Playing, laughing, being loud, romping, doing nothing – and that in an exhibition house! From September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play space for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than forbidden. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of “Loose Parts” form spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose fixed guidelines but are determined by the activities of the children. They dictate the direction and form of what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibilities that can change day by day.

BAUBAU will launch in September 2024 in a prototype version and will continue to develop and grow over the coming years both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with the children and their wishes, as this is their place.

The Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great significance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the principles of free play: Here, there is time, space, and permission for children to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment where children can play freely.

 
The Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or an art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: elements from her previous works, such as marbling, paintings, or stucco marble work, reappear here in altered forms and materialities. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing structures are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastical beings, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their strange, funny, and perhaps a bit eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate influences from outside. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and visions, without the influence of the artist in unpredictable ways.

Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:00–18:00
Sat, Sun 11:00–18:00
Tue closed

Playing, laughing, being loud, romping, doing nothing – and that in an exhibition house! From September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play space for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than forbidden. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of “Loose Parts” form spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose fixed guidelines but are determined by the activities of the children. They dictate the direction and form of what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibilities that can change day by day.

BAUBAU will launch in September 2024 in a prototype version and will continue to develop and grow over the coming years both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with the children and their wishes, as this is their place.

The Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great significance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the principles of free play: Here, there is time, space, and permission for children to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment where children can play freely.

 
The Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or an art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: elements from her previous works, such as marbling, paintings, or stucco marble work, reappear here in altered forms and materialities. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing structures are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastical beings, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their strange, funny, and perhaps a bit eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate influences from outside. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and visions, without the influence of the artist in unpredictable ways.

Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:00–18:00
Sat, Sun 11:00–18:00
Tue closed

Playing, laughing, being loud, romping, doing nothing – and that in an exhibition house! From September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play space for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than forbidden. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of “Loose Parts” form spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose fixed guidelines but are determined by the activities of the children. They dictate the direction and form of what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibilities that can change day by day.

BAUBAU will launch in September 2024 in a prototype version and will continue to develop and grow over the coming years both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with the children and their wishes, as this is their place.

The Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great significance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the principles of free play: Here, there is time, space, and permission for children to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment where children can play freely.

 
The Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or an art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: elements from her previous works, such as marbling, paintings, or stucco marble work, reappear here in altered forms and materialities. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing structures are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastical beings, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their strange, funny, and perhaps a bit eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate influences from outside. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and visions, without the influence of the artist in unpredictable ways.

Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:00–18:00
Sat, Sun 11:00–18:00
Tue closed

The permanent exhibition on the life and work of Erich Maria Remarque offers a detailed look into the life, work, and thoughts of the famous writer through numerous photographs, documents, and manuscripts. The exhibition is bilingual, presented in German and English throughout.

Divided into seven sections covering his youth in Osnabrück (1898–1921), the years in Hanover and Berlin (1922–1928), the discussion around All Quiet on the Western Front (1928–1930), his exile in Europe (1931–1939) and the USA (1939–1948), his political works in the 1950s, and the 1960s leading up to his death on September 25, 1970 in Locarno, the exhibition attempts to highlight the ruptures, contradictions, and controversies in Remarque's life while emphasizing their productivity for his work. It illustrates Remarque's numerous psychological conflicts, aiming to resolve the apparent contradiction between the "bon vivant" and the "militant pacifist," and provides insight into his acquaintances, friendships, and marriages. Numerous originals such as the death mask or Remarque's original desk complement the presentation.

Another focus of the exhibition is the worldwide, often highly controversial reception of Remarque's works, which have been translated into at least 60 languages and continue to attract a global audience of millions.

An information terminal allows visitors to delve deeper into specific questions about Remarque's life and work. Another terminal provides access to over 2,000 photographs spanning all stages of Remarque's life, his residences, contacts, and the film adaptations of his works.

The exhibition is open for free visits on Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 5 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm. Guided tours for school classes and other interest groups can also be arranged outside regular opening hours. Tours can be scheduled with Mr. Martin Siemsen (siemsen.m@osnabrueck.de) by phone at 0541/323-2109 or fax at 0541/323-4355.

A shop on-site offers materials related to Remarque's life and work for sale.

The castle with a lot to offer: "HerrschaftsZeiten! Erlebnis Cadolzburg" from June 24, 2017 at the Cadolzburg - the new highlight of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

A powerful castle - the setting of the illustrious history of a ruling family that has achieved great success: this was and is the Cadolzburg. The rulers were the Hohenzollern family, who ruled over Franken and later Brandenburg, also gaining electoral dignity in the 15th century. Later on, they even became Prussian kings and German emperors.

