The "At the Table" exhibition at the Museum Ostwall uses contemporary art to explore the cultural and social significance of eating and drinking together. The skylight hall on level 6 of the Dortmunder U is transformed into a multi-sensory venue for the show with large-format works by international artists that inspire reflection on social rituals, inclusion and sensory experiences.
One of the exhibition highlights is the installation "Passing Traces" by Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who has designed a room with 700 kilograms of halva. In this way, she aims to focus on the communal nature of food.
Further program highlights
The Dortmunder U is a house for contemporary art and culture. It has brought together a wide variety of institutions since 2010: These are the Museum Ostwall, the Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV), the UZWEI, the storyLab kiU of Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Campus Stadt of Dortmund University of Technology. In addition to a large special exhibition area, the Dortmunder U, which is located in the fermentation and storage cellar of the former Dortmund Union Brewery, also houses an art library, a cinema and a roof terrace offering a breathtaking view over Dortmund. There is also a wide range of restaurants and cafés.
The Dortmunder U brings together art, culture and creativity as well as science and research, art education and cultural education on seven floors.The U is home to changing exhibitions ranging from classical modernist painting to digital art and additional cross-institutional event formats such as "Kleiner Freitag", "Sommer am U" or the after-work films in the cinema. Various exhibitions ranging from expressionism and contemporary art to net art, concerts on the forecourt and film evenings in the cinema as well as readings, guided tours and craft workshops encourage visitors to discover, learn, participate and create. The U with its "flying pictures" on the roof has become a landmark, orientation and identification point for the city. It is a meeting place for people of all ages and backgrounds.
