Architecture tells of history and stories, of its builders and users. They are media for expressing values and shaping our world.
While the main building of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, one of the oldest museum buildings in Germany, is currently undergoing extensive renovation, the neighboring Orangerie will open its doors in autumn 2025 after several years of refurbishment. The first special exhibition to be shown here in the former greenhouse will focus on the theme of architecture in art.
The exhibition Archistories - Architecture in Art shows more than 100 works by around 70 artists from five centuries that reflect architecture. With paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures from the collection of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe and video works, photographs and installations by invited contemporary artists, the exhibition provides
an insight into the history of the architectural piece since the 17th century and the architectural sculpture of the 20th and 21st centuries. Above all, Archistories also reflects the immense interest of the present in the examination of anthropological, aesthetic, political, social and ecological questions of present and future building. Humanity has never been more aware of the lasting impact this sector of our creativity has on the ecosphere and the question of how we can shape it sustainably has never been more pressing.
