This exhibition traces the architectural “biographies” of several important cultural institutions of the Ruhr region between 1950 and 2020. In this way, the exhibition gives visitors access to the “hidden treasures” of the Baukunstarchiv NRW.
Date: 11.09.2020 - 10.01.2021
Time: Tu, We 10 – 18
Th, Fr 10 – 20
Sa, Su 10 – 18
Public Holidays 10 – 18
Mo closed
Eventtitle: “And they built that in Gelsenkirchen …” - Architecture and Cultural Institutions in the Ruhr Since 1950
Eventtype: Sonstige
Eventcategory: Förderprojekte
Eventorganisator: Museum Folkwang
Place: Museumsplatz 1, 45128 Essen
Ten years after the inauguration of the new Chipperfield building at Museum Folkwang, this exhibition traces the architectural “biographies” of several important cultural institutions of the Ruhr region between 1950 and 2020. The building of the opera in Gelsenkirchen forms part of it as its architecture was internationally admired. In this way, the exhibition gives visitors access to the “hidden treasures” of the Baukunstarchiv NRW.
A cooperation of Museum Folkwang, TU Dortmund and the Baukunstarchiv NRW
