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

Andres Janser
Graphic Jam
Thomas Castañeda
Dorcas Müller
Gotthard Bechmann
Herta Müller
Bertrand Delgutte
Thomas Stanko
Vestige Vertical
Camille Graeser
Oliver Wrobel
Herbert Schneider
Leander Herzog
Lothar Ledderose
Jochen Lempert
Rolf Liese
Azio Corghi
Kerstin Tober
Agustín Pérez Rubio
Jason Hwang
Dick Raaijmakers
Hiroshi Higaki
Jan Konieczny
Alfonso Alberti
Barry Powell
Chiara Passa
Dogfilm
Mark Turner
Louise Bourgeois
Wolfgang Winter
Jörg Piringer
Jean-Sébastien Micha
Raphaël Foulon
Gilles T. Lacombe
Graeme Davis
Diana McCarty
Benjamin Fry
Constanze Ruhm
Mara Zibens
William F. Brown
André Werner
Eva Wilson
A. Egorow
Chico MacMurtrie
Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan
Cole Porter
Paul von Ravenstein
Transparency International
Ulrich Loock
Frank Thomé
Heiko Idensen
Urban Schlemmer
Lars Denicke
Jürgen Stolzenburg
Fabienne Tsaï
Dennis Chmelensky
Lothar Lambert
Peter Schwagereit
Joana Moll
Michael Pand
Margarete Maurer
Sven Väth
Oda Projesi
Peter Hörmanseder
Tutu
Michael Zwack
Shigenobu Nakamura
Bob Lawrie
Jey Malaiperuman
Sascha Armbruster
Wilfried Pechtheyden
Florence Easton
Vincenzo Nanni
Georg Pinter
Georg Seibert
Jean Renoir
Doreen Lindsay
Jean Louis Merlet
Karo Akpokiere
Eduardo Kusnir
Anestis Logothetis
Haus-Rucker-Co
Evelyn Ficarra
Fany Solter
A Tribe Called Quest
Sherry Summers
Erwin Vetter
Arthur Gessler
Georg Bense
Gregor Stehle
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Aechtler
Henri-Georges Adam
Tim Pritlove
Frank Lavere
Bratislava Hudba Dneska
Volker Dieckmann
Mrzyk & Moriceau
Aaron Werbick
Stoll Randall
Paul Roberts
Torsten Belschner
Peer Bode
Schola Der Benediktinerinnenabtei St. Hildegard Eibingen
Daniel Kobialka
Yoni Silver
T. Choir
Robert Dick
The New Palais Royal Orchestra & Percussion Ensemble
Maximilian Schich
Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra
Johann Jascha
Veronika Fischer
Normand Forget
Chris Norman
Sean Terriah
Holst-Sinfonietta Freiburg
Bill Ramsey
Paul Vonk
Balakumbala
Miles Gregory
Martin Rikli
Hans-Christian Bartel
Tony Conrad
Diogo Andrade Bornhausen
The Easybeats
Yonty Solomon
Lukas Baumewerd
Stephan Urbaschek
Manela Kayuku
Yo-Yo Ma
Mieczyslaw Janik
Ken Gubler
Carlos Santos
Stuttgarter Ensemble für Neue Musik
Toni Völker
Ronja Friedrichs
Hanns Schimansky
Maximilian Kiener
Bernd Leukert
Michel Houellebecq
Christiane Riedel
Josef Stockhölzer von Hirschfeld
Maria Luzia Stadlmayer-Bieber
Enrico Baj
Julius Hirsch
Karlheinz Bux
Phillip Mead
Sonny Stitt
Nomad SoundSystem

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Germany

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Contacts

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Image Requests
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