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LAB – Laboratory for cultural education

The Kunsthalle Barmen becomes Kunsthalle Barmen Lab, a research institution of the University of Wuppertal. Kunsthalle Barmen Lab is a laboratory of cultural education, a meeting place for the locals of Wuppertal, visitors of the Kunsthalle Barmen and students. Kunsthalle Barmen Lab has a flexible exhibition architecture, has mobile laboratory equipment and provides a barrier-free access to the exhibition. At the Kunsthalle Barmen Lab, we develop and evaluate mediation formats and enable direct access to art through research and teaching.

Kunsthalle Barmen Lab is active, creative and fast. We are responding to current and pressing social issues, the politics of the day, exhibition themes and ideas from participants and visitors. We cooperate with schools, institutions and the local inhabitants. At the Kunsthalle Barmen Lab, we have an intergenerational approach and research the broader concept of mediation.

Take part!

Kunsthalle Barmen Lab is aimed at a broad and diverse audience. We cooperate with educational establishments, social initiatives, institutions, and the public. We offer events for families, children, adolescents and families on a regular basis. Moreover, we develop a programme for schools, students and other groups.

How to participate

For further information on the Kunsthalle Barmen Lab programme and the individual formats, please check the website of the Kunsthalle Barmen. With regard to questions and bookings, please contact us via email: lab@kunsthallebarmen.de

Current

Zwischen Alltag, Gewalt und Verantwortung

Panel discussion: – Police in the field of tension

Mon, 02. Jun 25Mon, 02. Jun 25

The police are the bearers of the state's monopoly on the use of force. At the same time statistics point to an increase in acts of violence against police officers. point to this. How do police officers experience violence in their everyday work? How do

The police are the bearers of the state’s monopoly on the use of force. At the same time statistics point to an increase in acts of violence against police officers. point to this. How do police officers experience violence in their everyday work? How do police measures have on those affected by them? And what prevention approaches exist? After a keynote speech on the results of the current police study ‘Motivation, attitudes and violence in the everyday life of police officers (MEGAVO)’, experts from the police and academia will discuss police and academia discuss challenges and perspectives in the between police violence and violence against the police. A panel discussion by Kunsthalle Barmen and Dr Tim Lukas (moderator).

 

Participants:

– Dr Svenja Keitzel (urban geographer, City of Frankfurt/M.)

– Andre Niewöhner (prevention network #sicherimDienst)

– Dr Jochen Wittenberg (German Police University)

 

How police checks are experienced in open drug scenes will be can be seen in an accompanying exhibition in the Haus der Jugend. The exhibition ‘[Surviving] life in a risky environment’ provides insights into the reality of life of the drug scene on Cologne’s Neumarkt.

 

Courtesy: Frankfurter Hauptschule, VG Bild-Kunst

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Upcoming

Recent

do WORRY be happy

Fri, 23. May 25Sat, 24. May 25

Opening weekend with speeches and introductory words from various participants and guided tours of the exhibition together with the team.

Friday

23.05.2025 19-22 h

Vernissage

 

The opening ceremony will begin at 7 pm with speeches and introductory by various protagonists, such as the Rector of the University of Wuppertal Prof. Dr Birgitta Wolff University of Wuppertal Prof. Dr Birgitta Wolff, the Head of Cultural Affairs Matthias Nocke, the Chairwoman of the Rhineland Regional Assembly Anne Henk-Hollstein and the director of Kunsthalle Barmen, Prof Katja Pfeiffer.

 

 

Saturday

 

24.05.2025 14-18 h

Opening day

 

from 2 pm Opening for families and all people who could not attend the opening evening could not attend the opening evening. Momo Trommer will guide through the exhibition together with the team through the exhibition, further guided tours are offered by our mediator: inside. Saturday will be framed by workshops and a varied programme programme aimed at children, young people and adults.

 

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Laborgespräch – Neue Urbane Produktion

Thursday 20.02.2025, 6:00 pm

Thu, 20. Feb 25Thu, 20. Feb 25

Thursday 20.02.2025, 6:00 pm

Thursday 20.02.2025, 6:00 pm

In the Innovation Lab for New Urban Production, students and lecturers from BUW’s Strategic Product and Innovation Development master’s program will discuss possible future scenarios for sustainable production and consumption in Wuppertal with guests and visitors. The aim is to explore the opportunities and pitfalls of urban production and to find out whether Wuppertal’s former textile tradition could be built on with innovative concepts. Guests include Maike Rabe and students from the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, protagonists from Utopiastadt, the Wuppertal Institute and Wuppertal’s business community.

Photo: https://unsplash.com/ Janko Ferlič
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REPAIRWORKSHOP – SbyD-Kiosk

Thursday 20.02.25, 14.00 - 18.00

Thu, 20. Feb 25Thu, 20. Feb 25

Thursday 20.02.25, 14.00 - 18.00

Thursday 20.02.25, 14.00 – 18.00

The Sustainability by Design (SbyD) team invites you to a walk-in workshop in the foyer for redesigning and repairing clothes as well as a demonstration repair of electrical appliances.

