During the refurbishment of the Kunstverein and the Kunsthalle, which continued until May 2002, the Kunstverein made use of the special situation brought about by the construction site with a series of art and music events. From September 2001 until February 2002, Eingang links offered artists, musicians and mediators a platform for collaborations on respective Saturday evenings. Significant interrelationships between art and music in contemporary life were investigated in a series of performances, musical contributions, video presentations and talks.

The Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen was awarded the „Junge Kunst in Kunstvereinen“ prize by the Jürgen-Ponto-Stiftung in 2001. The prize money was directed towards the financing of the Eingang links series of events.