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„Urban Art“
at Völklingen Steel Works World Cultural Heritage Site
PERSPECTIVES Festival
In the largest Franco-German festival of contemporary performing arts, there is a blurring of genre-boundaries. Dance companies from both countries perform at about 15 venues in Saarland and in neighbouring France. The original experiment, which began in Saarbrücken in 1978, has spawned an extremely long-lasting cultural event that redefines itself year after year.
Dusty museum piece? It was once upon a time
Museums of the Saarland Cultural Heritage Foundation
Re-presented epoch by epoch
From gigantic workplaces to grandiose cultural areasFrom gigantic workplaces to grandiose cultural areas
Stronghold of art and culture
The Völklinger Steel Works World Heritage Site is a gigantic steel plant from the heyday of the steel industry and is one of the most unusual UNESCO World Heritage Sites. You will be impressed not only by the massive architecture of the industrial giants, but with the exhibitions that tell of the harsh living conditions of the workers, of controversial business dynasties and human destinies.
Today, the Völklinger Steel Works is more than that: an impressive meeting venue for diverse, often spectacular and always exciting exhibitions, concerts and events. From unique exhibitions such as “Egypt” to the Urban Art Biennale, one of the world’s most fashionable street art exhibitions.
From Reden to Garden of Eden
Water lilies decorate the water landscape of the ‘Reden Garden’, where until June 2012 generations of miners started their underground shift. That this heritage is much more than mere history is shown by ‘The legacy – an exhibition of mining in the Saarland’. A glimpse even further back into the past is provided by the Prehistorium Gondwana, another attraction on the premises of the former Reden pit, with its dinosaur adventure show. It takes its visitors – mostly young families – on a journey into the early history of mankind.
Off locations & night owls
Discotheques, individual clubs and cocktail bars as well as the casino ensure that night owls will not get bored. For instance, the trade mark ‘C’est dur la culture’ stands for cult celebrations and events in off-locations or vacant locations with their own particular flair such as the former Volksfürsorge site or old Becolin factory at the Roman fort.
Art recaptures abandoned spots
Culture knows no borders
Cross-border culture
Where to find art in Saarland
Further cultural highlights
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