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Culture Metropolis Ruhr as Standing Order! RUHR.2010 handed over the baton
RUHR.2010 entrusted her legacy into new hands on the 5th of December 2011: Reginalverband Ruhr – RVR (Regional Association Ruhr), Kultur Ruhr GmbH (Culture Ruhr Ltd.), Ruhr Tourismus GmbH (Ruhr Tourism Ltd.) and the European...
/ MOREAnger Park's "Tiger & Turtle - Magic Mountain" landmark takes shape
Numerous companies are supporting the new landmark. The individual parts of the super-large sculpture are being manufactured in different construction processes at the present time. This super-large sculptural work, which will be...
/ MOREBalance of RUHR.2010 online
The joint effort involved in the Capital of Culture paid off. 2010 has shown that much can be achieved through culture. By joint effort I mean the hard work of the towns and cities, their cultural organisations, the alternative...
/ MORELWL pleased with the Capital of Culture Year
One of the many positive effects of RUHR.2010 enjoyed by the whole Ruhr metropolis in 2010 was the extremely keen interest shown by visitors. The Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) recorded a general rise in the...
/ MORETWINS finale RUHR.2010
At the end of the European Capital of Culture year the TWINS idea may claim to have installed the strongest creative engine in Europe within just a few years. More than 1,700 partner organisations from 257 international cities,...
/ MOREEuropean Capitals of Culture 2011 launched!
As far as RUHR.2010 is concerned, the title has gone, but the cultural metropolis remains. But where has the title gone? This year’s European Capitals of Culture are Turku in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia. Never before have two...
/ MORERUHR.2010 takes stock
What has been achieved? What has been learnt? What is to be done? The title is moving on, but the Ruhr will remain a cultural metropolis. Even before the sold-out finale on December 18, and after 5,500 events, the feedback is...
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