Gelsenkirchen Scientific Park

The Ruhr area in a new light: a journey through modern architecture and light art in the Gelsenkirchen Scientific Park

Do you know that feeling when the light gently touches your skin and then weaves around it? When you have to blink at that moment because the sun is shining with all its might, even when clouds try to push themselves in between?

You might encounter this feeling again standing in the main axis of the Science Park Gelsenkirchen, and look out over the park. The green grass and blue lake appear boundless, as if you were looking through a window. And this is the heart of the Ruhr, in the middle of the densely built-up suburb of Gelsenkirchen, in Ückendorf. This is a typical Ruhr landscape – lots of little gems in the middle of a diverse background. You will love the challenge of discovering new surprises. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, you must come here and experience the wipage, the „nickname“ for the Gelsenkirchen Science Park.

The Science Park Gelsenkirchen is a symbol and a catalyst for the structural change of the Ruhr. Located on the site of a former Thyssen steel mill, its modern architecture is fascinating…. almost impossible to describe. One has to experience it. 300 metres of glass divide the interior from the exterior, providing a uniquely illuminated area. A place for thoughts, meetings and communication. This architectural award winning place is where young and innovative industries of the region meet. Creatives, designers, IT-specialists, scientists and managers … and yourself. Join for a quick lunch during the week, enjoy photography exhibitions or book a desk for a day in the coworking space, open 24/7.

So, when you visit this special place during the day, you can make friends with unusual architecture, visit interesting exhibitions, meet creative people and companies, or just relax in the adjacent park before you set off to escape this magical place of modernity. Or you can stay until the night and watch the blue-green neon light shining it way through the giant glass facade. It is one of the last works of famous American light sculptor Dan Flavin. Yes, the light, is something very special here…

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