Library

The joint library of the ZKM | Center for Art and Media and the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG)

The collection of the library is available online in the library catalog. It can be used for research and managing your library account.

Online-Catalog (OPAC)

The ZKM Library with desks. In the background bookshelves

Covid-19 Information

The library is open Wednesday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm, for visitors with a valid library card also Tuesday from 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm.
To use the reading desks no registration is required. Wearing a medical mask is recommended.

The collection and return of media is also still possible during the opening hours.

Please contact the library for all inquiries: bibliothek@zkm.de. Requests will be processed from Monday to Friday.
On Saturday and Sunday please call +49 721 8100 1717 during the opening hours.

The library's collection includes over 80,000 books and digital media. In addition, around 120 journals and four newspapers are subscribed.

As a museum and university library, the main topics are focused on contemporary art; especially media art and theory, philosophy, film, photography, product and graphic design, scenography, architecture, curatorial theory and practice, performing arts, theater, electroacoustic music, and literature. The collection also includes numerous artist monographs and exhibition catalogs. Furthermore, the library has a large collection of titles in languages other than German.

The library's entire collection is open and systematically shelved in order to allow for searching for literature directly at the shelf. Computer workstations are available for viewing digital data carriers and accessing online databases and the Internet. The library also takes care of several archives and estates owned by the ZKM and the HfG.

 

Opening Hours

The library is open for all visitors.

Wednesday* – Friday 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday – Sonday 1 pm – 6 pm

*visitors with a valid library card also on Tuesday from 10 am to 6 pm

The library will not be open on 1 november 2022.

The library will be closed between 23.12.2022 and 05.01.2023.

Working desks

Registration for a reading place is not necessary at this time. Wearing a medical mask is still mandatory.

Access

Access to the library, which is located on the first floor, is via the foyer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Library Flyer (English)

The digital Flyer of the library

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Special collections and bequests of the library
The acquired special collections are pre- and posthumous libraries or partial and thematic libraries of artists and scientists, which have been catalogued in order to make them accessible to the public.

ZKM | Karlsruhe
Wissen – Collections, Archives and Research

Lorenzstraße 19
76135 Karlsruhe ​
Germany

Contacts

ZKM | Library
Tel: +49 (0) 721/8100-1717
E-Mail: bibliothek@zkm.de

Writings Exchange Requests
E-Mail: schriftentausch@zkm.de