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DESIGNKIOSK RUHR.2010 / Photo: DESIGNKIOSK RUHR.2010

RUHR.2010 Designkiosk at Het Parcours, Maastricht

European Capital of Culture moves art from museums into everyday life. During the "Het Parcours" in Maastricht, September 11 – 12, 2010 RUHR.2010 will be presenting a mobile edition of the Ruhr kiosk, the Mobile Designkiosk. It will be located at the "het Vrijthof" square in Maastricht old town on Saturday, September 11, 20:00 - 24:00 hrs and on Sunday, September 12, 12:00 - 18:30 hrs. / MORE

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C.A.R. 2009, SANAA-Building, Projection: André Werner / Photo: Matthias Duschner/Stiftung Zollverein

C.A.R. - The innovative art fair

In 2010 art fair contemporary art ruhr (C.A.R.) takes place in five exhibition halls and more than 5000 squaremetres as an increasingly international art fair with the main objective to develop a long term arts marketplace that the contemporary art ruhr (C.A.R.) is an innovative and dynamic fair format. The participants are coming from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary or North America.
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Moon Sculpture by Wolfgang Volz, Oberhausen Gasometer / Photo: Sven Siebenmorgen/Gasometer

750,000th visitor at "Out of this World"

The exhibition "Out of this World – Wonders of the Solar System" in Oberhausen Gasometer has now counted its 750,000th visitor. It is thus by far the most successful exhibition that has so far been seen in Oberhausen’s landmark. / MORE

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The captivated Prometheus / Photo: Ellen Bornkessel

"Promethiade" comes to Essen

From 23 July to 7 August 2010, as part of RUHR.2010 European Capital of Culture renowned contemporary artists from Greece, Turkey and Germany stage their interpretation of Prometheus at the Zollverein World Heritage Site in Essen. / MORE

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RUHR.2010 says thank you to all Still-Life participants and partners / Photo: RUHR.2010 / Manfred Vollmer

More than 3 million guests at the world's longest table

One of Germany's busiest motorways came to a standstill yesterday as part of RUHR.2010 European Capital of Culture. 3 million visitors, including 1 million cyclists took part in the world's biggest picknick yesterday in the Ruhr Metropolis. / MORE

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Still-Life Key Visual / Image: TAS Emotional Marketing

Still-Life A40/B1 – One of Germany's busiest motorways comes to a standstill

It's a truly unique setting: As part of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010, today 60 kilometres of Europe’s busiest motorway – the A40/B1 – are transformed into a stage for different cultures, nations and generations. / MORE

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Old Synagogue Essen / Photo: WAZ FotoPool/Ulrich von Born

Essen’s old synagogue – the House of Jewish Culture

After more than two years of reconstruction, Essen's old synagogue – formerly a memorial site – re-opens as the House of Jewish culture. / MORE

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GRAND TOUR Logo

Get the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010 in a box!

The attractive companion for visitors to the art and cultural treasures of and around RUHR.2010, the GRAND TOUR 2010 BOX, is now also available in English and Dutch versions – making it easier than ever for international visitors to embark on a journey of discovery in the European Capital of Culture. / MORE

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John Cale / Photo: Courtes y of British Council

John Cale among the highlights of “Theatre of the World” festival

"Theatre of the World" has arrived at the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010. The festival kicked off with the world premiere of “Montezuma“, an international opera production, June 30 at Mülheim’s Stadthalle. In addition to dance and young Japanese theatre, the festival will showcase a true superstar: John Cale, the experimental rocker and co-founder of The Velvet Underground. / MORE

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Come to the Ruhr! / Drawing: Heiko Sakurai

"The Ruhr needs to stay a capital of culture!" - almost 5 million visitors

RUHR.2010 at half-time: It’s mid-year review time for the European Capital of Culture. Following the spectacular kick-off at the World Cultural Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein in January, the first six months have seen the beginning of a new era in culture for the Ruhr region. / MORE

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Flying Grass Carpet / Photo: WAZ-FotoPool, Remo Tietz

Flying Grass Carpet lands in the Ruhr Metropolis

Today it will be finally here: The Flying Grass Carpet lands in the Essen city centre and transforms the Willy-Brandt-Platz it into a green meeting place of cultures for the entire July 2010. / MORE

