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.-.

Hiking in the light of the full moon has an almost magical attraction. Forests, meadows, paths - everything appears mystically enchanted. The participants hike for about two hours through the heath and meadow landscape around Bad Bevensen.
Under the local guidance of Christiane Wittkowski, participants can enjoy the nighttime ambience with the full moon.

Meeting point: Tourist Information at the spa house

»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).

Encounter of two worlds: In the musical highlight "Tarzan," the audience experiences a breathtaking jungle adventure together with the title hero. Spectacular original compositions, plenty of excitement, and a touch of romance provide an entertaining live experience for the whole family!

Unforgettable musical show
The renowned theater Liberi, known for its modern family musicals, stages the hundred-year-old story by Edgar Rice Burrough in a contemporary version. Imaginative costumes, a playful, colorful set, and atmospheric lighting effects create the jungle world where Tarzan resides. Musically, the audience is taken on a diverse journey through different genres that impress with impressive arrangements and great emotions. A highly trained ensemble ensures that characters, music, and scenery on stage merge into a unique whole.

Exciting adventures in the jungle
A young family suffers shipwreck and - barely stranded on the African coast - is attacked by wild animals. Left behind is a little boy who is taken in and raised by the she-ape Kala, orphaned like her own child. But even though Tarzan finds a home among the apes and a good friend in the ape girl Tea, the leader Kerchak makes him feel that he does not truly belong with them even after years. The feeling of still having to find his place in the world gets stronger when Tarzan encounters humans for the first time. Professor Porter, his curious daughter Jane, and the shady Olivia Clayton are on an expedition to explore the jungle. Over time, Tarzan and Jane grow closer, but then events take a dramatic turn, and Tarzan and his ape family face great danger…

Age: from 4 years old
Duration: 2 hours including a 20-minute intermission

RUND-Reise – die SOLO-Tour 2026
It goes ROUND: STOPPOK has a birthday and celebrates on the stages of the country

Travel educates. This "ROUND trip" even more so. STOPPOK, the witty seismograph of our country, celebrates a milestone birthday in 2026, turning 70. It's too beautiful not to be celebrated. On a "ROUND trip" through the republic, on the live stages of the country, which have always been STOPPOK's emotional territory and natural habitat. So let's dive into the celebration tours with angles and edges, with heart and mind, with a new album and old friends. The text-song-guitar icon presents himself in the most casual birthday mood.
He is and remains the model example of an entire craft: For 50 years, STOPPOK has been on the road as a unique live phenomenon of vital songwriting art, as an independent spirit "on solid ground," who made the choice early on between "money or life," as an outstanding lyricist full of wit, wisdom, and pointed poetry. There can be no talk of waning strength and ideas. One indication: The last two albums, "Jubel" and "Teufelsküche," landed in the top five of the Media Control Charts.
STOPPOK is a singer and musician, highly regarded by renowned colleagues, who combines loose talk with astounding craftsmanship (he masters his string instruments with a highly personal touch). In recent years, he has been complemented by original footwork when he supports his folk, blues, and rock-based sound with rhythmic dynamics using a foot machine.
That’s why STOPPOK can afford to go on tour solo because he stands out as an entertainer, musician, and storyteller on his own. His acoustic concerts are therefore legendary, for the artist himself, “pure freedom.” From November 19 to December 23, the solo variant of the "ROUND trip" takes place primarily in seated venues. Fitting for a new song from the album released for the tour: "The longer we go together, the better we will understand each other."
STOPPOK remains persistent, joyful, and whimsical. He surprises us with special live evenings where spontaneity, mockery, and soul massage triumph. Nothing is settled with seventy. What luck!

Photo: Martin Huch

Foyer entry: 7:00 PM

In order to be able to stand, sit, or walk without pain, the back muscles must be well developed. During "Rückenfit", specific exercises are applied to strengthen the abdominal and back muscles, improving flexibility, alleviating back problems, and also enhancing posture. Additionally, training is made more motivating through the use of music.

Fitness instructor Roland Kirchinger offers a comprehensive abdominal and back program at the Kurhaus to mobilize and strengthen your spine-stabilizing muscles, enabling you to feel healthy and comfortable all around.

Please come in comfortable sportswear and bring a towel. Mats will be provided.

Meeting Point: Tourist Information in the Kurhaus

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.

We Salute You - The Nearest Thing To The Real Thing!

In 1973, brothers Angus and Malcolm Young founded the ultimate rock band AC/DC. Over the following decades, they set standards in terms of sound, groove, and show. Moreover, AC/DC repeatedly proved their keen sense for catchy rock songs and landed many big hits that generations of rock fans still love today.

The internationally-staffed band around English singer Grant Foster has been proving since its founding in 2017 that there is only one true AC/DC tribute show: We Salute You!

