This event is in the past.It took place on May 28, 2026 at Médiathèque Cœur De Ville.


Helmut Orwat's 44 press photographs capture three decades of life in Germany's Ruhr region: coal mines, steel mills, and the communities shaped by them. A son of a miner documents the twilight of industrial Europe with unflinching intimacy.
documentary photography
industrial history
free exhibition
photojournalism
Tips
⛏️Orwat is a miner's son who grew up in Castrop-Rauxel
🤝Castrop-Rauxel has been twinned with Vincennes since 1960
Free
Le quotidien d’une région
Vincennes


Helmut Orwat's 44 press photographs capture three decades of life in Germany's Ruhr region: coal mines, steel mills, and the communities shaped by them. A son of a miner documents the twilight of industrial Europe with unflinching intimacy.
documentary photography
industrial history
free exhibition
photojournalism
Tips
⛏️Orwat is a miner's son who grew up in Castrop-Rauxel
🤝Castrop-Rauxel has been twinned with Vincennes since 1960
Free
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