29.03.2026
Intervention by Mischa Kuball at the Film Museum's Depot
Opening: Sunday, 2026/3/29, 12 - 3 pm | Depot des Filmmuseums Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf /DE
Archives are often perceived as rigid and dusty places embedded in cultural memory. They house cultural heritage that is preserved for the long term. The space itself, however, usually remains closed to the public or is accessible only under certain conditions. The Film Museum’s storage facility is gradually being brought to life through various formats, placed in a new context, and explored through artistic interventions.
Mischa Kuball engages with this process of opening up, artistically interrogating it in his own way. His project archiv // archiv occupies various spaces within the storage facility. This installation is documented through audiovisual, photographic, and filmic means. The resulting complex documentation will be integrated as an object into the collection and, in the future, into the permanent exhibition, thus remaining permanently visible in the museum’s collection as an intervention. At the same time, it is unique and exclusive. It remains a direct “occupation” of the site and connects with the collection, through which Mischa Kuball makes a direct reference to the museum’s archiving practices.
Supporting Program:
Sun, Mar 29, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Opening reception with a lecture by Prof. Dr. Renate Buschmann (Academic Director – WittenLab. Zukunftslabor Studium fundamentale)
Guided tour with Mischa Kuball and Darija Šimunović (IMAI, Düsseldorf)
Mon, Apr 13, 6:30 pm
Archive Cinema NRW #11 with guided tour and analog screenings
Sun, Apr 19, 12:00–3:00 pm
Closing event with artist talk and discussion between Mischa Kuball and Prof. Dr. Nadine Oberste-Hetbleck (Director of ZADIK, Cologne)
Additional dates by appointment at archiv.filmmuseum@duesseldorf.de.
© Photo: Archive Studio Mischa Kuball