photographers such as Alice Vogel and Elisabeth Neudörfl
are also making waves. And it’s not just art: the dining
scene has been revitalised too. Monsieur Rebelote
(
rebelotesupperclub.blogspot.com
)
offers pay-what-you-
like banquets in unusual venues.
Elsewhere in the valley, Essen was given an artistic
turbo-boost after being designated a 2010 European
Capital of Culture, its industrial plants morphed into
exhibition halls, while hi-tech Dortmund, now a
boisterous student centre, has cultivated many parks.
Düsseldorf may lack Berlin’s “poor but sexy” cachet,
but it’s no sterile place to live, with the Rhine-hugging
Altstadt (the so-called “longest bar in the world” thanks
to the area’s pub-crawl opportunities) and Medienhafen,
a docklands-turned-shopping-enclave filled with
designer boutiques.
As for the area’s industrial reputation, Martin from
Stabil Elite has the last word: “I’m standing here with a
guitar inmy hand, not a hammer, you know?”
INDUSTRIOUS ART
01
Kunst Im Tunnel (KIT)
is a contemporary
art hub under the Rhine
02
Düsseldorf’s dancing
towers by Frank
Gehry are a focal point
for the city’s culture
03
Avant-garde café
Salon des Amateurs
04
Kraftwerk: still flying
the flag
05
Hauschka tinkles
the ivories at
Salon des Amateurs
02
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03
4
05
Go now
Three to see in the
Ruhr’s post-industrial
culturescape
01
NEUE ZOLLHOF
Frank Gehry’s trio of towers,
the Rheinhafen centre of
arts and media, attracts
thousands of visitors each
year.
duesseldorf.de
02
NRW-FORUM
Düsseldorf’s photography
museum is currently
showing portraits by
pop-star-turned-snapper
Bryan Adams.
nrw-forum.de
03
KUNSTHALLE
Cast in classic post-war
concrete, the city’s main art
space is home to anything-
goes bar Salon des Amateurs
.
kunsthalle-düsseldorf.de
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T H E R E G U L A R S
