
Community Art
Chen Yi
Frank Graf
Ivana Keser
Claudia Chwalisz
Allen de Loach
Christian Uhl
Jimmy McHugh
Susanne Achilles
Alfonse Kambila
Daniel Arfib
UdvP: Utilisation du Vieux Port
Meena Nanji
Nathalie Chabot
Chris Fitkin
Subultra
Lütger Landwehr
Egon Bunne
Albert Scharenberg
Pauline Baudry
Rica Zinn
Anna Dumitriu & Alex May
Wolfram Eilenberger
Jihoon Park
Olaf Helbing
Gerhard Frömel
Kyungah Ham
Franz Roh
Bill Hearn
Carl Camu
Y Von
Yvette Janine Jackson
Hans Reichel
Spaces of Play
Eddie Peake
Igor Markevitch
Robert Rich
Ladislav Kupkovic
Oliver Boberg
Stefan Schiefer
Robert Schoen
Clementi-Trio
Megyik János
Haifaa Al-Mansour
The Customers
Stephen A. Benton
Dorcas Müller
Claudia Röck
Médéric Collignon
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Nicole Gabriel
Gerit Jan Leuverink
Tina Gadow
Kristof Gavrielides
Nicolaes Berchem
Ton Lakeman
Edicson Ruiz
Meuser
Guido Philipp Schmitt
Rosemarie Trockel
Kyle Gann
Stefanos Vassiliadis
Micael Wingo
John Apea
Pauline Donalda
Pat Steir
Krister Stoor
Jo Scherpenisse
Katrin Sonnleitner
Paris Díaz
Denis Saindon
Andreas Hykade
Ezrin
Tim Lane
Israel Yinon
Jörn Stegmeier
Nina Steinhilber
Pooneh Maghazehe
Felix Cossette
Charly Parker
Francisco Menendez
Gerhard Hoehme
Hermann Nöring
Kristin Lucas
Tom Fryer
Uwe Mattheiss
Igor Strawinsky
Ignacio Pardo
Lyonel Feininger
Ahmet Lela
Benjamin Hammerich
Cvetka Ahlin

ZKM | Karlsruhe
Wissen – Collections, Archives and Research

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Germany

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Contacts

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ZKM | Library
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Image Requests
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