Editing Essen (section)

=== Other important cultural sites ===
* [[Museum Folkwang]]: One of the Ruhr area's major art collections, mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries. Major parts of the museum have recently been rebuilt and expanded according to plans by [[David Chipperfield]] & Co. The Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation is the sole funder of the €55 million project which was completed in early 2010. After its re-opening, it also hosts the collection of the ''Deutsches [[Poster|Plakat]] Museum'' (more than 340 000 exhibits).
* [[Aalto Theatre]]: Opened in 1988 (the plans dating back to 1959), the [[asymmetry|asymmetric]] building with its deep [[indigo]] interior is home to the acclaimed Essen Opera and Ballet.
* [[Saalbau Essen]]: Home of the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra, completely renovated in 2003/2004. Critics have repeatedly voted the Essen Philharmonic as Germany's Orchestra of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opernwelt.de/de/Jahrbuch/pressetext/index.html|title=Pressetext – Oper|work=[[Opernwelt]]|date=28 September 2009|access-date=6 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085329/http://www.opernwelt.de/de/Jahrbuch/pressetext/index.html|archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref>
* [[Colosseum Theater]]: Situated in a former Krupp factory building at the fringe of the central pedestrian precinct, the {{Lang|de|Colosseum Theater|italic=no}} has been home to several [[musical theatre]] productions since 1996.
* [[Zeche Carl]], a former coal mine, now a [[cultural centre]] and venue for [[Rock music|Rock]] concerts and home of [[Offener Kanal Essen]].
* [[Grillo-Theater]], a theatre in the centre of the city.

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Saalbau Essen 01.jpg|[[Saalbau Essen]]
Folkwang322.jpg|[[Museum Folkwang]]
Essen, Aalto-Theater, 2017-04 CN-03.jpg|[[Aalto Theatre]]
Colosseum Theater Essen 2011.jpg|[[Colosseum Theater]]
Grillo-Theater-2012.jpg|[[Grillo-Theater]]
Grugahalle.jpg|Grugahalle concert hall
Schloss-Borbeck-Komplettansicht-Sonnenuntergang-2012.jpg|Schloss Borbeck
Hugenpoet-Wassergraben-2012.jpg|Hugenpoet castle
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