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drupacity: A city sees red
Since the drupa 2000 event, Düsseldorf
has been transforming into the drupacity
during drupa: A network of partners from
the catering, retail, art and culture trade
come together to make the stay in Düsseldorf
as pleasant as possible for guests
from all over the world. A highlight will be
the vessel fi t for the high seas, the drupaperboat
made by the Dutch paper designer
Filip Jonker which will be anchored in
the Kö-Graben. The 7.50 m long and 2.65
m wide boat made from 2,000 kilograms
of paper with 2,500 kilograms of sand as
ballast, has been made extra waterproof
for journeys by sea. Its test journey last
September went from Rotterdam over
the channel to the Thames Festival in
England. Other offers in the city will also
convey the core topics of the drupa 2012
well and in an understandable way. In the
shopping malls around the Kö, artists
will present their work with print and pa-
per for the drupart project – these range
from highly fashionable accessories from
paper to individually designed pieces of
furniture made from paper.
drupa will be open on a daily basis from
10 am to 6 pm (until 5 pm at the weekends).
A day ticket costs 40 euros online
and 65 euros at the box offi ce (www.drupa.de/1130).
A four day ticket costs 129
euros online in comparison to 220 euros
when purchasing on site. The reduced
entry fee for students and trainees is also
even better online: 15 euros instead of 25
euros. All of the drupa tickets include free
transportation to the trade fair and back
via bus, tram and train within the Verkehrsverbund
Rhein-Ruhr [Rhine-Ruhr
Public Transport Association] (VRR) and
Rhein-Sieg [Rhine-Sieg] (VRS) (2nd class,
supplement-free trains only). More information
on the route network can be found
at www.vrr.de and www.vrs-info.de.
DRUPA 2012
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