KARLSRUHE CASTLE
Castle tower media theater

Karlsruhe’s historic castle tower
re-imagined into a time-traveling theatrical experience.


Virtual windows and animated landscapes reimagine the baroque era through projection, sound, and bespoke illustrated characters.

PROJECT
In the original tower room of Karlsruhe’s founding castle, we created a media installation that brings the city’s origin story to life.
Once the lookout of Margrave Karl Wilhelm, the room now opens virtually into a series of panoramic landscapes—inviting visitors to step into the world of 18th-century Karlsruhe.
As an impetus to attract younger audiences and bring deeper narrative to individual artifacts, historical treasures from paintings to tapestries were digitized and turned into animated tableaus.
The narrative, grounded in historical fact and adapted for dramatic effect, unfolds across animated scenes with characters illustrated by Olaf Hajek, blending past and present in a poetic loop.
In the original tower room of Karlsruhe’s founding castle, we created a media installation that brings the city’s origin story to life.
Once the lookout of Margrave Karl Wilhelm, the room now opens virtually into a series of panoramic landscapes—inviting visitors to step into the world of 18th-century Karlsruhe.
As an impetus to attract younger audiences and bring deeper narrative to individual artifacts, historical treasures from paintings to tapestries were digitized and turned into animated tableaus.
The narrative, grounded in historical fact and adapted for dramatic effect, unfolds across animated scenes with characters illustrated by Olaf Hajek, blending past and present in a poetic loop.
CLIENT
Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe
LEAD CREATIVE STUDIO
Tamschick Media+Space GmbH
CREATIVE DIRECTION
Charlotte Tamschick
ART DIRECTION
Nathalie van Sasse van Ysselt
CONCEPT
Charlotte Tamschick and Anna Saalhofer
PRODUCER
Uwe Schlottmann
Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe
LEAD CREATIVE STUDIO
Tamschick Media+Space GmbH
CREATIVE DIRECTION
Charlotte Tamschick
ART DIRECTION
Nathalie van Sasse van Ysselt
CONCEPT
Charlotte Tamschick and Anna Saalhofer
PRODUCER
Uwe Schlottmann
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