Centre for Cultural Education

The Centre for Cultural Education is located on the second floor of the Dortmunder U. This is where new forms of cultural education in the interaction of digital and electronic media and the production and communication of art are tested and offered. Topics for interdisciplinary projects are developed jointly with other U partners, who bring their years of experience to the table.

The projects focus on themes from art and culture, science and society. Their artistic reworking with the use of new media – as for example in the production of electronic music, the use of the internet and of Web 2.0, the creation and use of video sequences in dance and theatre productions, or the creative production of games – will be examined and then communicated not only to children and young people, but also to teachers and adults of all ages.

The Centre for Cultural Education unites the skill bases of the U partners in art and culture, academic work and creative economy. For the Museum Ostwall, education and communication are tied into its concept of the “Museum as Power Station”. In the U, the Museum will build on its previous education work, to extend its range of offers, methods and projects, which will also take place on the second floor. The Hartware MedienKunstVerein does not only have a programme of exhibitions but also offers practical experience in media art in its workshops and supports children and young people in media competence. A generously sized exhibition space is available for the presentation of artistic works.