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The documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is looking for a
Diploma librarian or Bachelor Library and Information Management
Application deadline: September 30, 2020
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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.
Art historian Birgitta Coers (born 1970) will be heading up the documenta archiv from October 1, 2020. Following her university career in Marburg and Tübingen, she has specialized in recent years in the physical and digital management of artists’ estates.
The Goethe-Institut, the documenta archiv and the Kunsthochschule Kassel (University of the Arts Kassel) /University of Kassel are launching their joint fellowship program for international young scientists and researching artists and curators at the documenta Institute.
[no english version available at the moment] Zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt sucht das documenta archiv eine studentische Hilfskraft für den Digitalisierungsservice im Aktenarchiv, zunächst mit einem Vertrag für einen Monat à 15 Wochenstunden für Euro 9,50 pro Stunde, mit Aussicht auf Verlängerung.
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The documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is looking for two full-time archivists for the documenta archiv in Kassel to begin work as soon as possible, for a period of five years, to provide in-depth access to the documenta 1 to documenta 14 holdings in the records and papers archive.
The documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is looking for two full-time archivists (limited to five years) and one full-time archivist (limited to three years) for the documenta archiv in Kassel for the next possible date in order to catalogue the digital photographic and audiovisual holdings and analogue photography (negatives/DIA/paper prints) in the media collection.
The documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is looking for a graduate or bachelor librarian in library and information management, full-time, limited to four years, to retro-catalogue the library's monographs on artists for the documenta archiv in Kassel.
On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the documenta archiv is going to open its reading room again.
Dr. Nadine Oberste-Hetbleck will assume the post of Director of the documenta archiv as of August 1, 2020.
It is with great sorrow that we have learnt of the passing of Floris M. Neusüss. He followed an appointment as lecturer for photography at the Kunsthochschule Kassel and dedicated his time there especially to experimental photography.
In the context of coronavirus prevention, the documenta archiv is closed for public use until further notice.
There may also be delays in answering your requests.
We ask for your understanding and wish you all the best!
The team of the documenta archiv
The documenta archiv is pleased to present its new image film to the public.
On the occasion of Joseph Beuys' 100th birthday, the Kassel-based documenta forum e.V. supports the documenta archiv.
Bazon Brock makes a generous donation of his archive and parts of his collection to the documenta archiv.
The documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is looking for a director (m/w/d) of the documenta archiv as soon as possible.
From January 2020 we will move our long open day from Thursdays to Tuesdays.
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Manfred Schneckenburger, who gave important impulses to world art exhibition documenta in Kassel with twice being involved.