House of Youth (Hanover)
The House of Youth Hanover is a children's and youth recreational facility that was established in 1951 in the southern part of Hanover . The facility claims to be the first youth house built in Germany after the Second World War , which was open to all youth organizations and also unorganized young people.
history
The House of Youth was built in 1949–1951 on the initiative of the Hanoverian youth associations by the city of Hanover at Maschstrasse 22–24. Support came from the British occupation forces, a large donation from public funds from the United States and the active help of young people from Hanover. The facility was created in order to offer the former “bunker youth” a meeting point and a cultural site. The house should also be a place for the democratic re-education of the youth and a lead towards a united Europe . The foundation laid Federal President Theodor Heuss on 30 October 1949 of keeping the meaning of the house as Germany's first cultural building for the post-war youth emphasized. At the inauguration of the house on November 10, 1951, the then Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf, stated: "... the most diverse youth organizations come together under his roof to experience democracy " .
The Hanover State Theater , founded in 1952, gave its performances in the Haus der Jugend from 1952 until the move in 1958 to the Theater am Aegi .
Between 2007 and 2008, the house was redesigned with extensive renovation and conversion work without changing the external appearance of a typical 1950s building. In particular, acoustic and technical requirements were brought up to date, and all rooms were barrier-free . The current head of the house is the city youth worker.
use
- Holiday card campaigns, pottery, children's birthdays, flea markets, a stock of costumes and play equipment rental are offers especially for children.
- With the Rock Cafe, young people are given their first opportunity to present or enjoy music of the various styles of rock , pop , hip-hop , punk etc. on stage. In addition, paintings , graphics or photos can be exhibited or cabaret events attended. In Café NaNas (formerly Tic-Tac) food and drinks as well as a daily changing lunch menu are offered. A professional recording studio provides equipment and expert instructions on how to use it. A variety of other topics, such as children's circus, film events, media award ceremony, drum building project, complete the range of services offered by the house.
- The building is also the main building of the music school of the state capital Hanover , which as an educational institution in the department of education and qualification of the state capital Hanover offers children, young people and adults the possibility of musical training and musical activity.
- Several youth associations have offices in the House of Youth, such as the Hanover Sports Youth , the Youth Association of the Evangelical Free Churches in Hanover , the Nature Friends Youth , the Schreber Youth Hanover , the Hanover City Youth Association and the Hanover Peace Office .
literature
- Helmut Knocke , Hugo Thielen : Maschstraße 22 , in: Hannover Art and Culture Lexicon , p. 171
- The House of Youth in Hanover , ed. from urban traffic u. Press office, Hanover: Buchdruckwerkstätten Hannover GmbH, [o. J., 1952]
- House of Youth Hanover , press office of the capital Hanover, [o. J.]
- Rainer Kasties, Waldemar R. Röhrbein : House of Youth in: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 274
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the City of Hanover: From the beginning of the 19th century to the present , publisher: Schlütersche, 1994, ISBN 9783877063644
Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 55 " N , 9 ° 44 ′ 37" E