Welcome to the realm of knowledge in the Baroque era: Stepping onto creaking floorboards into the quiet grandeur of our historical library hall, one is immediately enveloped by the collective knowledge of the Early Modern period. Like stage sets in a Baroque theater, the original bookshelves jut into the space, housing around 50,000 books from all fields of knowledge. Behind unassuming book spines lie remarkable treasures, such as the first German Bible printed in America.

At the end of the 17th century, the orphanage's library was established as one of the first public libraries in Germany. Primarily through donations, book exchanges, and their own publications, the library grew so rapidly that within a few years, it was comparable to significant German university libraries. In 1728, it received its own building, which is considered the oldest surviving secular library structure in Germany. Not only in recent times has the library been visited by guests and researchers from around the world: Albrecht von Haller, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe all admired its bibliophilic treasures. We present a selection of them for you in rotating cabinet exhibitions in the former reading room of the library.

10 am - 5 pm

Welcome to the home of Jever Pilsener.

Jever Pilsener comes from Jever. And that is located in a very special part of Germany: in Friesland. The water, the air, the light, and not least the rough climate have shaped the Frisian landscape and Jever Pilsener. We invite you to explore the secrets of Jever - on an exciting brewery tour!

The Friesian-bitter experience

The brewery tour begins with a knowledgeable guided tour through the historic brewery museum and through our modern brew house from the brewing plant to the bottling, where up to 60,000 bottles are filled per hour.
The ongoing bottle filling is very likely on weekdays, but due to possible maintenance, cleaning, and setup work, this is not guaranteed in every case.
Especially on Friday afternoons and Saturdays, the bottling is relatively likely not to be in operation. We ask for your understanding in advance.

After the tour, we offer a tasting (30 minutes) of our Jever beers with a choice of two glasses of Jever Pilsener, Jever Fun, Jever Fun Lemon, Jever Fun Blood Orange, or Jever Light for everyone aged 16 and over. Non-alcoholic drinks are also available.
In addition, our brewery taproom serves a homemade snack and presents a souvenir.
For children and teenagers (up to 15 years), a soft drink and a small snack will be served.

Adults 16 and over 19.90 euros
Youth/Children 6 to 16 years 9.90 euros*
Children up to 5 years free*
(*only accompanied by an adult)

Duration of the event: 2 hours

--> Maximum group size: 20 people

We do not offer tours on Mondays, Sundays, or public holidays in Lower Saxony.
We also ask for your understanding that at the moment, for organizational reasons, we can only offer the dates shown online and no additional dates.

One last word:
Safety is very important to us. We ask that during the tour, you strictly follow the instructions of the brewery guides. Wearing sturdy footwear and carrying an umbrella in bad weather is recommended. As a precaution, we would like to point out that our brew house is not wheelchair accessible. There are longer walking paths and stairs to navigate. Therefore, the tour is unfortunately not suitable for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users.

And after the brewery tour?
How about a visit to our Jever Shop? Just a few steps from our brewery, you will find everything a Jever fan desires. We are open from 10 am to 6 pm from Monday to Friday and from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays.

Palace-like, the orphanage rises on Franckeplatz. Then as now, it is the centerpiece of the Francke Foundations. Erected in 1698 as the first building of the school city, it represents a new facet of European Baroque, combining confident representation without extravagant ornamentation and setting the tone for orphanage architecture.

Today, the orphanage is our museum and cultural center. Right from the start, two permanent exhibitions guide you through the history of the foundation and the global impact of Pietism. On the first floor, the former prayer and singing hall surprises with its bright architecture. Today, it enjoys an excellent reputation as a concert hall due to its fantastic acoustics. In the adjacent conference rooms, a photo exhibition showcases the impressive renovation work since the foundations were reestablished in 1991. The second floor is reserved for our changing special exhibitions, which provide insight into important themes of the foundation's history from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Passing through the art and natural history collections in the attic, you reach the balcony via a narrow wooden staircase. Here, a wide view opens up over the impressive ensemble with school buildings from three centuries. There is also a splendid panorama of the Old Town of Halle from here. In the basement, children can explore their own paths in the Krokoseum.

