The exhibition »Writing the History of the Future« focuses on the major topics the ZKM has dealt with over the past 30 years: artistic and social change against the background of digitization.

ZKM in the Digital Art Hall of ZDF

In the ZDF Digital Art Hall visitors move through the virtual ZKM where they can discover computer-generated artworks.

»CRAWLERS« is an anonymous collective of social bots crawling user data and establishing an uncanny parallel social network of warped truths and stolen personal information.

Real time performances in a virtual theatre

La Comédie Virtuelle is a virtual theatre, that will open its digital doors for TANZ Karlsruhe. In a time of sanitary crisis, travel restrictions and limited social encounters we imagine La Comédie Virtuelle as an inclusive and welcoming space for digital audience.

The exhibition »BarabásiLab. Hidden Patterns« introduces the work of the physicist and network scientist Albert-László Barabási and his research laboratory. The focus of the exhibition is the development of network visualization over the past 20 years, which can be seen in the projects of BarabásiLab.

As in previous years, the winners of a light art competition get to illuminate Karlsruhe’s former abattoir compound with their works of art. Light objects, light and media art installations and illuminated sculptures invite visitors to take in and engage with them.

International short film competition

The Filmboard Karlsruhe, together with the INDEPENDENT DAYS | International Film Festival Karlsruhe, invites creative professionals from all over the world to the short film competition "UNDERGROUND FILM AWARD".

UNESCO City of Media Arts

For the first time the ZKM Center for Art and Media and the KME Karlsruhe Marketing and Event Ltd. as part of Karlsruhe – UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts will present the international BBBank Newcomer Projection Mapping Prize at the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe 2021.