"Bloom up! The Language of Flowers" – currently at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
"Bloom up! The Language of Flowers" – a major special exhibition in Baden-Baden – an app enhances the exhibition experience
On view until January 10, 2027, at the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden – the first joint project with the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe
Baden-Baden. Let flowers do the talking! "Bloom up! The Language of Flowers" ... This is the motto of the special exhibition in the spa town. On June 13, 2026, the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden and the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe launched their first joint exhibition project, initiating one of the most exciting experiments currently underway in the German museum landscape. Through collaborative projects over the coming years, the two institutions—each with its own distinct focus—will bring contemporary art and cultural history into a lively dialogue. "Bloom up! The Language of Flowers" is the first major joint special exhibition; it is on view at the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden until January 10, 2027.
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| "Bloom up! The Language of Flowers" – at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden; photo: Helga Waess (press photo – July 2026) |
From the ancient Egyptian lotus and Art Nouveau roses to digital floral fantasies
The exhibition tour offers opportunities for emotional encounters with the scent, beauty, and transience of flowers. Themes such as love, memory, power, and identity are viewed from new perspectives.
The exhibition "Bloom up! The Language of Flowers" presents objects of cultural history from the Karlsruhe collection alongside contemporary artistic positions.
In addition to 2,500 years of cultural history—spanning from the ancient Egyptian lotus and Art Nouveau roses to contemporary digital floral fantasies—the exhibition features works by:
Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Allora & Calzadilla, Belia Zanna, Geetha Brückner, Petrit Halilaj & Álvaro Urbano, Jonas Mekas, Willem de Rooij, Taryn Simon, and Sissel Tolaas.
A Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden app extends the exhibition into the digital realm.
Alongside standard audio guides, the app offers in-depth insights.
Group Mode
In addition, the app features various modes, offering a new way to experience the exhibition together. In group mode, games and polls facilitate entertaining interaction.
Dating Mode
In dating mode, you can get to know not only the exhibition but also each other better.
Special exhibition “Bloom up! The Language of Flowers”
CURRENTLY RUNNING until January 10, 2027
Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
Lichtentaler Allee 8a, 76530 Baden-Baden
Further information:
www.kunsthalle-baden-baden.de
www.bloomup-ausstellung.de