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

»Hee Haw« - finally new songs by Mandowar!
In 2023, Mandowar will stay true to their successful concept: Cover hits with mandolin, bass ukulele,
and guitar. Small instruments - big songs - big fun.

On the new album, Mandowar looks beyond the headbanger cosmos and makes Michael Jackson's
"Billie Jean" sound surprisingly tough. Mandowar enjoys daring mashups: Rage Against The
Machine meets Queen, Kiss meets Prince. Even wilder and more bizarre are the mixtures of The
Offspring, Lady Gaga, and Bon Jovi or Blur, Backstreet Boys, and Boney M. Of course, reinterpretations of hard rock classics are not missing: Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" from the
year 1980 is there, as well as Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" and "Detroit Rock City" by Kiss.

"The Joe must go on" - what else could the new album be called?
"Life must go on" has been the band's motto since the release of their last album in 2015. The band continued after the death of the band's founder Tom Launhard in 2016,
just as it is now after the long Corona dry spell with nearly 100 canceled concerts. Joe is the
name of the bassist. He spends performances almost motionless, showing no expression.
Almost robotically, yet stoically, he conjures up astonishing bass lines from his bass ukulele. Has Joe
now learned to walk? "He even dances in the current program," emphasizes band leader Nils and promises "The Joe will turn into a monster."

This suggests that Mandowar shows are much more than just concerts. "Their live program
has more laughs than many comedy shows, and the atmosphere is more jovial than with many
Irish folk bands. Metal fans in shirts and suit-wearers might even embrace," explains their booker Olaf Menne.
Metal and rock turn into country, polka, hillbilly, bluegrass, or folk. Schlager quotes are also allowed. A band that brings a lot of Hessian humor but always approaches originals with great respect. "We see our versions as homage to songs that mean a lot to us," explains
Hofmann.

Despite fewer concerts and the long release break, their songs are streamed millions of times.
Spotify playlists like "Acoustic Rock Covers," "Country Metal," or "Fantasy Bard Songs" often showcase Mandowar songs and attract new fans from around the world.

Doors Open: 7:00 PM

Still Collins
30 Jahre “The very best of Phil Collins & Genesis – live!”

“A long long way to go” textete Phil Collins 1985 auf seinem 3. Soloalbum. Da ahnte er sicher noch nicht, dass sich 10 Jahre später ein paar verrückte Musikstudenten auf den Weg machen würden, um mit einer neuen Band seine Songs originalgetreu nachzuspielen. Warum auch? Wer hört sich schon 2 Stunden Livemusik von einer Band an, die nur EINEN Künstler covert? Heute wissen wir mehr, denn die Szene der Tributebands, der Still Collins immer noch voranschreitet, ist fester Bestandteil der Konzertlandschaft in Musikclubs, Stadthallen und Theatern in ganz Europa.

Still Collins hat in 30 Jahren mehr als 1700 Konzerte gegeben, immer noch stehen 4 von 7 Musikern als Gründungsmitglieder auf der Bühne. Dies zeigt sich bei jedem einzelnen Konzert in einer unfassbaren Routine, mit der die Band zusammenspielt, brilliantem Sound und einer ausgefeilten Performance vom ersten bis zum letzten Song. Dabei versteht sich von allein, dass selbst eingefleischte Fans des Originals kaum einen akustischen Unterschied zwischen dem „Tribute“ und dem „Meister“ ausmachen können. Trau‘ Deinen Augen, sagt man, denn ER ist es natürlich nicht. Aber trau‘ Deinen Ohren,
dann wirst Du glauben, ER sei es doch!

