WERKstattPALAST, a science and culture festival at the Rhine harbour
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Background
How can a public site be activated as a meeting point for art and science over several weeks? The WERKstattPALAST approached the theme of (infra)structure from many angles.
Brief and approach
ato designed, built and ran a purpose-built pavilion at the Karlsruhe Rhine harbour. Over ten weeks it hosted a curated programme of salons, performances, workshops and dialogues, in close collaboration with the KIT Innovation Hub – Prävention im Bauwesen. Around 190 contributors from across Germany helped shape the programme. An exhibition featuring more than 40 artists completed the offering.
Outcome
95 events, more than 5,500 visitors, over 30 experts, more than 70 interviews and over 40 artists.
- Lead
- ato in-house production
- Location
- Karlsruhe Rhine harbour
- Period
- 12 August to 15 October 2022
- Funding
- BMBF (now BMFTR)