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MUSEUMS
Badisches Landesmuseum at the Karlsruhe Palace
Tip: Enjoy the view from the 42 metre high palace tower!
The Baden State Museum is a major cultural history museum in Baden-Württemberg and one of the most active museums in Germany. With its internationally significant collections, the museum displays the art and living environments of prehistoric times and early history through antiquity to the 21st century indifferent museums.
Schlossbezirk 10, 76131 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 926 65 14 www.landesmuseum.de
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (State Art Gallery Karlsruhe)
Karlsruhe‘s State Art Gallery is not only one of Germany‘s oldest museum buildings, but also houses one of its most distinguished art collections, boasting works by Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Cézanne and Degas as well as Ernst and Richter, amongst many others. Due to renovations starting in autumn of 2021, the museum will be closed to the public. However, its manifold digital offers continue to grant entertaining glimpses behind the scenes. From September 2022, selected highlights of the collection will once again be presented to the public within the exhibition spaces of the ZKM | Center for Art and Media.
www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de
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State Natural History Museum
Exciting exhibitions and a wide range of events – at the Natural History Museum nature (and natural sciences) is an experience for the whole family! Here you can marvel at unique exhibits such as a flying dinosaur model with a 12-metre wing span, the earthquake simulator, sparkling minerals, fossils and realistic dioramas as well as Germany‘s biggest living coral reef.
Erbprinzenstr. 13, 76133 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 175 21 11 www.smnk.de
ZKM | Center for Art and Media
The ZKM in Karlsruhe unites all media and artistic genres: themed exhibitions include both spatial and temporal artworks. In addition to showcasing art, the ZKM has taken it on itself to create the conditions that foster the creation of art. Consequently, the ZKM houses the Hertz-Lab, where scientific research, development and production are carried out. And it is precisely the production activities that distinguish the ZKM from other institutions. Hence, more than a museum it is a centre, a meeting place and a future laboratory.
In addition to temporary exhibitions, the Municipal Gallery exhibits above all works by local Karlsruhe and regional painters as well as European printed graphics from the 15th to the 19th century, Japanese woodblock printing from the 18th and 19th centuries as well as works from the Garnatz collection.
Lorenzstraße 27, 76135 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 133 44 01 www.staedtische-galerie.de
Museum beim Markt l Museum X
The „Museum beim Markt“ has been exhibiting its collection of applied art since the turn of the century. With its permanent exhibition on the first floor and its temporary exhibitions on the ground floor, the Museum beim Markt forms a link with the historical collections in Karlsruhe Palace.
Karl-Friedrich-Str. 6, 76133 Karlsruhe +49 (0)721 - 926 6514 www.landesmuseum.de
Majolika Ceramic Manufactory
In the studios of the Majolika Ceramic Manufactory, international artists work and show the visitors the whole range from the fine arts to the applied art. The traditional art workshop was founded in 1901. The Majolika Shop offers a wide range of unique design pieces, from espresso place settings to life-size sculptures.
Ahaweg 6 - 8, 76131 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 912 37 70 www.majolika-karlsruhe.de
Creative park „Alter Schlachthof“ (Old slaughterhouse)
As well as the classical cultural facilities, for a few years now young creatives have been mixing things up a bit at the Creative centre „Alter Schlachthof“. Only the unusual names like „Alte Hackerei“ (Meat chopping) or „Fettschmelze“ (Fat rendering) hark back to the earlier use of the premises, which was finally shut down in 2006. In the impressive red brick buildings today you will find artists‘ collectives, studio communities, classical craftsmen, architecture offices, agencies for new media as well as the Karlsruhe film board. In the east of Karlsruhe a lively urban district with gastronomy and cultural establishments has sprung up through the co-operation of the many media workers and creative artists. Thus, the cultural centre TOLLHAUS offers a contemporary programme of comedy, dance, world music, jazz, festivals and open air events, whilst „Substage“ is considered to be one to the most established live music clubs for all kinds of rock music in Baden-Württemberg.