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"Honey at the pump station" by Finger, Kaiserberg interchange, Duisburg © MAP Markus Ambach Projekte, 2010

The Beauty of the Big Road

"B1|A40 – The beauty of the big road" is the title of an exhibition from June 12 to August 8, 2010, as part of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010. It shows a region that is reinventing itself along the big road. Six exhibition spaces with different themes were created by 17 internationally renowned artists, planners and architects – turning the region's main traffic artery, the A40 motorway, and its immediate surroundings into a vital public space in the heart of the Ruhr metropolis. / MORE

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!SING - DAY OF SONG at VELTINS Arena, Gelsenkirchen / Photo: RUHR.2010/Manfred Vollmer

Greatest choir in the world: !SING DAY OF SONG finale with more than 60,000 singers

"A beautiful day" - that was the title of the final song sung at the final concert as well as a fitting summary of the !SING – DAY OF SONG project. 600 concerts all over the Ruhr Metropolis and many thousands of singers turned the whole Ruhr region into one gigantic choir. / MORE

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"Between the waters" byMarjetica Potrc andOoze Architects (Eva Pfannes/ Sylvain Hartenberg) / Photo: Roman Mensing/EMSCHERART.2010

An island for the arts - Beauty at second glance

From May 29 to September 5, 2010, Emscher Island will play host to 20 installations and interventions by 40 internationally renowned artists including Monica Bonvicini, Mark Dion, Ayse Erkmen, Jeppe Hein, Olaf Nicolai and Rita McBride. The exhibition, which is outdoors and free and open to the public for 100 days, is called EMSCHERKUNST.2010. / MORE

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Dortmunder U – Centre for Art and Creativity open now

The Dortmunder U – Centre for Art and Creativity was opened this Friday, 28 May, in the presence of the North-Rhine Westphalian Minister President Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers. The Prologue Programme will begin with four exhibitions on three floors in addition to installations by the film artist Adolf Winkelmann. Following the successive opening of further floors, the opening of the whole of the seven-storey U will take place on 8 October 2010. / MORE

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Kabakov Island: Ilya und Emilia Kabakov: "Project for the Preservation of natural Ressources" (Animation)

Ruhr Atoll launches with big cultural festival for everyone

One of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010’s most striking projects is now open to the public: RWE and RUHR.2010 have handed over “Ruhr Atoll”, four artificial islands on Lake Baldeneysee in Essen. / MORE

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Creative.Quarters goes Shanghai / Photo: RUHR.2010/Katja Lucker

RUHR.2010 goes Shanghai

Dortmund "U" and a glass Creative.Quarter on the road - RUHR.2010 showcased at EXPO Shanghai in China, the biggest world's fair ever. / MORE

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!SING - DAY OF SONG

Choirs from Pécs, Istanbul and 14 different countries at !SING – DAY OF SONG

On June 5, 2010 more than 65,000 singers will transform the Ruhr Metropolis into a Choir Metropolis at the !SING – DAY OF SONG closing event at VELTINS Arena in Gelsenkirchen (Germany). Choirs from the other European Capitals of Culture this year, Pécs (Hungary) and Istanbul, will also participate: the a-capella male choir "Béla Bartók Choir" from Hungary and the mixed a-capella choir "Group 34" from Turkey. The musical programme stretches from classical to rock, folklore to jazz, popular to sacred. / MORE

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Schlacke-Abschüttung bei Thyssen, Duisburg, 2010 / Foto: Matthias Koch, 2010

Ruhrblicke - Ruhr views

The exhibition "Ruhrblicke" (Ruhr Views) combines new insights with glances into the future and the past. Ruhrblicke looks at the reality of life in the Ruhr region through the eyes of 11 renowned photographers: Hilla Becher, Laurenz Berges, Joachim Brohm, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Andreas Gursky, Jitka Hanzlová, Candida Höfer, Matthias Koch, Elisabeth Neudörfl, Jörg Sasse and Thomas Struth were all invited by curator Thomas Weski and sponsors Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe to take part in the photography project as part of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010. The artists’ works will be on display April 24 to October 24, 2010, at the SANAA building on the historic Zeche Zollverein site in Essen. / MORE