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Above: Botanic Garden (left). The Staatliche Kunsthalle (middle). Museum's night at the ZKM (right top). Karlsruhe Castle (right above). Ettlinger Tor in the city centre (bottom)
Major regional exhibition BadenWürttemberg: Karl Wilhelm 1679-1738 (9 May – 18 October) Baden State Museum in Karlsruhe Palace Brimming with energy, attractive and charming sum him up perfectly - Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach, the founder of Karlsruhe. Beginning on 9 May 2015, the major regional exhibition ‘Karl Wilhelm 1679 – 1938’paints a fascinating portrait of his dazzling personality with first-rate exhibits, some of which have never been seen in public before. Major regional exhibition BadenWürttemberg: The master collector – Caroline Louise of Baden (30 May – 6 September) State Art Gallery Caroline Louise of Baden (1723-1783) was a masterful collector. Enterprising and multi-talented, this educated Margravine sought contacts across the entire European continent and skilfully dealt her way around the international art market to form her extensive Mahlery Cabinet, which counts more than 200 paintings. For the very first time these remarkable works from her Cabinet, which are housed in museums and private collections around the
world, will be reunited for one complete exhibition.
models and sophisticated computer visualisations.
GLOBALE (21 June 2015 – Mid April 2016) ZKM, Centre for Art and Media
The KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH has the solution for those with an interest in culture, offering one ticket that encompasses all four highlights. From 17 June until 6 September 2015 the KULTURmalVIER [the ‘Culture x 4’ ticket] allows visitors entry to these four museums over the course of two days at a price of just 21 Euros per person. This culture ticket can be obtained at any of the participating museums or from the Karlsruhe Tourist Information.
This 300-day mixed media art exhibition shows the diversity and richness that embodies contemporary art production worldwide. Skilfully compiled by curators from all corners of the globe and various cultural fields, the GLOBALE exhibition presents how art and science are gradually becoming more intertwined by the introduction of new technologies to open a new dimension for the future – a Renaissance 2.0.
www.karlsruhe-tourismus.de/en Friedrich Weinbrenner (27 June – 04 October) State Art Gallery For the City’s 300th jubilee celebrations, the State Art Gallery is hosting a fascinating exhibition on the works of Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766-1826). This famous architect and city planner, known for his style of classicism, has had an unparalleled impact on the city of Karlsruhe. Included in the exhibition are original sketches from collections in Germany and America alongside historic and current photographs, newly created
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