zkm_gameplay. the next level

The computer game platform of the ZKM

open again from 28.07.21!

Talking Tubes

Installation by Jean-Remy

Fri, 02.07.2021
– Sun, 19.09.2021

A rendered graphic in purple shades, it shows a shady rock landscape inside a building.

Drifting, Browsing, Cruising

VR Installation

Thu, 08.07.2021
– Sun, 1.08.2021

A visualization of a network is shown. The edges of the network are colored in different colors.

BarabásiLab. Hidden Patterns

Network Thinking

Sat, 01.05.2021
– Sun, 16.01.2022

Critical Zones

Observatories for Earthly Politics

Sat, 23.05.2020
– Sun, 09.01.2022

Writing the History of the Future

The ZKM Collection

Sat, 23.02.2019
– Sun, 09.01.2022

Installation view of Chiharu Shiota's »Connected to Life«. On view are several hospital bed frames hanging from the ceiling. Red liquid flows through transparent tubes on the beds.

Chiharu Shiota. Connected to Life

Installation at the ZKM Foyer

Wed, 17.03.2021
– Sun, 05.09.2021

We are open!

Our exhibitions are open Wednesday to Sunday. All information for your visit can be found here. Tickets can be purchased on site, but also in our online store.

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Notes for your visit

Screenshot of the computer game "ECO"; A deer looks at a city that will soon be hit by a meteorite.

The creators of the psychology podcast »Behind the Screens« in conversation with Dominik Rinnhofer

Eco Games: Saving the world with games, is that possible?

Thu, 29.07.2021, 7 pm

The letters "MC" in black on a white background. Above this a large blue splash of color.

Young art at the ZKM: video / photography / sound art

Opening: MASTERCLASS

Fri, 30.07.2021, 4 pm

Today's Opening Hours

The exhibitions are open from 10 am–6 pm today!

Admission fees

The current prices for a visit at ZKM

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NEWS FROM ZKM

The conceptual artist Christian Boltanski has passed away

In memory of Christian Boltanski, whose outstanding installations and other works addressed oblivion and remembrance.

In memory of Joachim Sauter

ZKM mourns the death of a pioneer of new media and an artist of unforgettable kinetic sculptures.
Open Codes in South Korea

From July 1, 2021, »Open Codes. Networked Commons« will be on show at the Nam June Paik Art Center!
on-the-fly – Open Call for Live Coding research projects

Application is open through September 5, 2021

C3: Codes, Creativity, Communities – a green and white text based visual for the open call

C3: Codes, Creativity, Communities – Open-Source-Wissensplattformen

Apply now until July 31, 2021!

Front cover of the book „A little Known Story about a Movement, a Magazine, and the Computer’s Arrival in Art“: leere und ausgefüllte silberne Kreise auf schwarzem Grund, die Binärcode symbolisieren

Blind Date with a Book

Get to know the unique book treasures of the ZKM!

digilog@bw

Events around the society in digital change

ZKM international

ZKM puts on countless touring exhibitions all over the world. For many years, they have been organized in close collaboration with the Goethe-Institute. Innovative exhibition formats have been developed, generating enthusiasm worldwide.

Visitor of the opening of the exhibition series »Poetic Expansions«

Education & Mediation

Museum communication is interdisciplinary, cross-media and participatory!

program

Formats

Our formats, which return regularly, appeal to a wide range of interests.
Offers

A day at ZKM means immersion in an entire cosmos of analogue and digital worlds.

ZKM among the top 5 world museums!

Museum of Modern Art, New York -- Biennale di Venezia -- Centre Pompidou, Paris -- ZKM -- Karlsruhe...

... in the current ranking of the world's largest art database »ArtFacts.net«, ZKM achieved fourth place among the best exhibition houses. Of course, we are very happy about that!

More about the ranking

Exhibition view "Light Art from Artificial Light"