Manifesta 16 Ruhr is closed!

05.10.2026
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Manifesta 16 Ruhr has come to a close!


15 weeks.
4 cities.
12 churches.
Nearly 200,000 visits.
107 participants
Over 180 events and countless conversations later...


From Gelsenkirchen to Duisburg, from Marl to Mülheim an der Ruhr, from Bottrop to Bochum: We are proud to have received these many visitors and we hope that you enjoyed seeing your cities, your church buildings and parishes in a new light.

For anyone having come from outside the Ruhr Area, we hope that you enjoyed this very unique part of Germany and that you will keep the place, the people, the artworks, the cooking and building sessions, parties, readings, concerts and tea ceremonies you experienced in good memory!

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