Essen
09.10.2011
The Unperfekthaus (UpH) in Essen. Now what exactly is that? Studios with galleries? Café? Coworking? Colourful artist and creative island? Museum? Hotel? Project magnet? Difficult to say. A bit of it all. Yet one thing is certain: The UpH is unique.In the middle of Essen's north, entrepreneur
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10.08.2011
Well, at least there’s no lack of creative new blood in the Ruhr after all. An increasing number of young artists and creative workers dare to start their own business, flying solo to establish their own independent existences and perspectives. These days, a textile designer has set up her
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09.08.2011
The Unperfekthaus (UpH) in Essen. Now what exactly is that? Studios with galleries? Café? Coworking? Colourful artist and creative island? Museum? Hotel? Project magnet? Difficult to say. A bit of it all. Yet one thing is certain: The UpH is unique.In the middle of Essen's north, entrepreneur
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07.08.2011
If we can identify a surfeit of culture by the concentrations of artistic production found in any particular city, then my city may be a black hole of culture. After a visit to the Ruhr, I realized a major void in concentrations of production, and thereby culture.View from the terrace of the
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15.07.2011
Very similar artistic program, inspiration in the field of creative industry but a different city circumstances for its application were the main subjects of several days of very intensive meetings of the new director of Kosice 2013, Jan Sudzina and professor Oliver Scheytt, director of RUHR
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02.07.2011
Mighty production facilities, sturdy workers, red-hot steel – since June 18, 2011, the Villa Hügel in Essen exhibits photographs of the local steel dynasty Krupp, taken in the last two centuries. This exhibition in the former Krupp residence with the panoramic view on the Ruhr valley marks the
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05.04.2011
ecce, the European centre for creative economy, moves into new flagship rooms in the Dortmund U building. Illustrious guests praise the institution’s leading role in Europe – creative industry helps conventional industry to develop innovative approaches. Yesterday, Dieter Gorny, director of the
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23.03.2011
Initiators and the responsible movers and shakers met for a conference about the association of European cities and regions for culture, Les Rencontres, in Essen at the former Zollverein mine premises. 2010LAB.tv's Mira Prgomet asked: "Is the model of a European capital of culture obsolete?"
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04.02.2011
"The district represents a challenge“, says Tankred Stachelhaus. "A challenge to build well." This is the journalist's summary when looking back at the history of his district while he takes us through the streets presenting examples of good architecture. His district is Essen's Moltke district.
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20.01.2011
On the basis of the urban agglomerations Istanbul and the Ruhr, a three-day symposium at the Institute for cultural science (KWI) in Essen examines the organisation and development of cultures influenced by ethnical factors in urban areas. The research results of the work group on economy, part of
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