Bring an item of clothing that you no longer wear because you no longer like it, it has stains or holes or because you have simply forgotten about it. We have numerous patches made from a wide variety of old textiles that you can use to give your clothes a striking makeover or subtly repair them. You can come to the foyer of the Kunsthalle Barmen between 2 and 6 p.m. and we will help you turn your unloved item into a piece of clothing that you will love to wear again.

Alternatively, look over our shoulders as we examine faulty electrical appliances. You are also welcome to bring along a faulty appliance and we will try to identify the fault together. Talk to us about e-waste and wasting resources as well as strategies for avoiding them and feel free to pick up a soldering tool yourself!

The workshop is organized by SPACE FOR SUSTAINABILITY BY DESIGN – an innovative university project of the Folkwang University of the Arts, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Joint Science Conference.

Photo: Lucas Dieckmann
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WORKSHOP – transform.NRW – Mit Kunst, Kultur und Design Nachhaltigkeit gestalten

Thursday, 20.02.25, 15:30

Thu, 20. Feb 25Thu, 20. Feb 25

Thursday, 20.02.25, 15:30

transform.NRW – Creating Sustainability through Art, Culture, and Design

Art, culture and design as the key to sustainability? The mission of transform.NRW is to make the possible effects of good examples visible. In this workshop, we come together to find out that the future can be shaped. Instead of gloomy future scenarios, we will focus on networked thinking and action in the here and now. We will provide insights into the Theories of Change method and use exciting project examples to show how we can create change together if we are prepared to work together and learn from each other.

A workshop of the joint project transform.NRW of the University of Wuppertal and the Wuppertal Institute.

Every Thursday at 3:30 pm: 30.01.25, 06.02.25, 13.02.25, 20.02.25.

Image: transform.NRW
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WORKSHOP – transform.NRW – Mit Kunst, Kultur und Design Nachhaltigkeit gestalten

Thursday, 13.02.25, 15:30

Thu, 13. Feb 25Thu, 13. Feb 25

Thursday, 13.02.25, 15:30

transform.NRW – Creating Sustainability through Art, Culture, and Design

Art, culture and design as the key to sustainability? The mission of transform.NRW is to make the possible effects of good examples visible. In this workshop, we come together to find out that the future can be shaped. Instead of gloomy future scenarios, we will focus on networked thinking and action in the here and now. We will provide insights into the Theories of Change method and use exciting project examples to show how we can create change together if we are prepared to work together and learn from each other.

A workshop of the joint project transform.NRW of the University of Wuppertal and the Wuppertal Institute.

Every Thursday at 3:30 pm: 30.01.25, 06.02.25, 13.02.25, 20.02.25.

Image: transform.NRW
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Kochen, ein Transformationsprozess: Milch, Eier, Mehl & Pilze – Alles, was Arbeit macht 

Workshop with Arpad Dobriban 

Sat, 08. Feb 25Sat, 08. Feb 25

Saturday 08.02.25, 15 – 18:00

Saturday 08.02.25, 15 – 18:00 h

Cooking, a transformation process:
Milk, eggs, flour & mushrooms – everything that makes work

Workshop with the artist Arpad Dobriban

The workshop is dedicated to the transformative potential of the basic ingredients milk, eggs and flour, which, as central design materials of Central European cuisine, are particularly significant for cooking due to their countless processing and combination variations. They are evidence of the inventiveness of many generations.

By preparing selected dishes, the act of cooking – as a practice of transformation – is brought to life. Together with the participants, selected dishes will be prepared in order to practically comprehend the cultural significance and the creative act of this transformation. Mushrooms that grow, are harvested and dried in the Kunsthalle will be used in the preparation process.

No previous knowledge is required, just a willingness to immerse yourself in the material.

Image: Arpad Dobriban

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WORKSHOP – Pilze machen Leute

with Bio-Design/Art-Collektive "To mush the room", Mara Sandrock, Lina Vieres, Julia Krayer

Fri, 07. Feb 25Fri, 07. Feb 25

Friday 07.02.25, 15-18:00

Friday 07.02.25, 15-18:00

In the workshop “Mushrooms make people” by To mush the room we will experiment with mushrooms, textiles and fiber materials. Bring materials and textiles that you would like to let fungi grow through and we will stage and experiment wildly. Let’s explore the potential of mycelium and material together and discover new dimensions of artistic design!

Please register for this workshop at kontakt@kunsthallebarmen.de.

Image: Mara Sandrock
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WORKSHOP – transform.NRW – Mit Kunst, Kultur und Design Nachhaltigkeit gestalten

Thursday, 06.02.25, 15:30

Thu, 06. Feb 25Thu, 06. Feb 25

Thursday, 06.02.25, 15:30

transform.NRW – Creating Sustainability through Art, Culture, and Design

Art, culture and design as the key to sustainability? The mission of transform.NRW is to make the possible effects of good examples visible. In this workshop, we come together to find out that the future can be shaped. Instead of gloomy future scenarios, we will focus on networked thinking and action in the here and now. We will provide insights into the Theories of Change method and use exciting project examples to show how we can create change together if we are prepared to work together and learn from each other.

A workshop of the joint project transform.NRW of the University of Wuppertal and the Wuppertal Institute.

Every Thursday at 3:30 pm: 30.01.25, 06.02.25, 13.02.25, 20.02.25.

Image: transform.NRW
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