Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte 1999 – 2019
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| Editor(s) | Arno Harth, Meinrad Maria Grewenig, Michael Schley |
| Author(s) | Daniel Bauer, Jeanette Dittmar, Mira Anna-Weigand, Meinrad Maria Grewenig, Peter Backes |
| Design | Glas AG |
| Size | 24 x 28 cm |
| Pages | 312 |
| Illustrations | 570 |
| Cover | Softcover |
| Language(s) | German |
| ISBN | 978-3-947563-75-3 | Out of stock |
Die Geschichte einer neuen Industriekultur
Die Völklinger Hütte gehört zu den wichtigsten Industriedenkmälern der Welt. Mit herausragenden Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen ist das Kulturprojekt weit über die Grenzen des Saarlands hinaus bekannt geworden. Der Künstler Ottmar Hörl konzipierte hier sein großangelegtes Skulpturenprojekt 100 Arbeiter und Christian Boltanskis Installation in der Sinteranlage wurde zum hochemotionalen Erinnerungsort für die hier verpflichteten Zwangsarbeiter. Noch bis zum Jahr 1986 war die Völklinger Eisenhütte in Betrieb und wurde 1994 als erstes Industriekulturdenkmal aus der Hochphase der Industrialisierung in die renommierte Liste des UNESCO-Weltkulturerbes aufgenommen. Das Buch zum 25. Jubiläum dieser Auszeichnung zeigt die vielfältigen und eindrucksvollen Aufnahmen einer Transformation – vom größten Schrotthaufen Europas zum Begnungszentrum der Menschen mit der Kunst. Es dokumentiert die gelungene Umstrukturierung einer hochproduktiven Eisenverhüttungsstätte zu einem Ort für Kultur im 21. Jahrhundert.
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