Ruhr Area

Even though the name hallenbad is the German translation for indoor swimming pool, you don’t swim in the water at this place, you bathe in a wave of ideas. The Hallenbad ia a creative laboratory and cultural meeting place in the middle of the pedestrian zone in Herne-Wanne.

With its unusual industrial architecture, the cultural venue Depot is a working and meeting place for creative people of all kinds. With a theatre, a cinema and special events, it offers a cultural experience space in the northern part of Dortmund.

The storyLab kIU a unique media laboratory that, against the background of technological change, is exhilaratingly creative in its exploration of new narrative styles and forms of presentation. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), 360° film and video mapping are the thematic worlds that scientists, students and artists alike are dealing with.

The 44309 street/art gallery is a gallery for street art, urban art & contemporary art. As the first of its kind in Dortmund, it offers a platform for visual communication, art and entertainment in the field of street art / urban art on 120m² of space for local and international artists.

In the charming “Vintage Wohnhaus – Café |Interieur | Mode”, right in the centre of Hamm, art and handicrafts meet inviting gastronomy.

The Gelsenkirchen Scientific Park is an award winning place, where young and innovative industries of the region meet.