European Maritime Day | Bremen 201 4 | made in Bremen Historical city centre here, high-tech aerospace there – Bremen provides an ideal combi nation of traditions and innovation. Welcome to Bremen – Bremen is a beautiful city, A location with a strong reservoir of skilled and well-trained specialists who appreciate the sheer live abil ity of their city. the Free Hanseatic City! a place worth living in and Home to the Bremen worth visiting. Year after Town Musicians, tourist year, around 40 million day attrac tions and interna - visitors and 1.3 million tionally operating econo - overnight guests come to mic clus ters – Bremen is experience the Town Hall Martin Günthner a destination with a wide- and the Roland statue, Senator ranging appeal. now on the UNESCO World Ministry of Economics, Labour Cultural Heritage List, and Ports Bremen, the two-city- or the many other cultural state with Bremen inland and leisure opportunities and Bremerhaven located on offer. Rent a bike or hop directly on the North Sea on the tram and discover shore, has a long mari - Bremen the ‘City of short time tradition. Maritime distances’. indus tries still represent On the shores of Bremer - the heart of Bremen’s haven you may discover economy and maritime attractions like the ‘Climate sciences are strongly con - House’, the ‘Zoo am Meer’ centrated here. Bremen is and the ‘German Emigra - an important location for tion Centre’. international trade with port operations and logis - I hope this brochure in - tics that are in demand spires you to visit Bremen worldwide as well as with and Bremerhaven per - leading-edge technolo - sonally either for the Euro - gies in automotive engi - pean Maritime Day 2014 neering. Furthermore or any other time. It is Bremen is a main centre always worth a trip and of the European aero - you will be most welcome! space industry and among the first addresses for the Martin Günthner wind energy sector on- Senator and offshore. Ministry of Economics, Labour and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen 1 Symbols of freedom They’ve belonged together for more than six centuries: the Bremen Town Hall and the oldest statue of liberty, the 5.55-metre high Roland statue. They symbolise the Free Hanseatic City for the whole world and are out - ward mani festations of the citizens’ desire for indepen - dence. By building their Town Hall, the people of Bremen demonstrated to all that the Emperor was the only superior authority they were prepared to accept. This attitude is hewn in stone on the shield borne by the smiling figure of Roland, whose clarion call rang as follows: ‘Vryheit do ik jo openbar / Freiheit verkündige ich euch’ (Freedom I reveal / Freedom I proclaim to you). For Bremen people it is like this: ‘As long as Roland stands on the Marktplatz, we shall be forever free!’ Not without pride, they tell of a city worth living in, founded in the year 782, where toler ance, cosmopoli - tanism and a remarkable unflappability are visible to all. These aspects count among the most treasured features of the port and commercial metropolis by the River Weser, steeped in centuries of tradition, idealised here and there as ‘Italy’s most northern city- republic’. Roland, its smil ing protector and patron, would have approved! 2 3 Love of life, and the art of living One minute you’re in little garden at the back. ‘Bremen houses’ for the The city’s maritime mile an airplane, the next in Four storeys from the modern age, with great a park, or on the market - basement to the conver - success: in many a new Looking at ships, bumping place sipping a cup of ted top floor. Just right quarter of the city, age- into people, sunbathing, coffee. That’s how we do for a family or group of old principles are enjoy - listening to music, flirting, things in Bremen. Short friends who appreciate ing a revival. Take the eating well, enjoying a distances make for more neighbourly living. Whole ‘arcade’ idea: Bremen fresh beer – the Schlachte leisure. The tram takes streets enjoy protected people are fond of shop - is the perfect place for it. less than 15 minutes from status – and are all the ping without umbrellas, The city’s maritime mile the airport to the Roland, more popular. It explains being none too spoiled with its parade of ships a few steps will take you why innovative architects by the weather gods. docked alongside attracts from your ICE train to the are inspired to design visitors in summer as in Bür gerpark – that’s quali - winter. There are more ty of life the Bremen way. than 1,500 places to sit Rest and relaxation on under rustling leaves be- your own front door, once side the river Weser – with you’re off work you can beer gardens like a string take it easy. Savoir vivre is of pearls. This is also the an