Werk°Stadt

WERK°STADT was founded in 1977 in the former loading hall of the Mannesmann pipe factory, initially as a youth center run by the "Falken Bildungs- und Freizeitwerk NRW" (Falken Educational and Leisure Association of North Rhine-Westphalia). True to its motto "Culture for all," the center began expanding its educational and leisure offerings to include adults in the early 1980s. This expansion was made possible by the unique concept of a "house-within-a-house" architecture. In the 1990s, the large hall further broadened the possibilities for new formats.