The Cadolzburg derives its radiance not only from its role as the starting point of a significant career in the Holy Roman Empire - the impressive structure itself reflects this golden era of the Hohenzollerns. The new museum "HerrschaftsZeiten! Erlebnis Cadolzburg" of the Bavarian Administration of State Castles will make this time - the late Middle Ages - exciting and informative for visitors through innovative communication concepts. While walking through the castle, visitors can learn not only about the architectural history, wars and peace, daily life, and governing tasks of the princely castle residents. There is much to discover here through interactive and sensory means:

Visitors can experience the castle through their sense of smell, there are tactile stations, sounds and dialogues, vivid models, and invitations to try things out. Exciting or challenging games, medieval Hohenzollerns in their own words, and the jester Contz who guides visitors through the castle bring the Middle Ages to life. Visitors can also expect to see several original medieval artifacts such as swords, maces, or a magnificent treasure chest. Other objects were specially crafted for the museum based on extensive research in historical techniques, such as the gilded armor of the famous General Albrecht Achilles, or textiles dyed according to original recipes. The Bavarian Administration of State Castles also made significant contributions to experimental historical research, like creating a breastplate from boiled leather, in line with the ambition of creating one of Germany's most important castle museums.

The cultural communication of the Bavarian Administration of State Castles also offers a diverse program of accompanying events, making this exciting history even more intriguing - for the young nobleman as well as the castle enthusiast.

Not only the Middle Ages but also the Cadolzburg itself now comes back to life. After the extensive damage of World War II, original medieval rooms and successful architectural creations of the 21st century can now be experienced. The modern buildings completed in 2017 bridge the medieval era with our present time.

You can expect very special experiences here - it truly is THE CASTLE WITH A LOT TO OFFER.

 

 

The Romantic era was a particularly brilliant period for portrait miniatures, reaching its peak and at the same time signaling the end of this special painting technique. Countless artists created portraits with great empathy and astonishing technical perfection. More people than ever collected small portraits of their loved ones to carry with them or to gather at home as a pictorial family album. 142 masterpieces from the renowned Tansey collection illuminate the heyday of an art that had to make way for photography during the 19th century.

Accompanying the exhibition is a catalog that, in addition to the annotated reproduction of all works, is distinguished by essays by various experts on aspects of miniature painting during this time. Hirmer Verlag, bilingual German/English, 432 pages, 208 color illustrations.

Tue - Sun 11am-5pm

»Sometimes I think the sky is made up of uninterrupted, never-tiring reading.«
(Virginia Woolf)

Due to high demand, we will again offer the popular 5+1 subscription starting August 1, 2024.

This also applies to discounted tickets (discounts are available upon proof for students, refugees, people with disabilities, and Munich Pass holders). Pay the price for 5 events and attend 6 (Euro 50.- instead of Euro 60.- for 6 events).*

With the promotional code included in the 5+1 subscription, you can then book 6 events of your choice (of course, already sold-out events are excluded). / The code can be redeemed for a maximum of 6 selected events (also in several stages if desired). / PLEASE NOTE that you can only use the code once per event, as the subscription is valid for one person only. / A service fee of 2.- EURO will be charged for each online booking with the promotional code via Reservix.

*This currently only applies to events with an admission price of EURO 16.- (regular price) as well as reduced EURO 10.-.

Disillusion announce their LIVE SPRING 2026 tour.

Between two album productions, the Leipzig progressive metal visionaries DISILLUSION take time in spring 2026 to unleash their incomparable stage energy live again – in Germany and Europe.

In addition to songs from the current album AYAM, the 20th anniversary of GLORIA is also highlighted in the setlist – a work that, even two decades after its release, has lost none of its timeless luminosity. And since the gentlemen are by no means idle… a new track?

After the successful, often sold-out tour in 2024, which included performances in Germany, France, and the USA, fans can now look forward to a new intense live experience – emotional, epic, and uncompromising.

19:00

DIE VOLLZEITABENTEURERIN - A WOMAN TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
LIVE REPORT BY AND WITH TAMAR VALKENIER

At the age of 28, the native Dutchwoman Tamar exchanged her promising career for a life on the road - on a bicycle she built from recycled materials. As a homeless and unemployed person, she set off on a journey that was supposed to last about a year, but continues to this day, ten years later. Although she lives far below the poverty line, she has never felt so rich.

