In the organizer's words:

With the special exhibition "Klaus Staeck - Papierarchiv Höhle", the City of Heidelberg and the Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte Foundation are paying tribute to the multifaceted work of Klaus Staeck, one of the most influential artists of the Federal Republic of Germany, from January 30 to April 26, 2026.

Klaus Staeck is a publisher, satirist and lawyer. He has been a member of the SPD since 1960, which is also reflected in his socially critical art. His posters and postcards have influenced political image culture in Germany since the 1970s. Staeck was President of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin from 2006 to 2015.

In addition to his politically charged works, Klaus Staeck has been creating collages from advertising and print materials on a daily basis for decades. The center of his work is Edition Staeck at Ingrimstraße 3 in Heidelberg, which he himself calls his "cave".

In 2024, a high-resolution 3D scan of his studio was created in cooperation between the city of Heidelberg and the ZKM Karlsruhe. As a highlight of the exhibition, it allows visitors to immerse themselves in Staeck's place of work.

Free admission.