important element in setting for the Bremen housing, too. The typical Maritime week – usually in ‘Bremen house’ bears wit - September of each year. ness: built in quiet side- streets with plenty of greenery, a conservatory or veranda at the front, a Every child knows their by the German Expressio n - story, and they, too, are ist artist Gerhard Marcks, Residential quarters as appre- Farmer’s market on the Domshof See and be seen: Bremen symbols of this city – the watches over the edifice, ciated as ever: quiet side- people love their arcades streets with typical ‘Bremen Bremen Town Musicians. reconstructed in Renais - houses’ Four world stars, posted sance style 160 8– 12. The in front of the world’s statue is also a good-luck heri tage, the 600-year-old charm – just touch both Town Hall. The sculpture the donkey’s front hooves of the four animals, crafted and make your wish! 4 5 5 Culture at every turn The scandal was perfect: art. Important exhibits hard Marcks Haus enjoys when the Kunsthalle ac- lent by private collectors international re cognition quired Vincent van Gogh’s are on show. as an important museum ‘Poppy Field’ in 1911, some The museum concept is of sculptures. nationalistic painters in a successful one with Germany protested vehe - many an imi ta tor! Bremen “Variety is the spice of life” mently against buying and the avant-garde – yet – the theatre Bremen lives French works of art. The another tradi tion. by this saying. A versatile ‘Picture Dispute’ quickly More examples, perhaps? company plays fresh and calmed, however. Then as In the lively Ostertor quar - courageous theatre. And Art needs space. Just as in the Kunsthalle Bremen. In Vincent van Gogh, ‘Poppy Field’ Modern art on the Weser island: the Weserburg Museum 2011 two new extensions were added to the museum originally built in 1849. With now, Bremen supports the ter, the Wilhelm Wa gen - sometimes turns every - The Deutsche Kammerphil - the two compact, six storey avant-garde: the Kunst - feld Haus hosts the works thing topsy-turvy. As in harmonie Bremen is one of buildings the available area halle, financed by the pri - of Wa genfeld, the Bremen the celebrated production the world’s leading chamber was extended by 4,400 m ². vate Art Society, feels just in dustrial designer whose of “Mahagonny”, perfor - orchestras and excites the The original symmetry of as committed to a John famous ‘Bauhaus lamp’ is med all over the theatre audiences with its unique the classicist building in the Cage as to the Old Mas - a must in any stylish building while the audi - musical style everywhere. historical Wallanlagen was ters. Nam June Paik meets apartment. Another collec - ence was able to follow Art director since 2004 is the restored. And that means: Rubens – opposites com - tion of life’s work is found the play on screens put up Estonian conductor Paavo More space for the master - plement each other and right opposite – the Ger - everywhere. Järvi. A highlight was the pieces of six centuries from open up new perspectives. Beethoven project with cele - Dürer to Picasso. Among As in the Weserburg Mu - brated concerts and rave re - them works of the French seum, first opened in 1991 views. The complete cycle of impressionists like Monet, in a former coffee roast ing all nine symphonies was per - Manet and Cézanne as well plant on the Weser island, formed world-wide in Japan, as paintings by Corinth, and Ger many’s first collec - Paris, Salzburg, Bonn and Lon - tors’ museum for modern The new Kunsthalle Bremen, viewed from the south-east. Liebermann and Paula don. They opened the hearts Modersohn-Becker. More A scene from „Rise and Fall of of all with what a Japanese space also for the signifi - the City of Mahagonny “, Photo: newspaper called “the real key cant print room with over Jörg Landsberg /Theater Bremen to Beethoven’s music”. 200,000 hand-drawings and copperplate prints. The museum is sponsored ‘One of the World’s leading by an art society founded chamber orchestras.’ BBC 1 TV 1823 by citizens of Bremen. As one of the oldest institu - tions of its kind in Germany the Kunstverein is nowa - days supported by 8,000 members. 6 79 Full programme Meeting place for the fish industry The event centre of the North West: the Bremen Arena on the Bürgerweide Sports, shows, fairs. Con - its 16 conference rooms, Celebrated bands or world The two-city state of Bre - gres ses, concerts, confer - and the ÖVB-Arena Bremen champions of table-tennis men has always been closely ences. The Congress Center seating 14,000 – everyone and indoor cycling, gracious linked to the sea – economi - on Bremen’s Bürgerweide can find the right venue ice dancers or party goers cally, scientifically and cultu - 300 hectare of future in right behind the main sta - here.