Podcast Tour Karlsruhe Echoes in Concrete The Digital Bauhaus

Karlsruhe, Germany
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Duration1h 5m
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LanguagesGerman, English
Group sizeUp to 99 travelers

Overview

Enter a paradox. Hall building A is a huge former munitions factory that once fueled the darkest chapters of the Second World War. Today it is a utopian laboratory for the future of digital art and design. Accompany Clara, a down-to-earth design enthusiast, and Victor, a passionate architectural historian, on their journey through the ghosts of industrial past and the bright screens of the 'Electronic Bauhaus'. This immersive, consciousness-expanding audio walk will challenge everything you think you know about architecture, memorial culture, and the power of art to rewrite history.

- 0.8 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 65 min.
- Ideal for everyone interested in art, design, aesthetics, and history
Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
- Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

What's included

  • Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Verified facts incorporated into an exciting story
  • Point-to-point navigation between stops

What to expect

  1. Zentrum Fuer Kunst Und Medien
    10m
    At the Place of Human Rights, the dark industrial past of the location is introduced and the history of forced labor is contrasted with today's commitment to human rights.
  2. Filmpalast am ZKM
    10m
    The ZKM forecourt opens up to the 300-meter-long hall building A and focuses on the architectural rescue and the preservation of its raw industrial aesthetic.
  3. Zentrum Fuer Kunst Und Medien
    10m
    In the ZKM foyer and ZKM_Kubus, the digital world begins: The Klangdom makes spatial acoustic art immediately tangible.
  4. Zentrum Fuer Kunst Und Medien
    10m
    The ZKM | Museum of Media Art in Lichthöfen 1 and 2 shows the development of traditional art towards interactive, screen-based, and algorithmic media.
  5. 10m
    The pedagogical core of the complex continues the Bauhaus legacy through interdisciplinary training in design, art, and theory.
  6. Staedtische Galerie
    10m
    The City Gallery offers an grounding contrast and reconnects the high-tech focus of the ZKM with classical art history.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

From Karlsruhe main station with local public transport towards Platz der Menschenrechte. From the nearest stop, it's the last few minutes on foot. Please check the current connection on the day of travel.

End point

Walk from the Municipal Gallery Karlsruhe to the nearest stop and take local public transport back to Karlsruhe Central Station. Please check the current connection on the day of travel.

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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