Von „Selling England by the pound“ bis hin zum letzten Phil Collins Soloalbum blicken Still Collins programmatisch auf die komplette musikalische Palette der Phil Collins- und Genesis-Musikgeschichte und beleuchten gerne auch schon mal kurz das angrenzende Solo-Thema „Peter Gabriel“. Top Sound, aufwendiges Lichtdesign – die Band ist gut gerüstet für die nächsten 1700 Konzerte in absoluten Top-Locations. Besser kann man das als Tributeband nicht machen.

Einlass 18.30 Uhr

What power does the word have? For Halleschen Pietismus, the word was of central importance. On the ground floor of the Historical Orphanage, we show you how August Hermann Francke's reform movement could spread around the world.

Francke developed central reformative goals of Martin Luther's with Halleschen Pietismus. His approach was as clear as it was revolutionary: Every person should find God through their own Bible reading. However, for this to happen, everyone - boys and girls alike - had to learn to read, everyone should be able to afford their own Bible and it should be printed in their own native language. Therefore, Francke established schools for all social classes, printed millions of German-language People's Bibles, and created an international network through which the Bible was translated into many other languages. His educational initiative allowed a broad population to engage with the word. In the 18th-century evangelical parsonages, the authors of the Romantic and Enlightenment periods were highly regarded. A culture of self-reflection spread in Pietism, which was reflected in diaries and personal testimonies, giving us remarkable insights into the spiritual life of people of that time. Symbolically, the power of the word is also evident in the meticulously restored pulpit from the Church of St. Ulrich in Halle, where Francke preached from 1715 and which you can admire in the exhibition.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Visual theater

Most fairy tales are very old and go back further than any other literary forms in human history. They have been passed down from generation to generation and are, despite their simplicity, rich in imagination, wonders, and also admonitions. Looking back, childhood is often associated with fairy tales, and almost everyone knows the comforting pleasure of hearing the same magical story again and again, in which everything magically leads to a happy ending. Heinrich Heine recalls his nurse, who told him about the goose girl and the talking horse head, in "Germany. A Winter's Tale". The internationally cast ensemble of Ton und Kirschen brings to life the special magic inherent in fairy tales to tell fantastic stories. They transform classic fairy tales with puppets, masks, dance, acting, and live music into highly lively, contemporary theater, where even the allegorical warnings contained in the fairy tales are not overlooked.

The Ton und Kirschen traveling theater was founded in 1992 in Glindow in Potsdam-Mittelmark by Margarete Biereye and David Johnston after 20 years of theater experience with the English "Footsbarn Travelling Theatre". Today, the company includes nine actors and musicians from Germany, England, France, Wales, Italy, and Colombia. Ton und Kirschen performs frequently in Germany, especially in the state of Brandenburg, but is also often invited to international festivals, such as in France, Poland, India, Colombia, Korea, and Morocco.

The French trio Zadig from Paris is one of the most exciting young piano trios in Europe – captivating, virtuosic, and full of charm. It has won eleven international awards and released several CDs. The ensemble is a guest for the first time at the Sommertöne. Works closely connected to Leipzig will be performed: with piano trios by Clara Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the trio Zadig offers a tribute to the city of music. The opening concert will be completed by Rafael Cátala's gripping composition "Triage" – a brilliant start for the Sommertöne 2025!

Copyright: Amaury Viduvier

Admission: 6:30 PM

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PRICES AND AVAILABILITY:
Each season ticket can be recharged for the new season.

The dispatch of season tickets for new customers 25/26 starts in good time before the 1st home game. Existing season tickets will be recharged.

Only options possible

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

20 years after the artist, author, and performer Vaginal Davis moved from Los Angeles to Berlin, the Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition of her work in Germany. In her groundbreaking creation, punk and glamour, queer activism and Black counterculture, as well as resistance and desire, intertwine. Vaginal Davis: Fabelhaftes Produkt unites large-scale installations, paintings, video and film works, zines, texts, music, and performance, offering a comprehensive overview of Davis' multifaceted practice and her artistic collaborations. As part of the exhibition, the art collective CHEAP presents the installation Choose Mutation with photographs by Annette Frick. Fabelhaftes Produkt invites you into the universe of Vaginal Davis, populated by literary heroines, mythical figures, and real icons.
Initiated by the Moderna Museet, Stockholm, in collaboration with the Gropius Bau, Berlin, and MoMA PS1, New York
 
 
 
 

The rose is a fascinating flower. Not only is it an ornament for any garden and wonderfully fragrant – no, it has also influenced wide parts of life with its symbolic power, such as love, politics, art, mythology, religion, and much more. Furthermore, rose oil and rose water are used in the cosmetics and food industries, and 42 percent of all cut flowers sold are roses, with cultivation in non-European countries and trade being problematic.

