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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 5m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Cast your mind back to the brutal, icy winter of 1946, when desperate theatre actors from Hamburg and exhausted miners in Recklinghausen struck an illegal, life-saving pact. This captivating tour shows you how stolen coal from one of Europe's most renowned cultural festivals brought about and transformed a war-torn industrial city into a beacon of the intellectual working class. Discover the power of solidarity, the democratization of high culture, and the lasting legacy of 'Art Against Coal'.

    • 4.1 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 125 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in history & memory and art, design & aesthetics
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof
    • 45665, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof
    • 45665, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Podcast Tour Recklinghausen the Wonder of the Ruhrfestspiele in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 5 minutes2h 5m
    2h 5m
  • Opening hours: Wed 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.59
AU$7.67 x 2 AdultsAU$15.34
Total
The previous price was AU$19.18 and current price is AU$15.34
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting storey
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof

  • 10m
The arrival point of the freezing Hamburg actors and the departure point of the illegally mined coal that saved their theatre.

Kunsthalle Recklinghausen

  • 10m
A former Nazi high bunker that was radically converted into a museum of modern art to bring visual culture closer to the working class.

Rathaus Recklinghausen

  • 10m
The seat of municipal power, where a brave mayor turned a blind eye to illegal coal smuggling to support cultural revitalisation.

Dorstener Str. 27A

  • 10m
The regional headquarters of the German Trade Union Confederation, which became the institutional sponsor of the festival.

Stadtgarten Recklinghausen

  • 10m
The city park, where the early, improvised performances of the festival took place in tents, symbolised its roots at the grassroots.

Westfalische Volkssternwarte und Planetarium

  • 10m
A public observatory and planetarium built to give the working class access to astronomy and scientific enlightenment.

Ruhrfestspielhaus

  • 10m
The monumental modernist theatre, which was built in 1965 as a permanent home for the festival and financed with public and union funds.

Location

Activity location

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    Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof
    • 45665, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof
    • 45665, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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