- documenta Institut
The State of Hesse, the City of Kassel, Kassel University with Kunsthochschule Kassel and documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH have appointed the acclaimed sociologist Prof. Dr. Heinz Bude as Founding Director of the documenta Institute.
Bude’s first tasks include formulating a concrete program and developing the internal and external organizational structures of the documenta Institute, which was founded by the four partners as an independent academic research institution.
Bude stands for a brand of science open to a diagnosis of our times, gaining prominence with contributions on the issues of social division, regional desertification, and global societal dislocation. In 2016, he was awarded the Prize of the German Sociological Association for outstanding achievements in the field of public impact of sociology. Since 2000 he has taught Macrosociology at the University of Kassel.
In compliance with the prevailing hygiene and distancing rules, we cordially invite you to an introduction to Prof. Dr. Heinz Bude:
Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 10 am
Rotunda of the Fridericianum
Friedrichsplatz 18, 34117 Kassel
The event will be broadcast live on the documenta Institute’s YouTube channel.
Speakers:
Lord Mayor Christian Geselle
Minister of State for Higher Education, Research and the Arts Angela Dorn
President of the University of Kassel Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey
General Director of documenta gGmbH Dr. Sabine Schormann
Prof. Dr. Heinz Bude
Dr. Birgitta Coers, who takes up the post of Director of the documenta archiv on October 1, will also be present.
The introduction will be followed by a photo session.
Please note that, in view of the constraints resulting from the pandemic, we must limit the participation and ask for advance notice if you wish to attend this event. Please register at press@documenta.de and wait for a confirmation of participation.
About the documenta Institut
The documenta Institute is being developed in a cooperation between the State of Hesse, the City of Kassel, documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH and the University of Kassel with Kunsthochschule Kassel with financial support for the building project from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
The starting point for the documenta Institute is the holdings of the documenta archiv, which is being developed into an extramural research institute. The documenta archiv was founded in 1961 by Arnold Bode and is dedicated to the archiving, documentation, and scholarly processing of text and image sources on modern and contemporary art, in particular the documenta exhibitions that have taken place since 1955. In addition to the documenta documents, the holdings include extensive press, image, and audiovisual media collections, a unique art library, and relevant bequests and estates.
The documenta Institute will initially be founded under the umbrella of documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH and is intended to act in a cross-disciplinary manner to stimulate, conduct, and further develop research related to the international exhibition business and documenta and to promote its public exposure.