As particularly beautiful flowering plants and an indispensable part of the ecosystem, roses can also raise awareness of the pressing issues of the present, such as biodiversity and conservation, and thus the climate problem. All of this is at the center of the exhibition on the cultural history of the rose, while of course the plant and its role in garden culture will not be overlooked.
Interesting objects from the fields of fashion, design, art, as well as everyday life, are meant to convey a sense of the allure that the rose has exerted and continues to exert – even with its dark side.

Scent stations promise an experience for the senses, and several interactive stations make the exhibition an experience for the whole family.

Sponsored by the MWK and the Lüneburg Landscape Association, the VR Foundation of the Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken in Northern Germany, Volksbank Celle, branch of the Hannoversche Volksbank, and the Museumsverein Celle e.V.

Tue - Sun 11 AM - 5 PM

We all access the internet daily through web browsers. The question of how browsers determine what we experience online has fascinated artists early on. Based on a research project by the KIT Institute for Art and Architectural History on browser art, the exhibition »Choose Your Filter!« provides insights into 30 years of browser development. Here, you can discover and try out browser visions through interactive installations. 

Wed to Fri from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Sat and Sun 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

2025 will be a year full of intrigue, passion, and daring duels!

We won't reveal the exact content of our adaptation of the cult film just yet – stay tuned! However, to give you a rough idea of what to expect, we have summarized the content of the original:

“Scaramouche, der Mann mit der Maske” tells the story of the charismatic nobleman André Moreau, who is sent on a dangerous quest for his origins in the midst of the French Revolution. Driven by love and revenge, he transforms from a nobleman to a masked jester as he seeks to avenge the death of his best friend and preserve his forbidden love for the enchanting Aline.

Destined by fate, he learns the art of fencing and defies powerful opponents like the ruthless Marquis de Maynes. But when truth and betrayal come to light, André faces one final, decisive battle – not only with the saber, but also with his heart.

Doors open: 7:00 PM

Tragedy by William Shakespeare.
Directed by: Guy Roberts. Stage/Costumes: Heike Neugebauer, Rike Schimitschek. Music: Patrick Neil Doyle. With: Svea Auerbach, Simon Elias, Linnea George, Tim Lee, Erik Roßbander.

MACBETH is one of Shakespeare’s shortest plays, but it is loaded with action and dramatic turns. The events tumble forward so quickly Macbeth feels powerless to stop them. For Macbeth, the events of the play bring the adventure and terror of his familiar battlefield to the supposed peaceful and trusted boundary of his home. He is caught in an endless circle of pain, destruction and death brought on by his own misguided choices. Once Macbeth agrees to the fate of the play, he is powerless to leave the destructive and deadly path of his actions. He fools himself into believing he will not reap the consequences of his own choices. Shakespeare’s Macbeth is desperate for love, recognition, honour and friendship. Desperate for power…Desperate. Just desperate.

The performance uses a cinematic way of story-telling: a straight line of action, a hypnotic soundtrack, sober but expressive costume, and the use of light and fog to create an atmosphere that may very well appeal to a younger audience.

Ten Years of Meissen Porcelain Foundation
Exhibition at the Museum of the Meissen Porcelain Foundation, March 21, 2025 to February 22, 2026

Collecting fascinates. The Meissen Porcelain Foundation was founded at the end of 2014, and it began its work in 2015. It preserves the cultural heritage of Meissen porcelain. One of the foundation's tasks is the care of the historical collection of the Meissen porcelain manufactory.