With a powerful sound, perfectly tuned light show, oversized, lowering Hells Bell, a staggering 21 thundering cannons, pyro show, columns of flame, catwalks into the audience, and over gigantic walls of Marshall boxes, an extra stage for the sweat-inducing show of lead guitarist Flo, as well as a bagpipe interlude to the first hit in AC/DC's history "It's A Long Way To The Top," We Salute You does not hold back in terms of show!

The other hardcore musicians Olli Schneiß (rhythm guitar), Dieter Fleischer (bass), and Erwin Rieder (drums) ensure with carefully selected original equipment and utmost dedication that you get THE brutal, ultimate AC/DC sound and groove!

It’s no wonder that We Salute You has been invited to the most important events in Central Europe. Among other things, the band played for over 10,000 enthusiastic people at the Danube Island Festival in Vienna, the northern German Baltic Open Air, and at the Moto GP at the Red Bull Ring/A. Additionally, the five hardcore AC/DC fans have since rocked some of the legendary stages that their idols personally stepped onto: Jahrhunderthalle/Frankfurt, SachsenArena/Riesa, Circus Krone/Munich.

So, if you are looking for THE uncompromising AC/DC show, you can't miss We Salute You!

Here are some press quotes:
“Transformed the X-Point into an AC/DC temple”
“21 cannons made the valley tremble”
“Cannon thunder in the cultural garden”
“A rock performance of the highest class”
“... a copy as good as the original”

Doors open at 19:00

The most beautiful Christmas songs accompanied by a live band

Many local performers warmly invite all residents of Dinslaken to join in singing the most beautiful Christmas songs on Friday, December 19, at 6 PM!

Under the motto “Weihnachtssingen an der Burg,” Daniela Grüning, Jan Schneider, and a live band will create an unforgettable sing-along concert for the whole family – outdoors in the atmospherically illuminated Burgtheater Dinslaken.

Whether classics like O du fröhliche or modern Christmas melodies – everyone will get into the festive spirit here! Refreshments will be provided: mulled wine, children's punch, and winter treats will ensure cozy warmth and good cheer.

Doors open at 4:00 PM

On to the next pre-Christmas party with one of THE legendary bands of the Ruhr area!
For everyone who came too late to the sold-out concert in 2025… now is the chance to block the evening before Christmas Eve 2026 and finish all Christmas shopping early!
What would Christmas be without “Jesus of Bombay”? The Christmas concert by Marilyn’s Army has been a tradition in Essen for decades. And sometimes it gets loud: On their 13th full-length album “Zeit zu schreien” released in 2022, the band, which has been around since 1986, showcased all their facets once again – from dark wave punk numbers like “The end of the world as you know it” to up-tempo ska hits like “New Gang.” In 2024, the Army also diligently worked on full-length album No. 14. Who knows if a new release is also on the horizon in 2026?
But as is customary for a pre-Christmas gathering, plenty of Marilyn’s Army classics will ring out for everyone to sing along to. From now 40 years of band history.
And in the audience, many reunions will traditionally be celebrated, and old connections will be rekindled. A family celebration indeed, one that you shouldn’t miss!

Copyright: Marilyn's Army

Doors open: 19:00

The bass presses you against the wall, the groove pulsates through every fiber, towels and clothes are propelled wildly over the heads and the sweat drips from the ceiling - the Music Monks are in town! Germany's first and only SEEED & Peter Fox tribute band has been conquering dance halls, concert halls, festivals, and open airs throughout the German-speaking area for over eight years and guarantees to leave the crowd in exactly two states: thoroughly danced out and overjoyed! What originated from a spontaneous idea at the end of 2009 has long since developed into one of the fattest tributes in the country and with a set of over two hours, it turns dance floors upside down from the North Sea to Italy and from Görlitz to the Ruhr area. The secret: a meticulously checked set, performed on stage by professional musicians in the authentic Seeed line-up with a mix of passion, groove, and infectious joy that borders on abandon. So, it's no wonder that the powerful twelve-piece group from the Rhine-Main area have long been graciously approved by the original Berliners. The audience can expect a Seeed & Peter Fox best-of experience that leaves hardly any time to catch your breath: besides hits like "Ding," "Dickes B," "Stadtaffe," "Alles Neu," "Dancehall Caballeros," "Aufsteh'n," or "Waterpumpee," the sweat-inducing live shows also include blockbusters like "Augenbling," "Lok auf 2 Beinen," or "Molotov" on the setlist. Since day one, the Monks have acted according to the code 'Trademarks? Yes! - Corset? No, thanks!'. After all, the band is not interested in a lifeless copy - first and foremost, they are huge fans of the original, creating the occasional live remix with noticeable joy and celebrating each track with absolute dedication. Any questions? Doors open: 7:00 PM

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.