Church in Essen to become home for art academy. Summer School for Political and Playful Education takes over from Corpus Christi.
In Essen, in the northern part of the city centre, the Church of St. Gertrud will become the new home of the University of Fine Arts. The Diocese of Essen has sold the church. The congregation is moving into the cathedral. Art is now being created in the church. Essen city centre to become new home for the University of Fine Arts The University of Fine Arts in Essen has been searching for a new location for a year and a half. Until now, the school has been based in the former Phoenix Ironworks in Kupferdreh. However, the city of Essen has purchased the site and will build a new comprehensive school there. The university therefore needs to relocate and had already considered several locations. But then Vice President Prof. Dr. Daniel Lorberg finally took a look at the Church of St. Gertrud. Actually, a church isn't really an option for the university: Church buildings usually don't have heating, they're listed buildings, and aren't really suitable, he explains in an inte...