The cultural centre TOLLHAUS offers a high-quality cultural programme of music, dance, cabaret, circus and comedy, which changes almost daily. The programme is supplemented by festivals, open air events and in-house productions.
Alter Schlachthof 35, 76131 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 964 050 www.tollhaus.de
Substage Karlsruhe
Accommodated in the former slaughter room of the old slaughterhouse, the live music club Substage organises both national and international performers and also offers a platform for regional performers. As well as rock music there is also electro, ska, metal, pop and hip hop in the programme.
Alter Schlachthof 19, 76131 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 783 11 50 www.substage.de
Baden State Theater of Karlsruhe
The Baden State Theater of Karlsruhe covers participative projects under the categories of opera, concerts, plays, the state ballet, youth theatre and community theatre. In particular the INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL FESTIVAL and the large opera ball „DER BALL“ which take place every year in the spring have a national profile.
Hermann-Levi-Platz 1, 76137 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 933 333 (ticket sale) www.staatstheater.karlsruhe.de
Chamber Theater/K2
The Chamber Theater is an important component of the Karlsruher theatre scene with a colouful mix of contemporary theatre, music, cabaret and star guests such as Richy Müller, Ralph Bauer and Ingrid van Bergen. Since 2013 the second venue K2 in Kreuzstraße has been offering a varied repertoire for spectators of all ages.
Herrenstraße 30/32, 76133 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 23 111 www.kammertheater-karlsruhe.de
Cinema: Schauburg
Schauburg cinema is an art house cinema in Karlsruhe and regularly wins prizes for its programme. In the summer, Schauburg organises the legendary open air cinema at Gottesaue Palace and regularly shows films in the original language.
Marienstraße 16, 76137 Karlsruhe +49 (0) 721 - 350 00 18 www.schauburg.de
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i Karlsruhe Tourist Information Office, Kaiserstrasse 72–74 (on the market square), 76133 Karlsruhe
2 Central Station
Tourist Attractions
3 Karlsruhe Palace 4 Town Hall with Pyramid 5 Town Church 6 Botanical Garden 7 Zoological City Gardens 8 “Ständehaus” Commemorative Building 9 Prinz-Max-Palais
Museums/Exhibitions
10 ZKM | Center for Art and Media 11 Municipal Gallery 12 Baden State Museum 13 State Art Gallery 14 Majolica Porcelain Manufactory Museum 15 City Museum (Prinz-Max-Palais) 16 Museum of Upper Rhine Literature 17 Baden Society of Art 18 State Museum of Natural History 19 Museum at Market Square
Shopping Center
20 ETTLINGER TOR Karlsruhe 21 POSTGALERIE
Theaters
22 Baden State Theater 23 DAS SANDKORN - Theater & mehr 24 Theater „Kammertheater“ 25 Theater „K2“
Venues
26 Convention Center (Stadthalle, Schwarzwaldhalle, Gartenhalle, Konzerthaus) 27 Europahalle 28 Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center (outside the map) 29 KIT Campus North (outside the map) 30 KIT Campus South 31 Cinema „Schauburg“ 32 Cinema „Filmpalast am ZKM“ 33 Gottesaue Palace 34 Cultural Center „Tollhaus“ 35 Substage Karlsruhe 36 Soccer Stadium „Wildpark“
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Squares
Market Square Square of Constitutional Rights Ludwigsplatz Friedrichsplatz Messplatz
Federal Courts
Federal Court of Justice Federal Constitutional Court
Further Attractions
„Europabad“ Swimming Pool Vierordtbad Baths 48 Durlach Central Station 49 Market Square with Town Church 50 Karlsburg 51 Pfinzgau Museum 52 Cultural Center „Orgelfabrik“ 53 Basler Tor 54 Festhalle 55 Funicular Railway 56 Turmberg (City´s Mountain) 57 Outdoor Park 58 Max-Reger-Institut
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