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Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.

Manifesta 16 Ruhr, upcoming
– , Germany
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
– , Spain
Manifesta 14 Prishtina
– , Kosovo
Manifesta 13 Marseille
– , France
Manifesta 12 Palermo
– , Italy
Manifesta 11 Zurich
– , Switzerland
Manifesta 10 St. Petersburg
– , Russian Federation
Manifesta 9 Genk
– , Belgium
Manifesta 8 Murcia – Cartagena
– , Spain
Manifesta 7 South Tyrol – Trentino
– , Italy
Manifesta 6 Nicosia, Cancelled
Cyprus
Manifesta 5 Donostia-San Sebastian
– , Spain
Manifesta 4 Frankfurt/Main
– , Germany
Manifesta 3 Ljubljana
– , Slovenia
Manifesta 2 Luxembourg
– , Luxembourg
Manifesta 1 Rotterdam
– , Netherlands
  • Edition
    Manifesta 16 Ruhr
  • Period
    –
  • Location
    Ruhr Area, Germany
  • 8 artistic team
    Josep Bohigas
    Gürsoy Doğtaş
    Anda Rottenberg
    Krzysztof Kosciuczuk
    Henry Meyric Hughes
    Michael Kurtz
    René Block
    Leonie Herweg
  • 12 venues
    Kulturkirche Liebfrauen, Duisburg
    St. Gertrud, Essen
    Kunstraum Heilig Geist, Essen
    Markuskirche, Essen
    Thomaskirche, Gelsenkirchen
    St. Bonifatius, Gelsenkirchen
    St. Anna, Gelsenkirchen
    St. Josef, Gelsenkirchen
    Gethsemane-Kirche, Bochum
    Kunstkirche Christ-König, Bochum
    St. Ludgerus, Bochum
    St. Anna, Bochum
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Teams

  • Co-Managing Directors
      • International Foundation Manifesta (IFM)
      • Hedwig Fijen
      • Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR)
      • Stefanie Reichart
  • Manifesta 16 Ruhr Supervisory Board Members
      • Vice President of Manifesta 16 Ruhr Supervisory Board
      • Alexander Rinnoy Kan
      • Musical Director of Orgies Mysteries Theatre
      • Andrea Cusumano
      • Member of CDU Fraction in Ruhr Parliament
      • Christiane Moos
      • President of the Supervisory Board / Mayor of Herne
      • Dr. Frank Dudda
      • Lawyer at WTS Digital (Partner)
      • Ellen Birkemeyer
      • Regional Director Ruhr Regional Association (RVR)
      • Garrelt Duin
      • Member CDU Fraction in Ruhr Parliament
      • Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Noll
      • Director Marineterrein
      • Liesbeth Jansen
      • Member of SPD Fraction in Ruhr Parliament
      • Peter Krause
      • Member of Grüne Fraction in Ruhr Parliament
      • Svenja Noltemeyer
      • CEO of Klangforum Wien
      • Peter Paul Kainrath
      • Art Curator
      • Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy
  • Artistic Board Manifesta 16 Ruhr
      • Chair Artistic Board Manifesta 16 Ruhr
      • Hedwig Fijen
      • Artistic Director of Urbane Künste Ruhr
      • Britta Peters
      • Curator of Lyon Biennale 2026
      • Catherine Nichols
      • Director of Museum Folkwang Essen
      • Peter Gorschlüter
      • Professor of Urban Planning at TU Dortmund
      • Prof. Renée Tribble
  • Management
      • Director
      • Hedwig Fijen
      • Deputy Director
      • Emilia van Lynden
      • Management Coordinator​
      • Cristina Hernández Codina
      • Stakeholders Coordinator
      • Regina Weidmann
  • Marketing, Communication, Publications & Audience Development Department
      • Head of Communication, Marketing & Publications
      • Anna Thornton
      • Emilia van Lynden (until December 2025)
      • Senior Marketing and Communications Coordinator
      • Roos van der Markt (until October 2025)
      • Communication Consultant
      • Ann-Charlotte Günzel (until June 2025)
      • Communications Coordinator
      • Verena Anker
      • Marketing Coordinator
      • Ana Djokic
      • ​Publications Coordinator
      • Paul Buckermann
      • Marketing and Communications Assistant
      • Lukas Arp
      • Marketing and Communications Assistant
      • Zana Obbema
      • Press Assistant
      • Karla Koball
      • Audience Development Assistant
      • Sonja Baumeister
      • Editorial Assistant
      • Anna-Luella Zahner
  • Business Department
      • Head of Business
      • Caroline Stanners
      • Senior Business Coordinator
      • Burkhart Siedhoff (until March 2025)
      • Roy Huschenbeth
      • Business Coordinator
      • Manuella De Cantuária Bório
      • Business Administration Assistant
      • Joshua Dudda
      • Hospitality and Travel Assistant
      • Simon Mensger​
      • Office Assistant​
      • Verena Bornmann​
      • ​Finance and Administration Assistant
      • Louisa Kobuß
      • Finance and Accounts Payable Assistant
      • Maud Aba Enkson
  • Education & Mediation Department
      • Head of Education & Mediation
      • Elena Blesa Cábez ​
      • Yana Klichuk (until April 2025)
      • Education Coordinator
      • Kim Limpelius
      • Mediation and Communities Coordinator​
      • Ceren Kurutan​
      • Education Assistant
      • Jana Nestler​
      • Mediation Assistant
      • Laura Jane Beya
      • Group Booking Assistant
      • Nutnicha Puakkoh
      • Education Intern
      • Johannes Porwoll
  • Production Department
      • Head of Production
      • Tatiana Tarragó
      • Production Coordinator
      • Katharina Flick​
      • Production Consultant​
      • Núria Marquès​
      • Curatorial Coordinator​
      • Lara Müller​
      • Operations Coordinator
      • Helena Mohr
      • Operations Producer
      • Lia Milanesio
      • Producer
      • Johanna Freytag​
      • Michael Weber
      • Production Assistant​
      • Marina Frean​
  • Development Department
      • Grants Coordinator
      • Mamen Garcia Audi
      • Fundraising Coordinator
      • Dan Xu