The exhibition “Update! A Fresh Look at the Collection” is designed as a dynamic “change of scene”: in five themed rooms, historical works meet contemporary art.
Engaging dialogues invite visitors to explore the collection in the context of current
Re-examining questions of identity, gender, nature, rituals, or home
discover.
Since 1997, it has been on display in Hallenbau, one of Germany’s largest industrial monuments. Its core collection traces its origins to private collections in Karlsruhe from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, it primarily comprises German paintings and sculptures from the Romantic period to the present day, though European prints and Japanese woodblock prints are also part of its diverse holdings.
In 1996, with the permanent loan of the Garnatz Collection, the museum also acquired one of the most significant private collections of German contemporary art, which primarily expanded the collection’s holdings of photography.
