Vernissage of art KARLSRUHE 2023

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Programme of the official opening ceremony

Moderation: Dr. Susanne Kaufmann

Musical accompaniment by Peter Lehel with saxophone quartet

• Welcome by Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe
• Dr. Frank Mentrup, Lord Mayor of the City of Karlsruhe
• Stefanie Plattner, Hasso Plattner Foundation ('Werk statt Sammlung')
• Olaf Zimmermann, Managing Director of the German Cultural Council ('Kunstmarkt – (k)ein Thema der öffentlichen Kulturförderung')
• Words of thanks from Ewald Karl Schrade, curator of art KARLSRUHE

Free shuttle services

• The City-Shuttle of the Hirsch Reisen Company provides roundtrip service between the fairground and the city centre.
• The Messe-Express provides roundtrip service directly from Karlsruhe’s main railway station to the fairground.

Further information and shuttle schedule are available at: Travel