Current Exhibitions MEDIA ART — TECHNOLOGY — RESTORATION The Story That Never Ends. The ZKM Collection → until May 21, 2028 A comprehensive insight into our collection. Experience media art through the ages and learn more about the restoration process. PAINTINGS — MASTERPIECES — HISTORY See You. Encounters with the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe – Permanent exhibition Highlights from the collection: Discover selected artworks from the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe spanning from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century, as a guest at ZKM. GAMING — COMPUTER — CONSOLE zkm_gameplay. the next level – Permanent exhibition Discover the culture of computer games from the 1970s to the present day. In five themed levels, you can try out over 50 games that push the boundaries of artistry and creativity. GAMING — BARRIERS — INCLUSION playABLE. zkm_gameplay Level 5 – Permanent exhibition Learn about accessible video games. Explore features like customizable game settings, difficulty levels, and personalizable controllers. Further Exhibitions & Installations Free admission RESTORATION — CULTURAL HERITAGE — RESCUE OPERATION „The Schlamm Is Everywhere“ → until May 17, 2026 What traces does a natural disaster leave in cultural memory? What happens when works of art suddenly become emergency cases? And how do conservators decide what can still be saved? TECHNOLOGY — AI — DESIGN Connection Machine CM-2. The Dream of an Electronic Brain → until August 02, 2026 A technological breakthrough from the 1980s: Interact with the Connection Machine, one of the first supercomputers, that contributed significantly to the development of AI systems. ROBOTICS — EMPATHY — HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION Electronic Petting Zoo → until August 02, 2026 Ten interactive robot guinea pigs await you in our foyer, responding to your touch and voice: Are they alive – or just pretending to be? MOVEMENT — SOCIETY — SELF-REFLECTION William Forsythe. Choreographic Instructions → until August 02, 2026 In the public space around the ZKM, you are invited to take on choreographic tasks. Follow the instructions and engage with your body. Preview: Exhibitions & Installations VIDEO – ARCHIVE – SOCIETY The TV as Gallery. The Gerry Schum and Ursula Wevers Archive → from May 30, 2026 In April 1969, Gerry Schum and Ursula Wevers turned television into an exhibition space for avant-garde art for the first time, thereby pioneering the establishment of television and video as artistic media. FUTURE — RESILIENCE — CLIMATE MARS! → from June 6, 2026 What would we do if we could start over? The concept exhibition MARS! features five prototypes, showing that the requirements for settling Mars and those for living on a climate-altered Earth are not so far apart. SENSUALITY — EROS — MEDIA ART Silver Egg. The Eros of Media Art → from July 04, 2026 The exhibition Silver Egg is a call for an erotic attitude towards the world and asks: What are the media and forms of perception in art for addressing the desires and deficiencies of our time? VIDEOS — PIONEERS — EUROPE Hidden on Tape. Early Video Art in Europe → from November 28, 2026 Discover previously hidden art: Selected works from the late 1950s to the 1990s tell the story of how video art evolved in Europe. Past exhibitions Past international exhibitions Exhibitions // digital bMEDIA Chat with a digital being that shows you media art. Iconoclash as a Digital Experience Explore the virtual exhibition model of »Iconoclash«, a historical lighthouse project of ZKM. Newsletter Stay connected with our ZKM Newsletter! Sign up now Collections & Archives From painting, sculpture, video art, performance and computer-based works to music – our collection and archives provide you a wide-ranging view of the art and history of the 20th and 21st century! to the collection
