Aerosol-Arena Magdeburg, Graffiti hall of fame in the industrial harbour, Magdeburg, Germany
Aerosol-Arena Magdeburg was a graffiti hall of fame on the abandoned Konsum-Mühle industrial site in Magdeburg's industrial harbour. It offered legal walls in various formats, plus a separate railway track where artists could paint a train car. Ladders and rolling scaffolds were available free after prior registration.
The Aerosol-Arena was a graffiti hall of fame on the former Konsum-Mühle industrial site in Magdeburg's industrial harbour until August 2020. In 2020 the previous operators withdrew after the city's European Capital of Culture 2025 bid planned a feasibility study, and the city was barred from using the name. Before handing over the site, the former operators destroyed all existing works by other artists and left it contaminated with tonnes of illegally dumped waste, partly hazardous.
The name comes from spray cans, called aerosols, and the site was run by volunteers without commercial use. Artists registered in advance and could paint walls in different formats, and a separate rail track allowed legal painting of a railway wagon. Cultural events with various organisers took place there irregularly.
The site lies on the former Konsum-Mühle factory grounds in Magdeburg's industrial harbour, not in the city centre. Artists had to register in advance to use the free ladders and rolling scaffolds, and a separate rail track allowed legal painting of a railway wagon. Since the 2020 operator change, the city intends to keep using the area for urban art, but the name Aerosol-Arena is banned.
The site sits on the grounds of the former Konsum-Mühle mill in Magdeburg's industrial harbour, and a separate rail track let artists legally paint a whole railway wagon. Ladders and rolling scaffolds were lent free of charge after prior registration. In 2020 the former operators destroyed all existing works by other artists before handing the site back.
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