on documenta: ArtSpeak with Anja Ziegler of documenta archiv

Learn more about documenta archiv, an institution based in Kassel, Germany that aims to preserve and document text and image-based resources on modern and contemporary art. With Anja Ziegler of the documenta archiv art library, this ArtSpeak will tackle documenta archiv’s history, people and its operations.

About documenta archiv

The documenta archiv is an institution for the preservation, documentation and scientific research of text and image based resources on modern and contemporary art. The principal task is the collection of the history of the documenta exhibitions. The archive was founded in 1961 and consists of comprehensive records of the documenta exhibitions. A scientific research library, extensive press, image and audiovisual collections form part of its holdings.