Art Display in St. John's Church
Hagen to Host Week-Long Traveling Exhibition from Association for Building Culture
The Association for Building Culture is set to display their traveling exhibition in Hagen next week. The event aims to encourage discussions and debates regarding the future of non-liturgically used spaces, specifically examining the potential new uses for vacant churches. The exhibition will feature 27 examples from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), showcasing possibilities such as heritage preservation, municipal roles, and church law. The grand opening will take place on Sunday at 5 pm in the Johanniskirche.
While specific examples from NRW will be presented in the exhibition, a variety of potential options for repurposing vacant churches exist. These may include transforming them into community centers, art galleries, performance venues, restaurants, bookstores, office spaces, housing units, museums, event spaces, educational facilities, youth centers, health and wellness centers, community theaters, radio stations, charity hubs, community gardens, art studios, historic preservation sites, cultural exchange centers, counseling services, daycare centers, language schools, recording studios, fitness centers, craft workshops, environmental education centers, and multicultural centers. For more accurate information on the 27 examples from NRW, visitors may wish to contact the Association directly or refer to their official website or related exhibition materials.
The traveling exhibition in Hagen will showcase various possibilities for repurposing vacant churches, such as transforming them into home-and-garden centers or lifestyle hubs, offering opportunities for community engagement and urban regeneration. A visit to this event could inspire ideas for a new lifestyle within the repurposed spaces.
