The ART | SUMMER | TECHNOLOGY event series begins on July 11, 2025, with a kick-off event at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media. More than 20 partners will present their summer of art and technology: Workshops, exhibitions, guided tours, discussions, performances, and much more will enrich Karlsruhe's cultural life throughout the city. From museums and galleries to universities and shops to Karlsruhe's public utilities—everyone is involved! This event series is aimed at people of all ages and combines creativity and technology in a unique way. Join the celebration and don't miss this summer highlight.

PROGRAM 

Admission: 6:00 PM

Program start: 6:30 PM

Media Theater of the ZKM | Center for Art and Technology, Lorenzstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe

Welcome & Moderation

Dr. Isabel Gallin

Project Manager Art | Summer | Technology, KIT

Welcome

Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth
Vice President Transfer and International Affairs, KIT and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ZKM

Welcome 

Dr. Albert Käuflein

Mayor for Culture and Digitalization, City of Karlsruhe

Keynote talk: An Old English Ballad on the Technical Drawing Board: On the Ecology of Image-Making
at the Polytechnic School Karlsruhe in the 19th Century

Dr. Klaus Nippert
Head of the KIT Archives and Records Management

Panel Discussion: Art and Technology – Between Practice, Research, and Mediation
Yvonne Hohner, Gallerist, Yvonne Hohner Contemporary Gallery
Alistair Hudson, Scientific-Artistic Chairman of the ZKM
Dr. Rebecca Müller, Artist & Surgeon, Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe
Raimondo Rebeck, Ballet Director of the State Ballet Karlsruhe at the Badisches Staatstheater

Artistic Contribution

 The Baden State Ballet presents excerpts from «Made in KA – Young Choreographies from Karlsruhe », developed in collaboration with the Digital Theater, exploring “Dance and Artificial Intelligence”. Dance interludes follow the greetings, keynote and conclude the panel.

Reception – ZKM Foyer

Join us for a reception and discover the exhibit «Coding Beautiful Like a Clock» by Prof. Dr. Jörn Müller-Quade & Dr. Jeremias Mechler, KASTEL – Institute for Information Security and Reliability, KIT