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urban pop culture

artsy placesurban pop culture
12. July 2023

Zeche Zollverein and the mammoths of the Ruhr region

Niel Van Herck Welcome to the Ruhr area! It’s a region best known for its industrial past, though it is turning more future-proof by the day thanks to new applications…
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artsy placesurban pop culture
29. June 2023

Ehrenfeld – the cool kid of Cologne

Monica Harmony Walking through Cologne, you will discover a piece of street art on virtually every corner. The Ehrenfeld district in particular is known for its many murals, with works…
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artsy placesurban pop cultureurban taste & living
24. May 2023

The Belgian quarter of eclectic Cologne

Niel Van Herck “Cologne is not like other German cities. It is less formal and more rebellious, but in a very accessible manner. Everyone is welcome here, as long as…
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digital spaces

Innenansicht Unperfekthaus in Essenartsy placesdigital spaces
22. June 2023

A perfect afternoon at the Unperfekthaus

Ruth Van Soom My urbanana trip started out in Essen, which is sometimes considered the unofficial capital city of the Ruhr area due to its central location. Following a walk…
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collectARcreative makersdigital spaces
15. March 2023

collectAR: A multimedia approach to experiencing art

collectAR is a central virtual place where digital art collections, catalogues raisonnés, and artists’ estates can be created and managed, based on art-history standards. Author Markus Sekulla talked to founder…
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Monheim Cube by Mischa KuballAllgemeinartsy placescreative makersdigital spacesurban pop culture
19. January 2023

monheim_cube by Mischa Kuball

How do you interact with your city? And how do urban landscapes interact with you? In this documentary feature videographer and author Nathan Ishar explores the world as seen through…
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creative makers

Orgarythm by Kenji Shinoheartsy placescreative makersurban pop culture
11. May 2023

tanzhaus nrw – International Centre for Contemporary Dance

The tanzhaus nrw in Düsseldorf offers numerous opportunities to make dancing accessible to everyone in a variety of ways. Besides offering a varied stage programme with national, regional and international…
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Speicher100 in Dortmundartsy placescreative makersurban pop culture
5. May 2023

Speicher100 – a place for culture, work and social issues

The middle of Dortmund's harbour district, directly on the waterfront, is the  place to be  when creating for the common good. Self-organised, open and non-commercial. In studios, event halls and…
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Körnerstraße Kölnartsy placescreative makersurban taste & living
31. March 2023

Körnerstraße – a proper Cologne neighbourhood

No other street in Cologne is as representative of neighbourly coexistence as Körnerstraße in Ehrenfeld. Life is a little different here. The shops aren’t open every day, and when they…
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artsy places

artsy placesurban pop culture
12. July 2023

Zeche Zollverein and the mammoths of the Ruhr region

Niel Van Herck Welcome to the Ruhr area! It’s a region best known for its industrial past, though it is turning more future-proof by the day thanks to new applications…
Hannah Förster 0
Love1
artsy placesurban pop culture
29. June 2023

Ehrenfeld – the cool kid of Cologne

Monica Harmony Walking through Cologne, you will discover a piece of street art on virtually every corner. The Ehrenfeld district in particular is known for its many murals, with works…
Hannah Förster 0
Love1
Innenansicht Unperfekthaus in Essenartsy placesdigital spaces
22. June 2023

A perfect afternoon at the Unperfekthaus

Ruth Van Soom My urbanana trip started out in Essen, which is sometimes considered the unofficial capital city of the Ruhr area due to its central location. Following a walk…
Hannah Förster 0
Love1

urban taste & living

artsy placesurban pop cultureurban taste & living
24. May 2023

The Belgian quarter of eclectic Cologne

Niel Van Herck “Cologne is not like other German cities. It is less formal and more rebellious, but in a very accessible manner. Everyone is welcome here, as long as…
Hannah Förster 0
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urban taste & living
11. April 2023

A trip to the south side in Südstadt

Lars Lagaisse Belgian influencer and journalist Lars Lagaisse visited Cologne's "Südstadt". It’s been a decade since I first visited Cologne for a concert. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time to…
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artsy placesurban taste & living
5. April 2023

Concrete and botany – an excursion to the Ruhr University in Bochum

The Ruhr University campus in Bochum houses what is probably one of the greatest contrasts of urban development. Following the war, a brutalist area was built in the middle of…
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