Deutsches Mu­seum is an out­stand­ing lo­ca­tion for im­part­ing sci­en­tific and tech­ni­cal knowl­edge and for a con­struc­tive di­a­logue be­tween sci­ence and so­ci­ety. Es­tab­lished in 1903, it is steeped in tra­di­tion, and with a to­tal ex­hi­bi­tion space of 66,000 sqm, it is one of the largest in the world. Since Oc­to­ber 2015, a part of the ex­hi­bi­tions on the mu­seum is­land have been up­dated and re­designed.

Mannheim now has a new art hall. With the new build­ing, gmp, von Gerkan, Marg and Part­ners Ar­chi­tects re­alised the ar­chi­tec­tural idea of a “city within a city”. In anal­ogy to the space-form­ing el­e­ments of the city – house and block, street and square – var­ied tours through closed and open spaces with al­ter­nat­ing views are cre­ated for the vis­i­tors. Moni­teurs was com­mis­sioned for the ana­logue and dig­i­tal vis­i­tor guid­ance sys­tem and for the ini­tial graphic equip­ment of the ex­hi­bi­tions in co­op­er­a­tion with Axel Ku­fus / OH Stu­dio, re­spon­si­ble for in­te­rior de­sign. In terms of de­sign, the ori­en­ta­tion sys­tem fits into the ar­chi­tec­ture of the Kun­sthalle, thereby sig­nif­i­cantly sup­port­ing the iden­tity of the build­ing and car­ry­ing it nat­u­rally into the very last cor­ner of the build­ing.

The Kunsthalle Praha, whose name alludes to Prague's multicultural past, is reviving the building of the former Zenger Transformation Station in the historic centre of Prague. At this exposed location, it is accessible to the widest possible audience.