DRINKS ON THE "BUNKERSTEIG"

Directly in front of the entrance to the "Bilker Bunker", we offer a small but fine selection of drinks from the "Schleuse Zwei": Whether coffee before the exhibition visit or wine afterwards. Whether it's an aperitif to accompany the concert in the music bar or simply a lemonade and beer to linger on the "Bunkersteig".

Drop by, we look forward spending the summer with you - between art, culture and concrete!

Opening hours BUNKER TERRASSE
Wed/Thu/Fri: 3pm - 10pm
Sat: 12am - 10pm
Sun: 12am- 6pm

OPEN CALL – OPEN BUNKER: THE BILKER BUNKER BECOMES YOUR POP-UP SPACE!

On four weekends in August 2024, pop-up products will be presented in the exhibition area on the ground floor of the Bilker Bunker. Design, illustration, stationery, fashion, jewellery, upcycling, interiors and much more await you!

Weekends: 3rd & 4th / 10th & 11th / 17th & 18th / 24th & 25th August 2024.
The opening hours are based on our BUNKER TERRASSE: Sat from 12-22 and Sun from 12-18. Coffee specialities, lemonade, beer and drinks are offered here.
On Saturday evening, the "Schleuse Zwei" invites you to round off the evening with drinks and music.

THE »BILKER BUNKER« IN THE COURSE OF TIME

As »air-raid shelter No. 25« the »Bilker Hochbunker« was built in 1942 at the corner of Aachener Strasse and Karolingerstrasse. Responsible for the planning was the architect Carl Krieger (1875-1957). With the conversion into an art and cultural space by Bilker Bunker gGmbH and in the context of the opening year, the history of the building can be experienced in a special way: digitally and emotionally.

Reports by contemporary witnesses, historical documents and video installations invite visitors to follow the eventful history and learn more about what being in the bunker actually meant and what the situation was like for those seeking protection. During this process, values such as freedom, democracy, pluralism and tolerance are to be consolidated in the consciousness of the visitors.

GUIDED TOURS

During our exhibitions we offer public guided tours (in German) with our art mediators through the current exhibition. 
Participation in the guided tour costs €12 including admission, reduced €8, there are 15 places, duration approx. one hour. Remaining tickets will be sold at the box office on the day of the event until 1 pm.

The dates for the guided tours will be announced in September. 

For private guided tours contact info@bilkerbunker.de

HARALD NAEGELI IN DÜSSELDORF BILK

They have always adorned the Düsseldorf city centre: running stick figures, strutting flamingos, triangular double eyes. Unfortunately, many of Harald Naegeli's famous spray drawings have been removed. However, they can still be found in the Bilk district, where Naegeli lived for almost thirty years. They can now be rediscovered here as well as in the »Bilker Bunker«: through an audio tour, on the concrete walls of the bunker, as a new edition in dialogue with sprayer "Magic" from Düsseldorf and in two exclusive editions.

The work "Magic vs. Naegeli '96", which is complemented by two selected screen prints and photo editions with Naegeli's motifs, can be seen from the 30th of November as part of the exhibition »From shelter to free space«.

Further works by Naegeli can be discovered at any time on your own and with your own ears: through the digital map and in the audio tour through the Düsseldorf district of Bilk.

Wed & Fr 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 

First art, then drinks: During our exhibition, every Wednesday and Friday evening there is the opportunity to combine a visit to the exhibition with a subsequent drink with live music in our music bar “Schleuse Zwei”. The artists will also be present on some dates from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be selected for discussion.

The dates for the "Art Digestif" will be announced in September. 

Archive

Past exhibitions and events in the Bilker Bunker

»BILKER BUNKER« SHOP

SHOPPING FOR A GOOD CAUSE

In our small but nice shop at the main entrance you can buy artists' catalogues, architecture books, limited art prints, editions and our »Bilker Bunker« merchandise consisting of posters, shoppers, T-shirts and sweaters. And best of all: the generated funds go to charitable causes and support our art and cultural formats! 
The shop is open during the exhibition hours (Wed & Fri 5:00 pm–9:00 pm and Sat & Sun 12:00 pm–6:00 pm).