TOOLSHED

TOOLSHED is Kunstinstituut Melly’s new residency and research initiative dedicated to exploring the tools we use to build, question, and transform cultural institutions today.

Located on the second floor of Melly, TOOLSHED is a dynamic experimental space for reflection, discussion, experimentation, and action. Building on our programs: Tools for Collective Learning, Tools for Demodernizing, and Tools for Conviviality, TOOLSHED extends our commitment to institutional practices rooted in accessibility, criticality, and care.

At TOOLSHED, tooling is approached as both a practical and symbolic process. It invites artists, cultural practitioners, researchers, and collectives to engage with artistic, theoretical, and material tools that shape how we institute. TOOLSHED is a space to reflect on and challenge conventional institutional frameworks, while exploring interdisciplinary practices that expand the potential of art spaces to engage meaningfully with their surroundings.