Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte

The Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (ZI) is a Munich-based research institute dedicated to the study of art history and part of the Kunstareal München. It supports scholarly research and exchange through projects, lectures, workshops, conferences, guided visits and other public events, bringing together researchers and audiences interested in art and visual culture. The institute publishes and disseminates art-historical scholarship, including the journals Kunstchronik, Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte and RIHA Journal, as well as other ZI publications.

Its library provides access to new and retrospectively digitized publications through an open-access digital collection, alongside library catalogues, specialist databases, research tools and image resources. The ZI also offers digital research resources such as ARTtheses, German Sales, GDK Research, the Farbdiaarchiv and RDK Labor. Its website shares news about current research projects, publications, events, staff scholarship, fellowships and awards.

Through its research infrastructure, publishing activity and programme of events, the institute contributes to the advancement and communication of art history in Munich and beyond