Young Heritage: Hip-Hop Culture in Heerlen

What makes something heritage? And why do we preserve some things but not others? With the new programme line Young Heritage, SCHUNCK explores the collective memory of Heerlen. Focusing on diverse scenes that have shaped the streetscape and city culture since the 1980s — from punk, hip-hop and graffiti to skating, street fashion, MySpace, and youth centres — SCHUNCK investigates how informal networks have left and continue to leave traces in Heerlen.

Young Heritage: traces of Heerlen’s youth culture

From mid-August, a new display case will be visible in the Glaspaleis hall on the vide, where objects and stories representing specific subcultures will be shown several times a year. The first edition opens during IBE 2025 and is fully dedicated to Heerlen’s hip-hop culture. Photographer and filmmaker Tyson Ernste, who grew up in Heerlen himself, kicks off the programme and presents an accompanying photo exhibition from 14 August to 26 September 2025.