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ESSEN.CULTURE. www.essen.de www. essen.kultur. 3 ESSEN. WELCOME. ESSEN IS WAITING FOR YOU. Events and Tickets WELCOME TO THE CITY OF CULTURE 2012! Culture and Essen have always been inextricably entwined! And the cultural spectrum is broad: The opera houses with famous singers and theatres of longstan- ding renown are just as popular with visitors as the vibrant inde- pendent theatre, music and art scene. And the sheer diversity of venues is quite unique to the Ruhr: during the structural transfor- mation of the area, many old industrial buildings and factory pre- mises were turned into extraordinary venues. A concept that pro- ves to be a resounding success. There are two great tours that give a general overview of Essen and invite visitors to further explore the cultural diversity of the city: The tramline “KulturLinie 107” takes city explorers past 60 cultural YOUR FIRST CHOICE FOR: must-sees in just under an hour. The city centre offers the “Kultur- pfad”, a trail of blue cobbles that leads visitors to all the most im- Ticketing portant cultural institutions of Essen – from the Museum Folk- TICKET wang, past the Philharmonic Hall, the Aalto Theatre, the Lichtburg Congress and -HOTLINE (cinema), Essen Münster (cathedral) with its unparalleled cathedral treasury, via the central Marktkirche (Protestant church) to the Convention Service +49 201 8872333 “Lichtfinger”, illuminated factory chimneys on the northern edge Souvenirs of the city centre. City Information Come and explore Essen, the city of culture. We are already looking Hotel Reservation forward to welcoming you! City Tours and City Excursions Trade Fair Information www.essen.de Visitor Programmes www.essen-marketing.de EMG - ESSEN MARKETING GMBH This brochure is only an overview. Touristikzentrale Further detailed information on culture in Essen is Am Hauptbahnhof 2 | 45127 Essen available through the Tourist Information Centre, EMG-Essen Marketing GmbH E-Mail: [email protected] ( +49 201 8872333 or under www.essen.de/kultur Offizieller Medienpartner der EMG - Essen Marketing GmbH www.essen.de 4 ESSEN.CULTURE. www. essen.de 5 index 1 AALTO-THEATER (AALTO OPERA HOUSE) Brilliant - is the best way to describe the Aalto opera house which constantly tops the critics’ opinion polls. When it opened in 1988, it AALTO-THEATER I ALTE SYNAGOGE 5 was only said to be “the most beautiful German theatre construc- ALTER Bahnhof Kettwig I Basilika ST. LudgeruS 6 tion” that had been built since 1945. Today it belongs to the list BürgermeisterhauS Werden 7 of THE best theatres in Germany. The director Stefan Soltesz has been making sure that it will stay that way. This synthesis of the Colosseum Theater Essen I Das Kleine Theater 8 arts was constructed by the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, denkmalpfAd whose modern, curved architectural design stimulates the imagina- Deutsch-Französisches KultuRzentrum 9 tion. The main hall is uncomplicated but elegant and seats 1,125 Deutsches Plakat museum I Domschatz Essen 10 spectators. Opera singers of renown throughout the world appear to EuropahauS be performing in a frame of sky-blue and light wood. The Essen Phil- harmonic orchestra as well as the Aalto Ballet Theatre are certainly Folkwang UniversitäT der Künste 11 equal to the vocalists and are always ranked at the very top. Forum Kunst uNd ArchitektuR GOp Varieté-Theater Essen 12 Opernplatz 10 | 45128 Essen | ( ++49 201 8122-200 GRENd KultuRzentrum I Grillo-Theater 13 [email protected] | www.theater-essen.de appr. 5 min from Main Station Aalto-Theater grugahalle I GRugapark 14 Admission fee varies according to programme and category Katakombentheater I Kokerei Zollverein 16 Kulturlinie 107 I KultuRpfAd 17 2 ALTE SYNAGOGE (OLD SYNAGOGUE) In July 2010, the Alte Synagoge opened as Germany’s first “Haus KultuRwissenschaftliches InstituT jüdischer Kultur” (house of Jewish culture). The old synagogue KunsthauS Essen 18 building houses five exhibition spaces, which offer insight into Kunstschacht Zollverein I Lichtburg Essen 19 history and everyday life of Jewish communities from all around Margarethenhöhe the world. This marks a new chapter in the chequered past of the Markt- uNd Schaustellermuseum 20 building. The Old Synagoguewas opened in 1913 and, similar to MaschinenhauS Essen I museum Folkwang 21 other Jewish places of worship, wasset ablaze in the so called “Reichspogromnacht” Night of Broken Glassin 1938. The interior pACT Zollverein I Palast der Projekte 22 suffered extensive damage. In 1959, the city of Essen acquired Phänomania ERfahrungsfeld the former synagogue and renovation began. Over the course of Philharmonie Essen 23 the restoration many mosaics were painted over, the Torah shrine Plakat Kunst HOf Rüttenscheid 24 was destroyed and the dome which covered the main prayer hall, REd dot design museum I Ruhr museum 25 where once 1,400 people worshipped, was removed. Up until 