A super surprise in Karlsruhe. I spent a whole day here. I…read moream not crazy about media art stuffs, but I liked to be here. Bought a ticket for 2 museums, forgot the price, video art, media art, paintings were great. Definitely I will visit again if I ever in Karlsruhe.

ZKM is THE museum for new media art in the world. http://on1.zkm.de/zkm/e/…read more It shows interactive art, video art, sculpture, paintings... engaging with the latest in technology. It's huge... includes the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Media Museum, the Institute for Music and Accoustics. In the Media Museum, one can see interactive films, simulation techniques for cyberspace, experiments in video gaming. The shows are ambitious and well-curated, i.e. FUN. ZKM's one of its kind. Go visit the next time you're in Germany. :-)

Three buildings with a nice overview of art ranging from the 16th to 20th centuries…read more The main building's 16th century items were not to my taste - mostly religious depictions of the crucifixion and brutal events leading up to the event; there were also lots of paintings of people being robbed or violent acts; hunting; war.......lots of dark themes that weren't exactly my taste But there were happier paintings to be found - nice Expressionists exhibit in the Orangerie, featuring prominent German artists and there was even an Henri Matisse and an Oskar Schlemmer Overall, have to say there was a very nice representation of the centuries & it was interesting to see the popular topics people were commissioned to paint

Papierladen vom Feinsten Wenn was nicht auf Lager ist wird gerne und schnell bestellt! Montblanc…read moreSortiment ist gut!