The eXhaus: Youth, Culture, and Social Work in Old Walls! A Diverse Place for Trier! Get a Piece of Exhaus! Become Part of the eXhaus eG Cooperative!
The eXhaus in Trier Nord must not become an empty space. Together, we will create space for youth, culture, encounters and genuine diversity once again. Buy shares, become part of the cooperative and fight with us for a place where youth, culture and diversity can have a home again.
18 August 2025
Future founded at eXhaus e.V.
By founding the association „Zukunft im eXhaus e.V.“, we've taken the first step towards a citizens' cooperative. Since then, we've been collecting donations, developing ideas, and working to preserve the eXhaus as an open space for youth, culture, and community in Trier.
Our Goal:
Taking on the eXhaus together, renovating it and bringing it back to life.
Our Goal:
Taking on the eXhaus together, renovating it and bringing it back to life.
17 September 2025
The exhaust is not for sale!
A major success for all supporters:
The town council has decided not to sell the eXhaus.
Instead, the building is to be awarded under a hereditary building rights model - with clear specifications for youth and cultural work. The after-school club should also move back into the building!
This means:
The future of eXhaus remains open to shaping. And we remain part of this process!
The town council has decided not to sell the eXhaus.
Instead, the building is to be awarded under a hereditary building rights model - with clear specifications for youth and cultural work. The after-school club should also move back into the building!
This means:
The future of eXhaus remains open to shaping. And we remain part of this process!
8 October 2025
Fantastic support from Trier-Nord
At the citizens' assembly at the Trier Nord community centre, it became clear how much the eXhaus means to so many people. New supporters, new ideas and many discussions showed:
The eXhaus lives on. Why? Because people are willing to take responsibility together!
The eXhaus lives on. Why? Because people are willing to take responsibility together!
Spring 2026
The next steps begin
The next stage is the establishment of the citizens' cooperative. In parallel, we are working on a viable business plan and preparing to participate in the tender.
Our goal remains clear:
A vibrant eXhaus for youth, culture and community. Supported by the people of this city.
Our goal remains clear:
A vibrant eXhaus for youth, culture and community. Supported by the people of this city.
21.05.2026 The starting gun to get your shares! The inaugural meeting
At the big kick-off meeting, we want to show as many people, Exhaus regulars, and ex-friends as possible how the Exhaus can be saved. We will explain how the process of buying shares works and clarify financing details.
At the event, the first Exhaus supporters can sign up to get shares – and therefore a piece of Exhaus!
At the event, the first Exhaus supporters can sign up to get shares – and therefore a piece of Exhaus!
your questions
Our replies
As active members, we are continuously working on building the cooperative. You can find out the current status (and how you can get involved) at linktr.ee/exhausbleibt, on our social media channels, and at our open meetings, which always take place on the last Wednesday of the month at the district café of the Bürgerhaus Trier-Nord.
The city council has decided that Trier's expression of interest procedure, followed by the award to a potential investor, will take place in the second half of 2026. As a non-profit cooperative, we aim to be successful in the award process. The city will determine the necessary and required data and figures for this tender (e.g., subsidy assessment, ground rent amount). These are also relevant for our business plan (the core of the cooperative), which will be reviewed by the Genoverband and is a prerequisite for the cooperative's registration. The Genoverband recommends a cooperative in formation for the transition period and a founding meeting with a small group (only members of Zukunft im eXhaus e.V.).
The public launch event, where citizens can become members of the cooperative for the first time, will take place on 21.05.2026 at 6 p.m. in the Tufa.
Membership in the cooperative can also be joined at any time thereafter, for example by subscribing to a share via a form or through the homepage.
The public launch event, where citizens can become members of the cooperative for the first time, will take place on 21.05.2026 at 6 p.m. in the Tufa.
Membership in the cooperative can also be joined at any time thereafter, for example by subscribing to a share via a form or through the homepage.
The Trier Action Alliance eXhaus remains! and the associated association Future in the eXhaus e.V. are planning to establish a cooperative to revitalise the historic and listed Exhaus building as a multi-generational hub for youth work, culture, and social participation in the long term and with the involvement of citizens.
The Exhaus was a youth and cultural centre in Trier-Nord known throughout the region. It was close to its 50th anniversary (founded by the association Exzellenzhaus e.V. in 1972) when it had to close in 2019 due to structural defects, and the association finally went into insolvency during the Corona lockdown in 2020. Many services were conveniently brought together under the Exhaus roof: rehearsal rooms, event spaces, rooms for youth welfare services, and a day nursery.
A registered cooperative (eG) is a legal form in which individuals join together to jointly pursue a specific purpose. It is based on self-help, self-responsibility, and self-management – being both owner and user.