After two years on the bike, she also travels many miles on skates, on camels, with a pulka and skis, with a donkey, and of course on foot to the remotest corners of our planet. She recounts her three-month crossing of the New Zealand Alps, where she carried only a rifle and a fishing rod to sustain herself.

However, her first trip to the heart of the Altai Mountains touches her the most. Far beyond the last town, phone reception, and flush toilets, she travels to the eagle hunters of Mongolia. She must learn how to ride a horse, how to pack a camel, and how to navigate the remote wilderness of these rugged mountains. With her own horse, camel, and dog, she embarks on an epic four-month journey.

She crosses wild rivers, the Pass of Death, and faces snow as early as August. She learns the hardships of a nomadic lifestyle and earns the respect of a culture that is more hospitable, tolerant, and playful than any she has ever encountered. As she loses her animals in a storm, her horse gets injured, and her dog once kills a sheep, she learns the value of animal companions and recounts how her camel saves her life.

Tamar regularly returns to the Altai Mountains and has befriended a family of eagle hunters. After years of training, she finally caught her first fox with an eagle and won first prize at a local eagle festival in August 2022. She establishes a non-governmental organization (NGO) to support needy nomads and writes a book titled "Die Vollzeit Abenteurerin" (The Full-Time Adventurer). As a cherry on top, the local nomads organize an elaborate Kazakh wedding for her and her husband...

Born in the Netherlands, Tamar Valkenier (1986) retired at the age of 28. In 2015, she gave up her promising career as a criminal psychologist with the Dutch National Police. Although it was her dream job, she felt an overwhelming urge to take time off to see what else life had to offer. Once she started, she plunged from one adventure to the next. Fascinated by traditional ways of life, she visited reindeer herders in the Siberian taiga, the Maasai in Kenya, and trained survival skills with the indigenous peoples in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. She spent winter seasons skiing and ice-skating in Swedish Lapland, trekked across Iceland on foot, lived off the land in New Zealand, and regularly returns to the eagle hunters in Mongolia. Tamar is a wild city girl. As persistent and capable as she may be, she is still a "Daddy's Girl," and no matter how rugged the adventures are, she will always stop to smell a wildflower.

„SAY GOODBYE QUIETLY DISCO ...“
What sounds like an END here is actually a BEGINNING!
It's about the 1st chapter of a musical reading. On November 2, 2026, Richter's sung and read program takes place. From cinema, pop to cabaret.
This evening is a preview of his 2027 published feuilletons from four decades in the Elsinor Verlag. The publisher has cleared the texts; and Ilja Richter is free to tell stories that also reflect a piece of your own story. So, if you don't want to wait until the end of November 2027 for Richter's book, just go to the metro cinema in 2026: "SAY GOODBYE QUIETLY DISCO ...". A chapter in itself.
OPENED BY ILJA RICHTER - LIVE!

Admission 6:45 PM

Be quick: Today, on 28.11.2025, the Spessart Therme is offering 500 day tickets for the thermal salt bath at the Black Friday promotional price of a 2.5-hour ticket! The Black Friday day ticket Bad (adults) for only €12.35 also includes the weekend surcharge, which corresponds to a saving of at least 25%, and on weekends even over €6.00.

The Black Friday promotional ticket 2025 is valid for one year (until 27.11.2026). Exchanges and cash payments, as well as the combination with other discounts, are excluded. The use of the 4-star sauna can be added on site at the entrance for an additional fee of €7.50.

Tickets are available from 28.11.25 at 11 AM.

»Sometimes I think that heaven is made up of uninterrupted, never tiring reading.«
(Virginia Woolf)

Due to high demand, we will offer the popular 5+1 subscription again starting on August 1, 2024.
Pay the price for 5 events and attend 6 (80 Euro instead of 96 Euro for 6 events).*

With the promotional code included in the 5+1 subscription, you can then book 6 events of your choice (except for sold-out events, of course). / The code can be redeemed for a maximum of 6 selected events (also in multiple stages). / PLEASE NOTE that you can only use the code once per event, as the subscription is valid for one person only. / A service fee of 2 Euro applies for each online booking with the promotional code via Reservix.

*this currently applies only to events with an admission price of 16 Euro (standard price) and 10 Euro (discounts are available upon proof for students, refugees, people with disabilities & Munich Pass holders).

In New York in the early 1990s, life seems perfect for Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen. They are young, in love, and have just moved into their shared home – a loft full of dreams and future plans. Sam is successfully working as a banker, and Molly is a talented artist who expresses her love for life through her sculptures. However, the couple's happiness doesn't last long: a brutal assault on the street takes Sam's life. In an instant, a love story transforms into an emotional journey between two worlds.

