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With its spectacular opera and ballet performances, the Aalto-Theater sets new standards, but also with its daring architecture, a masterpiece by the world famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.
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| Old Synagogue Essen Built between 1911 and 1913, the Essen synagogue was one of the most beautiful and largest Jewish synagogues in Germany. During the pogrom night in November 1938, it was set ablaze by the Nazis. Since 1980 the "Alte Synagoge" has been used as a place of remembrance and as a political/historical documentation forum. Two permanent exhibitions on "Stationen jüdischen Lebens" ("Stations of Jewish life") and "Verfolgung und Widerstand in Essen 1933 bis 1945" ("Persecution and Resistance in Essen 1933 to 1945") as well as other non-permanent exhibitions provide one focus of activity; events on German, German/Jewish, and Jewish history provide another. Particularly important are activities dealing with current political and sociological questions. more ... |
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red dot design museum at Design Center North-Rhine Westphalia |
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| German Poster Museum Around 120,000 poster graphics are preserved by the Deutsche Plakat Museum in its archives - an independent collection quite unique in Germany. Classics of artistic poster design by artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Thorn Prikker, or Behrens, can be found here as well as posters representative of the latest styles. Posters from the German speaking countries, from Eastern Europe, and the USA provide geographic focal points for the collection. Instead of a permanent presentation of the collection, there are regularly changing exhibitions relating to a certain theme or personality; in this way, the poster museum adopts a new face in a bi-monthly rhythm. more ... |
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| Folkwang College for Music, Theatre, and Dance For many years, Essen has enjoyed an excellent reputation worldwide with regard to the education and training of young artists. The Folkwang College for Music, Theatre, and Dance is a guarantor for such excellence. Here, dance teachers such as Pina Bausch, and actors such as Jürgen Prochnow acquired the foundations for their careers. What originally used to be the fourth sector at the Folkwang College, the fine arts, including the well-known Essen industrial design as well as communications design, is now an independent faculty within the University of Essen. Information: http://www.folkwang-hochschule.de/ |
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Folkwang Music School of the City of Essen |
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| Grillo-Theater The repertoire of the Grillo-Theater includes classical drama texts as well as the works of modern classics and present day authors. Today, audiences see the "Grillo" as standing for young unpretentious theatre. The neo-classicistic Essen playhouse is named after the industrialist Friedrich Grillo. He gave the building to the city in 1887. more ... |
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| Junges Schauspiel Essen - Casa Nova Entertainment with depth and often with some music is presented by the Junge Schauspiel Casa Nova to its largely young audience. This includes rock rhythm revues as well as contemporary critical plays in the tradition of Brecht. more ... |
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| Museum Folkwang All epoch-making art periods from the romantics to the modern avantgarde are represented in the Folkwang Museum by excellent exhibits: paintings, graphics, and sculptures from the 19th and 20th centuries, a first class collection on the history of photography, antique ceramics and some examples of Far Eastern and African art. However, not only does the museum cultivate the best traditions but it also focusses on contemporary art. The "Kunstring Folkwang" and the "Museumspädagogische Dienst" organize tours, courses, excursions, and talks for children and adults. Special exhibitions such as "Vincent van Gogh und die Moderne" ("Vincent van Gogh and Modern Times") or "Das verlorene Paradies" ("Paradise Lost") with works by Paul Gauguin also ensure that the Folkwang Museum is an attraction for hundreds of thousands of visitors. more ... |
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| Ruhrlandmuseum Essen Geology, archeology, history, and photography provide the core of the work done by the Ruhrlandmuseum, which - situated in the immediate vicinity of the Museum Folkwang - contributes significantly to the life of the museum scene in the Ruhr District with its permanent and changing exhibitions. The permanent presentation on the subject of geology is primarily dedicated to the natural history of the Ruhr District. The focus is provided by the Carbon Age - the earth age in which coal was formed. The archeological collection provides a tour of the cultures of antiquity from prehistory - 600,000 BC - to the Middle Ages. Also, city archeological finds are exhibited. The permanent exhibition of cultural history shows the living conditions of working class families during the first half of the 20th century. Tours, talks, discussions, and varied museum educational events ensure that the Ruhrlandmuseum is a living place for Ruhr District culture. more ... |
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Essen City Library |
Built around 1873 in accordance with plans by Alfred Krupp, Villa Hügel was the residence of the Krupp dynasty for many decades. Two permanent exhibitions in the " Kleine Haus" ("small house") inform visitors about the current range of products and services offered by the company as well as the Krupp family and company history.
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| Zeche Carl Zeche Carl, a coal mine shut down permanently in 1970 and now a listed monument, is one of the centres of the alternative culture scene today. Zeche Carl is numbered among Germany's oldest and largest socio-cultural centres. |
UNESCO listing for Zollverein
The Zollverein colliery and coking plant ensemble has been listed by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site. The decision took place in Helsinki on December 14th 2001.
When these workings, erected in Bauhaus style, were opened in 1932 they were not only considered to be the "most beautiful colliery in the world" but also the most productive: here, four times as much coal was produced as elsewhere in Europe.
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