Manufacturer founder Augustus the Strong referred to his passion for porcelain as “Maladie.” This literally means “disease,” but stands for his boundless longing for the precious white gold. This fascination is shared to this day by generations of collectors – and artists. Their porcelains showcase the invention, production, and collection of the white treasures. Porcelain craftsmen provide insight into their art. Happy collectors cherish their treasures. Artists play with the term porcelain and transform centuries-old tools into contemporary porcelain art.

The exhibition provides insight into the work of the foundation and showcases Meissen porcelains around the theme of collecting.

„Fly with me! Fly with me!“, calls Albi, the Alpine swift, who nests under the roof of the Linden Museum during the summer months. On your flight through the permanent exhibitions, you will encounter the transparent kangaroo, hear about an extinct bird, and can listen to the conversation with Seraa, the elephant. Whether in pictures or clothing, made from wood, ceramics, and stone – the animals and their representations tell of the coexistence of humans and animals. This relationship is not always straightforward. On one hand, many animals are admired, revered, and appreciated as companions or domestic and farm animals, while on the other hand, their habitats are also destroyed and they are hunted or displaced.

In the exhibition, illustrator Promina Shrestha brings the animals on the objects to life through her images. During the listening and stamping rally, you will discover together with Albi what the animals have to say, solve puzzles, and collect stamps.

€ 4/3 including permanent exhibitions
Children up to 18 years free

Tue to Sat 10 AM - 5 PM / Sun and holidays 10 AM - 6 PM / Closed on Dec 24, 25, and 31

Welcome to the realm of knowledge in the Baroque era: Stepping onto creaking floorboards into the quiet grandeur of our historical library hall, one is immediately enveloped by the collective knowledge of the Early Modern period. Like stage sets in a Baroque theater, the original bookshelves jut into the space, housing around 50,000 books from all fields of knowledge. Behind unassuming book spines lie remarkable treasures, such as the first German Bible printed in America.

At the end of the 17th century, the orphanage's library was established as one of the first public libraries in Germany. Primarily through donations, book exchanges, and their own publications, the library grew so rapidly that within a few years, it was comparable to significant German university libraries. In 1728, it received its own building, which is considered the oldest surviving secular library structure in Germany. Not only in recent times has the library been visited by guests and researchers from around the world: Albrecht von Haller, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe all admired its bibliophilic treasures. We present a selection of them for you in rotating cabinet exhibitions in the former reading room of the library.

10 am - 5 pm

Whether hat, bag or jewelry, completely extravagant, fashionable or classically simple: The desire to adorn oneself has been present since time immemorial. Accessories seem to have no limits. They are subject to constantly changing fashion trends, and many items are worn differently today than in the past or not at all. However, for people in the past centuries, there were indispensable items that complemented clothing and were part of everyday attire.
The exhibition „alltagsschick & sonntagsfein“ in the Bergfried „Dicker Wilhelm“ therefore focuses on various accessories from old to new. It mainly presents objects from the museum's collection. These primarily date from the 19th and early 20th centuries and also reflect the daily life of the people in the region. Many of the pieces are donations from Freyburg and the surrounding area. This is complemented by selected loans.

For certain occasions, corresponding accessories were worn, and rules determined the type of personal decoration. However, they all share the intention of emphasizing both the individuality and the social belonging of their wearers. Whether for the dance ball, theater, or the Sunday stroll, such as to Neuenburg and its charming surroundings.
As early as the 19th century, Neuenburg Castle was a travel destination for interested visitors from near and far. This is evidenced by the oldest surviving guestbook from 1840, which was available in the Bergfried. However, the oldest entry in the guestbook dates back to October 5, 1828: none other than the father of gymnastics, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852), described his view from the „Dicker Wilhelm“ 197 years ago. But what accessories did he wear when he dared to make the ascent? At the very least, he must have been dressed either alltagschick or sonntagsfein.

Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm; last admission at 5:30 pm