Sam awakens – but his body remains motionless. He is a ghost, trapped between life and death, invisible to all he loves. Desperately, he tries to comprehend reality. When he realizes that his death was not an accident but the result of betrayal, pain turns into determination: Sam wants to protect Molly. The murderer is still at large, and Molly is also in danger. But how can he warn her if she cannot hear or see him?

In his search for a way to make contact, Sam encounters the eccentric medium Oda Mae Brown. She calls herself a spiritualist and life coach. Actually a fraud, she discovers, to her own astonishment, that she can indeed hear Sam's voice. An unusual, humorous, and deeply touching friendship develops between the two. On his journey, Sam also meets other ghosts who help him understand his new abilities – encounters that fluctuate between humor and tragedy, filling the stage with life.

With Oda Mae's help, Sam tries to bring the truth to light and save Molly from impending doom.

The musical adaptation of the film classic "Ghost – Nachricht von Sam" is a story about the everlasting power of love that even overcomes death. Music, magic, and emotion intertwine into a striking narrative about loss, justice, and letting go. Between powerful comedy and profoundly moving moments unfolds a piece that touches, captivates, and makes the audience laugh – pure theater magic!

Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes including intermission

Book and lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin
Music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard
Based on the Paramount Pictures film with a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin
Translated into German by Anja Hauptmann

Entrance 20 minutes before the event starts.

Meeting point: lower castle gate

First, we go to the brewhouse and then to the bottling process in our production.
The crowning conclusion of the tour is a beer tasting side by side with one of our brewery guides.

Notes:
Our brewery tours are exclusively in German.
Please note that participation is only possible with prior online reservation.
A maximum of 20 people can be guided. If the tickets are sold out or you have no way to purchase more tickets, the event is sold out. Persons without a ticket cannot be taken along for safety reasons.

Please follow all additional hygiene and safety instructions from our staff, which also includes a strict smoking ban during the entire brewery tour.

Sturdy footwear is recommended.

During the tours, we give you insight into the ongoing production. Therefore, we ask for your understanding that this cannot be guaranteed in full in individual cases.

No ongoing production on weekends/holidays.

Routes are not barrier-free.

For hygiene and safety regulations, animals are not allowed in the production areas.

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start.

First, we go to the brewhouse and then to the bottling process in our production.
The crowning conclusion of the tour is a beer tasting side by side with one of our brewery guides.

Notes:
Our brewery tours are exclusively in German.
Please note that participation is only possible with prior online reservation.
A maximum of 20 people can be guided. If the tickets are sold out or you have no way to purchase more tickets, the event is sold out. Persons without a ticket cannot be taken along for safety reasons.

Please follow all additional hygiene and safety instructions from our staff, which also includes a strict smoking ban during the entire brewery tour.

Sturdy footwear is recommended.

During the tours, we give you insight into the ongoing production. Therefore, we ask for your understanding that this cannot be guaranteed in full in individual cases.

No ongoing production on weekends/holidays.

Routes are not barrier-free.

For hygiene and safety regulations, animals are not allowed in the production areas.

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start.

The voucher is valid for all VPR events until 30.12.2024.

You will receive a voucher valid for events in the Underground Worlds; - ORGANIZER: Event and Party Service Rösler.

The vouchers can be redeemed at the box office for events that are not sold out.

Please contact the organizer in advance to make a reservation if necessary. (Email: info@vp-roesler; Phone: 0351-4054550)

For REMAINING CREDIT on a voucher, drinks and food can also be purchased at the bar on the day of the event.

At sea, hooray!

Those who go in search of treasure on the 600 sqm water surface of the bathing area at AHOI! Rügen will find what they need. Kids and adults alike are well taken care of here. The fun never stops as you stride through the lazy river, the underwater whirlpool loungers work wonders - providing relaxation and fresh energy at the same time. Skillfully using the massage jets can help relieve tension without the need for a physical therapist, while the floor geysers are just pure fun. A swim channel leads to the 135 sqm large heated outdoor pool. Time flies by in no time here!

And while the kids cheer in the water, adults can relax in the sauna area. Also waiting for visitors of AHOI! Rügen is a more than 100-meter-long Black-Hole water slide with exciting light and sound effects. Deep relaxation is provided by the 35-degree warm pool and a heated whirlpool activates the senses. Additionally, there are bubble loungers, water geysers, and a large sunbathing lawn. For the smaller kids, there are three pools with a kids' slide and a little ship canal. If you want, you can join in the exciting fun program with the entertainers.