Kunst
gewerbe
museum
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD)
About us
The Kunstgewerbemuseum is a place that inspires contemporary designers and facilitates a dialogue between the core areas of traditional design represented in the collection and new, international approaches to design.
The Project
KGM: Not an Ordinary Museum – Creative Design in Action, Mastering Crises Together, …
What role can museums play in fostering social cohesion, and how can they contribute to our communal life? This is the central question addressed by the Kunstgewerbemuseum, part of the Dresden State Art Collections. In cooperation with Forecast – a transdisciplinary innovation platform linking the arts and creative industries with other fields of knowledge – the museum is embarking on a process of conceptual, methodological and spatial reorientation. Its focus lies on social participation and knowledge transfer, questioning existing structures and the traditional museological self-image of preservation and administration, while seeking new neighbourhoods and alliances.