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The documenta institute is an institution
where people work and research.
They are supposed to:
search,
find
and write down
information about the documenta art exhibitions.
They do this so that many other people can get this information as well
An art exhibition is an event
where many different things are shown.
For example:
Paintings and pictures
or statues.
People can come to see these things.
Research means:
Looking for something.
Finding out something.
Collecting information about a certain topic.
Many different groups and institutions
work together at the documenta institute.
For example:
The German federal state of Hesse,
the city of Kassel,
documenta,
the documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH
and the Kassel College of Art.
The founding director of the documenta institute is Heinz Bude.
Founding director means:
He made sure that important rules were followed
when the institute was founded.And he is in charge of the institution.
Heinz Bude worked at the University of Kassel for a long time.
A museum is a place
where people can see many interesting things.
For example:
Paintings and pictures,
statues,
old clothing
or old tools.
A gGmbH is a special kind of company in Germany.
All the money it earns may only be used for certain things.
These things must be good for all people,
such as a museum.
A college of art is a place
where adults can learn many things about:
different ways to make art
and special artists.
Universities are schools for adults.
They can learn many different jobs there.
For example:
doctor,
teacher
or artist.
The documenta institute is supposed to examine things
from the past documenta art exhibitions.
For example:
works of art,
reports,
research papers
and photographs.
Research papers are special reports.
In research papers, people write down
what they found out in their research.
The institute is supposed to help:
in researching documenta
and making information available to other people.