August 2006), "Medium Religion" (November 2008 till April 2009) or "The Global Contemporary. Art Worlds after 1989" (September 2011 to February 2012). Furthermore, smaller scale exhibitions are held in the museum project spaces. Events The form and content of events vary: from opera with multimedial stages to scientific symposia and popular concerts through to performances, dance or film-screenings. Here, the ZKM functions both as an organizer and cooperation partner, but also leases out its facilities. The events take place in various spaces, among others, the Lecture Hall, the Media Theater, the Foyer and the ZKM_Cube. The ZKM The ZKM | Karlsruhe has a total area of 15,000 m2 with exhibition spaces, research laboratories, a media library, event spaces, and workshop spaces. Exhibitions Atrium 1 & 2 Atrium 8 & 9 PanoLab Subraum Research and production Hertz Lab Lab for Antiquated Video Systems Event spaces Media Theater Lecture Hall Workshop rooms BÄMlab The exhibition spaces are open to the public as well as the library and the Media Lounge. Further, in the foyer of the ZKM visitors will find the Info Point, the Museum Shop, and the Mint Café/Bistro. Funding The basic funding of the ZKM is provided in equal parts by the City of Karlsruhe and the State of Baden-Württemberg. Exhibitions and events In exhibitions and events, the ZKM shows approaches and themes of contemporary art, but also presents artists and art movements that are almost forgotten, as well as artworks in various media and genres – from Artificial Intelligence installations to oil paintings. Every year, on the 6th of January, the ZKM and the Städtische Galerie hold an Open Day where admission is free of charge. Exhibitions Since 1989 the ZKM | Karlsruhe has been mounting exhibitions – interactive, participatory, and performative – as well as producing the accompanying publications. In changing thematic and monographic exhibitions organized in the ZKM's 15,000 m2 exhibition spaces, contemporary developments in art and society are presented in all types of media and using all kinds of methods. Together with the research facilities, the labs and departments of the ZKM, as well as partner institutions and research facilities from all over the world, the curatorial department develops the ZKM's diverse exhibition program in close collaboration with the Board of Directors and an international network of guest artists, scholars, scientists, and curators. The ZKM is involved in a large number of international collaborative projects, which