1979 Schloss Borbeck 26 SOuL Of Africa museum I STudio-Bühne 27 Theater COurage I Theater Im RathauS 28 UnperfekthauS I Villa Hügel 29 Zeche Carl I Weltberbe Zollverein 30 Übersichtsplan 32 IMPRESSUM 35 Aalto-Theater 6 ESSEN.CULTURE. www. essen.de 7 the sombre building was used for industrial design exhibits. A 4 BASILIKA ST. LUDGERUS fire destroyed a part of the exhibition and the building was once (BASILICA OF ST. LUDGERUS ) again renovated. The original room structure was reconstructed The basilica of St. Ludgerus has its origins around 800 A.D. This was but without the original details. From 1988 to 2008 the synagogue when the Frisian missionary Liudger, who became the first Bishop of served as a memorial, political-historical documentation forum Münster, founded a Benedictine monastery here. The abbey church and cultural meeting place. was constructed in 1256 in the architectural style that still exists today. It is especially note worthy as it is one of the last testimonies Steeler Straße 29 | 45127 Essen | ( ++49 201 88-45218 to the Romanesque architectural period in the Rhineland area with [email protected] | www.alte-synagoge.essen.de its cruciform, three naves galleried Basilica. The precious monastery Rathaus Essen treasures of this ruling imperial abbey were mostly spared of fires 3 ALTER BAHNHOF KETTWIG and pillages; however a large part of the treasures were vandalized during the secularisation of 1802/1803. This is why the important (OLD TRAINSTATION KETTWIG) Werdener manuscripts of the monastery library can only be seen 130 years after its opening and 25 years after its closure this exam- today as facsimiles. The treasure rooms have been preserved includ- ple of classicist architecture has been woken from its beauty sleep. ing a late Antic period ivory pyxis, a Franconian relic box and the It has developed into a social meeting place and is now a civic cen- 9thcentury Liudger-Chalice. tre as well as a sport and cultural centre. During the week it offers a large variety of creative and exercise courses. At weekends one can Brückstraße 54 | 45239 Essen | ( ++49 201 491801 enjoy a variety of excellent concerts, cabarets, lectures or dance [email protected] | www.st-ludgerus.net evenings. A highlight in Kettwig’s event calendar are the annual Werdener Markt cabaret days when famous cabaret artists, newcomers and the local Essen-Werden Tours can be booked in advance and are available Tues. - heroes “Die Kettwichte” perform. Sun. 10am - 12noon and 3pm - 5pm Admission fee: Adult € 2, concession € 1 Ruhrtalstraße 345 | 45219 Essen | ( ++49 2054 93 93 39 [email protected] | www.bahnhof-kettwig.de 5 BÜRGERMEISTERHAUS WERDEN Station Essen-Kettwig (MAYORS RESIDENCE IN WERDEN) Office times: Mo. – Fr. 9am - 1pm ; Mo. – Thu. 4 - 6pm The Mayors residence in Werden is a theatre with a very personal Admission free varies according to the event touch. The classical villa was constructed by the industrialist Frie- drich Vogelsang in 1833 and was given his name as the home of the last mayor of Werden. This building has become a cultural meeting point for the town since 1985 and is now a listed building. Known jazz musicians and new classical talent now perform in the sur- roundings of baroque style covered walls and noble style. Elegant chamber music evenings, readings and exhibitions fill the residence Basilika St. Ludgerus Bürgermeisterhaus Werden 8 ESSEN.CULTURE. www. essen.de 9 with life. The audience have the opportunity to meet the artists where today classic works, comedies and modern plays are still per- following the performances. formed with a lot of the idealism of the late Helmut Gahmann. Heckstraße 105 | 45239 Essen | ( ++49 201 493286 Gänsemarkt 42 | 45127 Essen | ( ++49 201 5209852 [email protected] | www.buergermeisterhaus.de [email protected] | www.kleines-theater-essen.de Werdener Markt Limbecker Platz Admission fee varies according to the event Ticket office hours: Fri. + Sat. 6pm - 7:30pm | Admission:€ 11 - € 15 6 COLOSSEUM THEATER ESSEN DENKMALPFAD (MONUMENT TRAIL) (COLOSSEUM THEATRE IN ESSEN) How did the city develop over the last 1,000 years? And what The Colosseum Theatre is a former mechanical workshop which marks did the age of industrialisation leave? The answers to belonged to the company Krupp and is a prime example of the these and many other questions can be found along the Mon- area’s industrial culture and the transition that has taken place in ument Trail, developed by the society “Historischer Verein für the region. The building, which is one of the most interesting Stadt und Stift Essen” in cooperation with the city of Essen. theatres in Germany, formerly marked the boundary between Es- On 35 information panels the fascinating architecture and sen’s city centre and “Krupp City”. The mine and steel-producing history of both the city’s many lost and still standing build- industries ruled from here and steel set the tone. The atmosphere ings are brought to life.