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

Jirí Zhor
Kim Sooja
Reg Presley
Reiko Kasai
Hans Haacke
Przemysław Kwiek
Wael Shawky
Group 180
Joe Kubera
Mehi Yang
Andrea Flamini
Robert Crumb
Achim Gieseler
Palle Dahlstedt
Heinrich Brocksieper
Pauline Donalda
The Hilliard Ensemble
Luc Houtkamp
Jim Campbell
Timeless Pulse
Hubert Burda
Crawling With Tarts
Jerry Herman
David Aubrey
Sägewerker des Sägewerks Hundekehle
Eric Snell
Lothar Olias
Hans-Peter Ockert
Edward Heyman
István Márta
Hande Birkalan
Al Jarreau
Halina Bendkowski
Steffi Schöne
NODE Berlin Oslo
Luzie Hanna Karolina Meyer
Friedrich Schenker
Joanna Hoffmann-Dietrich
Leo Hofmann
Irina Szodruch
Ultra-red
Charlotte Moorman
Wilhelm August Lampadius
Ulrike Pankratz
Thomas Bruns
Jean-Marc Prévost
Marta C. González
Jenna Sutela
Joasihno
David Miller
Stefan Müller
Gheorghe Costinescu
Ro Ogura
Franziska Wibmer
Brendan Dickie
Raffael Dörig
Takeshi Mukai
Samuel Luret
Lars Opfermann
Zahra Poonawala
Wen-Ying Tsai
Nate Nate Harrison (Jack Russel + Lou Frutiger)
André Butzer
Jean-Marc Ibos / Myrto Vitart
Adalberto Müller
Joachim Homann
Oscar Bronner
Daniil Charms
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Sendi Mango
Jacques-Antoine Dassier
Lucy R. Lippard
Jan Rieckhoff
Judith Eissenberg
Pamela Jordan
Earl L. Miller
Piero Manzoni
Fichot
Donald Hall
Peter Emanuel Goldman
Readymades belong to everyone®
José Wagner Garcia
Stuart Hamblen
Daniela Meisel
Jean Torrent
János Megyik
Daniel Peters
Barış Seyitvan
Liesbeth Crommelin
Alban Maria Johannes Berg
Erick Calderon (Snowfro)
Sabine Scho
Joeri De Vente
Alfred Hrdlicka
Paschke & Milohnic
Raymond Wolansky
Tim Huisman
Todd Reynolds
Adele Kreit
Oskar Bonstroke
Achim Gorsch
Peter Zummo
Dietrich Eichmann
Daniel Kohl
Aleksey Zhivotov
Dawn Scarfe
Dieter Schnebel
Philip Larson
Gerhardt Moswitzer
Ballet Théâtre Contemporain
Birgit Ulherr
Joji Yuasa
Simon Denny
Helga Lannoch
Martina Haitz
Michael Wesely
Liquid Penguin Ensemble
KTL
Wolfgang Roccor
Pablo R. Jauregui
Mungo Jerry
Inge Kamps
Geurt Grosfield
Susanne Kippenberger
Frank Tentler
Rolf Gehlhaar
Peter Keating
Heinz Rothermund
Wilfried Schulz
Gunnar Heinsohn
Julia Schneider
Katja Strunz
Sergey Kuryokhin
Orchestre et choeur de Radio-Canada à Toronto
Mehmet Döşemeci
Uwe Wirth
Steven Roden
Georg Kröll
Brenda L. Croft
Familie Rudolf
Roger Häußling
Ensemble Glasmusik
Peter Iden
Vittorio Bellanich
Andrea Nagy
László Kerekes
Julie Kuzminska
Christoph Narholz
Walter Gerbino
Olivia Molina

ZKM | Karlsruhe
Wissen – Collections, Archives and Research

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76135 Karlsruhe ​
Germany

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E-Mail: wissen@zkm.de 

Contacts

ZKM | Collections
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ZKM | Archives
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ZKM | Library
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Image Requests
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