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Bike Tour to the Opening of Königsgrube

Group of cyclists on a tour along the Emscherkunstweg. The cyclists ride on a paved path next to a river, passing under a highway bridge, surrounded by green scenery.

© Daniel Sadrowski

30.3.25, 12:30–15 h

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Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 4
44629 Herne

Our guides will accompany you by bike from Herne railway station to the opening of the new artwork Königsgrube. The route first takes you to reemrenreh at the Herner Meer, then along the Rhine-Herne Canal to Glückauf. Bergarbeiterproteste des Ruhrgebiets, until you arrive in Herne-Röhlinghausen just in time for the opening of Königsgrube by Markus Jeschaunig.

In two and a half hours, you will cover around 20 kilometres, mainly on cycle paths along the canal. E-bikes adapt to the speed, the route is rather unsuitable for racing bikes. At Herne railway station, where the tour starts, you can hire a bike via a bike-sharing app. 

The meeting point is at 12:30 h at Herne railway station.

Registration is possible until 28 March at hallo@emscherkunstweg.de.

Artist

Open Artsit

©Daniel Sadrowski

Markus Jeschaunig

Markus Jeschaunig works as an artist and architect, his projects combine art, natural sciences, ecology and activism.

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Dates

  • Open Event
    The former pumping station Königsgrube by Markus Jeschaunig is captured in a winter setting, highlighting its green industrial structures and historical significance.

    © Daniel Sadrowski

    So., 30.3.25, 15 hView

    Opening Königsgrube

Schermbeck

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Schermbeck by Stephanie Kiwitt

Weekly market in Schermbeck with mobile stalls and customers. Two food trucks sell fresh baked goods and cheese

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Historic alley in Schermbeck with red brick walls, cobblestones, and half-timbered houses.

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Parking lot in Schermbeck with cars and old brick industrial buildings in the background.

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Whitewashed historic chapel in Schermbeck with red roof tiles and parked cars around.

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Residential buildings in Schermbeck featuring a mix of half-timbered, brick, and modern architecture.

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Old and modern buildings in Schermbeck with a church tower in the background, typical of the cityscape.

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Historic brick wall in Schermbeck with green vegetation and parked cars beside it.

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Backyard with old brick walls and modern residential buildings in Schermbeck. Contrast between old and new.

© Stephanie Kiwitt

Artist

Open Artsit

©Andreas Schulze

Stephanie Kiwitt

Stephanie Kiwitt captures the transformation of rural areas in her photographic work - most recently in Saxony-Anhalt with “Flächenland”.

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