GERMANY: Völklinger Hütte – Mining Complex Art Space – Urban Art Biennale – UNESCO World Cultural Heritage

The VÖLKLINGER HÜTTE is a former ironworks founded in 1873 in the Saarland town of Völklingen. After nearly 100 years of successful existence, the plant was shut down in 1986. In 1994 the UNESCO announced the Völklinger Hütte to the status of a World Heritage Site and the listed factory complex is the only preserved ironworks in the world from the heyday of the iron and steel industry. On an area of ​​over 600,000 m² an exciting theme and adventure park has developed over time with huge lost place buildings and heaps of art, from graffiti to murals and installations or sculptures. This special space is a fascinating urbex paradise where past, present and future meet in a variety of ways. On their website the organizers offer interesting venues and guided tours throughout the year, but the highlight is certainly the world famous giant exhibition in the so called „European Center for Art and Industry Culture“. Since 2011 the great URBAN ART BIENNALE has taken place here every two years, presenting fantastic creators from all over the world with more than 100 participating artists per edition. Below are the contributions to the individual festivals, sorted alphabetically by artist, but also works that were created apart of the Biennale or artworks outside of the iron factory permisses but as part of the festival. We only have a few of the many artworks covered, if you also have photos you can send them to info@vagabundler.com and we will add them to this page here.

Urban Art Biennale Editions

2nd Edition 2013
3rd Edition 2015
4th Edition 2017
5th Edition 2019
6th Edition 2022
7th Edition 2024
Exhibitions
Besides Biennale

Artworks on the Mining Complex Area

ALKSKO
AMMAR ABO BAKR
ANTONIO GALLEGO
ARAM BARTHOLL
BAPTISTE DEBOMB.
BENJAMIN DUQUEN.
BENJAMIN IRRITANT
BRAD DOWNEY
CHRIST. BOLTANSKI
CIENTORRES
COCO BERGHOLM
CODEX URBANUS
CRANIO
DAAN RIETBERGEN
DAN RAWLINGS
DAVID MARIN
DEANA KOLENČIK.
DNLM
E1000
ENSAS
FRUKTY
HENDRIK BEIKIRCH
HIGH ON TYPE
IAN STRANGE
ICY & SOT
IPIN
ISAAC CORDAL
JAN VORMANN
JAUNE
JEF AÉROSOL
KATRE
KB63
KENNETH LETSOIN
KITRA
KRISTA BURGER
LEK & SOWAT
LEVALET
LOR-K
MAMBO
MARDI NOIR
MATHIEU TREMBLIN
MATTEO FLUIDO
M. CHAT
MENTALGASSI
MOSES & TAPS
MOSKO
OBSOLETTRISMES
OLIVIER HÖLZL
ONNO POIESZ
OTTMAR HÖRL
OTTO BAUM
OX
PHILIPPE BAUDELOC.
PONEYCLUB
RALPH ROELSE
RERO
ROADSWORTH
ROCCO a. h. BROTH.
SÉBASTIEN PRESCH.
SETH ONE
SPY
STADTWANDERER
STÉPHANE MOSCATO
STEPHEN BURKE
TANC
TAREK BENAOUM
THE WA
THWRB3AT
VHILS
VLADIMÍR TURNER
WAYNE HORSE
ZEVS
Unknown Artists

Additional Artworks around the City as part of the Biennale

ANTONIO GALLEGO
COCO BERGHOLM
CODEX URBANUS
DEANA KOLENČIK.
EPOS 257
IAN STRANGE
IPIN
KENNETH LETSOIN
KRISTA BURGER
LEK & SOWAT
STADTWANDERER
WANDERLUST

INFOTHEK

Art Festival:  URBAN ART BIENNALE

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/UrbanArtBiennale


World Cultural Heritage & Art Space:  VÖLKLINGER HÜTTE

Website:  https://voelklinger-huette.org

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WeltkulturerbeVoelklingerHuette

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/voelklinger_huette

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@kommunikationvh

Photographer:  IRXNSCHMOIZ

Hashtag:  #irxnschmoiz

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kampagne24

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