The works in the exhibition of the Hartware MedienKunstVerein deal with our dependency on oil and the economic, political, and social entanglements and consequences of this growing dependency.
On Friday, 18/11/2011, the Dortmunder U does not open until 14:00 h because of the implementation of TÜV testings. You can access the opening hours for the upcoming holidays here....
In the following weeks, there will be construction works on the forecourts of the Dortmunder U. Due to several required security measures for these construction works the visitor's entrance has to be relocated temporarily from Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse to the south side of the building.
In October and November, the Konzerthaus Dortmund presents the project re-rite in cooperation with the Dortmunder U. It's an audiovisual multimedia installation designed by the conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen in collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra London.
The writer Feridun Zaimoglu is known as one of Germany's most important contemporary authors and literary voices. At the same time, he keeps a close and critical eye on the political activities as well as the social developments in Germany and takes an active role in the current political debate.