Unveiling the Invisible: "X-RAY" Exhibition at Volklingen's UNESCO World Heritage Site
Illumination Initiative: Showcase 'X-RAY' at Völklinger Hütte Museum - Exhibition "X-RAY" at Völklinger Hütte: Lighthouse's Art Project Unveiled
Hey there! Listen up, 'coz I'm about to spill the beans on a wicked cool event. The Saarland Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development, and Energy is doling out a whopping 270,000 euros from their Lighthouse Funding Program to back the next big exhibition, "X-RAY - Making the Invisible Visible."
Minister of Economy Jürgen Barke (SPD), who's all about the hustle, reckons this bad boy is gonna be a game-changer. He says, "Artistically, this is gonna be a toothpick-knocking experience. You gotta check it out!" With a budget of close to a mil' for cultural events drawin' in visitors and boostin' Saarland's economy, it's safe to say they're all in.
So, mark your calendars, 'coz the exhibition is kickin' off on 8 November – a stellar 130 years after the discovery of X-rays by the one and only, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, in 1895.
X-Ray: A Peek into Life's Biggest Questions
Gather 'round, because the Blast Furnace and Compressor Hall are about to become the bomb. "X-RAY" ain't just a technical deep dive from the early days of X-ray images to the pedoscope, satellite, and space research. No siree. It's all about the creative and cultural engagement in art, cultural history, architecture, politics, music, literature, advertising, fashion, or cinema. General Director and Curator Ralf Beil dropped the bombshell, sayin' "The catwalk meets the Röntgen chapel, Marie Curie meets Thomas Mann, and Frida Kahlo!" This X-ray peek ain't just makin' suitcases and bodies transparent, "it's also makin' life's fundamental questions visible."
The visitors are in for a wild ride as they travel to distant lands and experience science and art as one epic adventure.
Barke ain't just full of hot air when he says the blast furnace is the most fascinating place in Saarland. This bad boy has some history with X-rays too: there was once an extra X-ray bunker for material testing. In a circle of life kinda way, "the setting and storytelling fit just right."
Got your attention, right? Lucky for ya, a model of the space telescope "eROSITA" is bein' built to scale 1:1.5, just for the exhibition. This baby uses X-rays to explore space, and it's gonna be freakin' epic, so don't miss it!
Mark your calendars, 'cause "X-RAY" will be on show from 9 November 2025 to mid-August 2026. Don't be a dullard, get your tickets now!
- Lighthouse Project
- X-Ray
- BMWi
- Röntgen
- Volklingen
- SPD
- Saarland
- The Community policy of the Saarland Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development, and Energy has allocated funding for the Lighthouse Funding Program, supporting the "X-RAY" exhibition, which promises to delve into art, cultural history, architecture, politics, music, literature, advertising, fashion, and cinema, providing a unique blend of science and artistic exploration.
- As the "X-RAY" exhibition prepares to showcase various aspects of home-and-garden, technology, and lifestyle, the event aims to shed light on life's biggest questions, challenging visitors to join in the exploration of distant lands through science and art, making the experience as immersive as exploring one's own home.
