Vernissage of art KARLSRUHE 2023

The vernissage of art KARLSRUHE 2023 took place on Thursday, 4 May 2023 from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.for guests with invitation or the regular day tickets from the ticketshop.

The official opening ceremony of art KARLSRUHE took place at 6 p.m.

The offical opening ceremony 2023

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
  • Arne Braun, State Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg
  • 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

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