About the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

The story of the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum begins in 1902, when the hall served as an exhibition hall for the Bochumer Verein für Bergbau und Gußstahlfabrikation (Bochum Association for Mining and Steel Casting) at an industrial and trade show in Düsseldorf, the “small world exhibition”. The monumental steel construction was transported from the Rhine to the Ruhr over the winter of 1902/1903 and assumed its function as a gas power station in the heart of the steelworks. The gas power station processed the blast furnace gas and supplied the plant and surrounding settlements with energy for over 60 years. 100 years after its construction the Jahrhunderthalle was given a new purpose as an “assembly hall for art” (Gerard Mortier) during the opening of the second season of the Ruhrtriennale on 30 April 2003.

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Directions and arrival

Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
An der Jahrhunderthalle 1
44793 Bochum

  • Public transport and KombiTicket
  • Directions
  • Travelling by bike
  • Accessibility at the venue

  • Access
  • Access aids
  • Accessible parking
  • Accessible toilets
  • Hearing support
  • Festival team on site
  • Events at this venue
    August
    Thu 21.8.2025
    6.30 p.m. Festival Centre An der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
    Opening

    Wunderland Soft Opening

    Fri 22.8.2025
    5 p.m. Festival Centre An der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
    5 p.m. Festival Centre An der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

    Wunderland

    Sat 23.8.2025
    12 p.m. Festival Centre An der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

    Wunderland

    3 p.m. Festival Centre An der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
    5 p.m. Concert, Festival Centre An der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
    9.45 p.m. Festival Centre An der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

    Opening Weekend Party