Folkwang

Cooperations of the Folkwang University of the Arts

Cultural institutions are important partners of the Folkwang University of the Arts. They offer teachers and students professional conditions for testing and continuing artistic practices. The university management sees cooperation with regional and national cultural institutions as a means of continuously improving teaching and anchoring the university in the cultural landscape of the region and the country.

Agreements on practice-oriented cooperation exist with the following institutions, among others:

  • Bürgermeisterhaus (Essen-)Werden
  • Kreuzeskirche of the Protestant parish of Essen-Altstadt
  • Lehmbruck Museum
  • Essen Machine House
  • Museum Folkwang Essen
  • Musiktheater im Revier (Opera Studio)
  • PACT Zollverein
  • Ruhr Festival
  • Ruhrtriennale
  • Bochum Playhouse
  • Braunschweig State Theater
  • Wuppertal Dance Theater
  • Theater and Philharmonie Essen GmbH


Vera Timmerberg

Strategic Planning | Director
_Institute for Pop Music | Chair of Institute Council
_Consultant to the President