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

Kurt D' Haeseleer
Allan Botschinsky
Carolyn Kirschner
Christine Gloggengiesser
Friedhelm Hartmann
Lee Duckles
Michael Spahr
Dr. Dewi Maria Suharjanto
Veronika Wendt
Carmela Thiele
Philipp Walulis
Kristin Oppenheim
Lucie Robert
August Sander
Alessandro Bosetti
Critical Zones Study Group at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG)
Elisabetta Lodoli
Steven Brown
Pierre Urban
Wolfgang Seitter
Max E. Keller
Phivos-Angelos Kollias
Ulrich J. Schneider
Maurice Lemaître
Timo Heinänen
José M. Montoya
Valentin Silvestrov
Bruce McLean
Alessandra Pomarico
Julius von Bismarck
David Rimmer
Berto Lardera
Stefan Wewerka
Robert Wiene
Dorothy Bastian
Jimmy Hayes
Phil Burk
László Moholy-Nagy
Gabriele Mathes
Ken Goldberg
Reinhard Wonner
Mathias Fuchs
Alain Paccadis
Hans Helfritz
Hanna Jurisch
Dedo
Ricarda Reis
Bianca Gutberlet
Greg Woodbury
John Rajchman
Space Caviar
Anne Landa
Muzyka Zentrum Ensemble
Anton Zöttl
Richard Horowitz
HighFlyer
Markus Wilfling
Marc Brandenburg
Michael Venezia
Ecke Bonk
Laurens Kagenaar
Watered
Robert Hauser
Gerald Maier
Karl-Heinz Hahnemann
Charlemagne Palestine
Stéphane Levallois
Groupe Art et Informatique de Vincennes (GAIV)
Baldessare Castiglione
Graham Meikle
The Kitchen Center for Video Music Dance Performance and Film
Roland Sabatier
Jack Walworth
David Corkhill
Team of Daniel Kondermann
Dan Graham
Ernesto Molinari
Joachim Kettel
Jordi Moragues Massanet
David Behrman
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Mioon
Yagmur Uyanik
Barbara Lattanzi
Lars Gärd
Monique Jean
Elisabeth Cornell
Markus Lepper
Hermann Finsterlin
The Bakery
Patrick McCarthy
Monika Huber
Heike Piehler
Milto Cardona
Adam Rafinski
Guy Besnard
Jean-Claude Ruggirello
Container Doxa
Martin Klapper
Toon van Ulsen
Gan-ru Ge
Rhonda Mowat
Robert Hamilton
Martin L’Abbe
Pat LaBarbara and the Terra de Ninguem Quartet
Orchestre de Radio-Canada à Montréal
Ming Wong
Nunc
Wang Wei
Andrew Perchuk
Thomas Stanko
Christian Yde Frostholm
Maria Schlumberger
Barbara von Woellwarth
Miso Ensemble
Olga Szmidt
MootiroMaps
Philipp Becker
Péteris Vasks
Sonic Acts of Noticing
Walter Thirring
Dorothea Rockburne
Stefan Wolpe
Christoph Kirschke
Niklaus Helbling
Wladimir von Zabotin
Tadeusz Różewicz
B. J. Thomas
Banff Festival Strings
Yvette Pistor
Natalia Fuchs
Antonio Valmaggi
Jacques Aubert
Ralf R. Ollertz
Angela Schanelec
Jill Kroesen
Lukas Stolzer
Bernhard Schulze
Mark Lewis
Wilfried Hiller
Alexander Tuchacek
Isang Yun
Johan Grimonprez
Nathaniel Resnikoff
Imaginary Forces
Suzee Stephens
Okwui Enwezor
P&P PAWELZYK & PFEIFFER
Albrecht Fabri
Zoltán Vida

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Germany

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Contacts

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