wArtehalle
Art museum in a bus shelter of about 10 m² in Welchenhausen – changing exhibitions from the tri-border region, freely accessible around the clock.
About the museum
In Welchenhausen, a small district of Lützkampen in the tri-border area with Belgium and Luxembourg, a newly built bus shelter that was hardly used stood there in 2002. The teacher Bernd Kersting suggested using it for art; local mayor Leonie Simons and the villagers joined in. The initiative gave rise to the Museumsverein wArtehalle Welchenhausen e. V. (museum association), to which the municipality permanently left the shelter.
Through community work, walls were moved and lighting, benches, and a lectern for the guest book were installed, and later a parking lot was also built. The first exhibition opened in the summer of 2002. Since then, the wArtehalle has shown several changing exhibitions a year on about ten square meters – by now over 90 – primarily with artists from Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The shelter has no door, is open around the clock, and continues to serve as a bus stop; a shed next door was roofed over for openings.
The association sees its work as cross-border: it took part in the Luxembourg 2007 Capital of Culture year, had the sculptures "Grenzrosen" (Border Roses) erected with young people from three countries, and hosted a symposium in Burg-Reuland in 2016. Along the road to Stupbach, the KultOurtal-Straße was created with about 25 artworks and cultural monuments; in the former fire hose house in Stupbach, the association also shows exhibitions on regional topics.
Highlights
- Exhibition space of about 10 m² in a bus stop that is still in use
- Open around the clock, 365 days a year, free admission
- Changing exhibitions with art from Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg
- Wooden sculptures by Theo Wiesen on the museum meadow next door
- Sculptures and cultural monuments along the KultOurtal-Straße to Stupbach
Permanent exhibitions
- KultOurtal-Straße – On the roughly 2.7 km road from Welchenhausen to Stupbach stand about 25 artworks and cultural monuments, including wooden sculptures by Theo Wiesen and the "Grenzrosen" (Border Roses) by Thomas Rother.
- Founded
- 2002
- Operated by
- Museumsverein wArtehalle Welchenhausen e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Accessible entrance; the exhibition can be viewed from outside through the open shelter.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Theodor-Wiesen-Platz · 0 m
Bus to the stop directly at the wArtehalle – the museum is itself the bus shelter.
By car
Parking available
Visitor parking lot at the wArtehalle; additionally a parking and rest area at Brückenplatz at the border bridge to Belgium.
Amenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop: not available
- Coat check: not available
- Lockers: not available
Place to eat at the inn "Zur alten Mühle" in Stupbach.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Tours for groups by arrangement with the Museumsverein (museum association). Openings take place in the roofed shed next to the wArtehalle. |
