rock'n'pop museum
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| Data | |
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| place | Gronau |
| Art |
Museum of Music History
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| opening | June 21, 2004 |
| management |
Thomas Albers
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| Website | |
| ISIL | DE-MUS-788616 |
The rock'n'popmuseum is a museum for popular culture in Gronau (Westphalia) . The exhibition shows the cultural history of 20th century popular music . In the permanent exhibition there are numerous exhibits from the history of music. The museum is unique in Germany for this genre of music history.
history
The idea of founding the rock'n'pop museum came from “Panik” rocker Udo Lindenberg , the city's most famous son. A financing plan was drawn up with the participation of the Museum Office and the Borken district . The “ Popkomm ” trade fair for music and entertainment was then won over to help develop the content of the museum concept. In 2003 the concept was completed. The rock'n'popmuseum gGmbH was founded , a non-profit organization that still operates the museum today. The former turbine hall of the textile company Mathieu van Delden serves as the building for the museum . The construction costs of the museum totaled around 15.5 million DM . After around four years of construction, the rock'n'popmuseum was officially opened on July 21, 2004. On this occasion, Udo Lindenberg and the then Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Peer Steinbrück , also appeared and unveiled the sign on “Udo-Lindenberg-Platz”, the museum's official address.
“The turbine hall becomes a wind machine, it always blows fresh wind and lively movement into society. (...) The Rock Museum will be a fountain of youth for Gronau. I wish you that, with a whole fresh rock'n'roll heart. "
concept
The central subject of the rock'n'pop museum is music. The exhibition links the musical experience with information and, above all, the sensual experience with interaction . Media installations make the music tangible for the visitor. The development of popular music, which has been going on for over 100 years, is made audible and tangible for visitors. The museum provides an extensive background on around 100 years of rock and pop history. Regular special exhibitions and key themes complement the permanent exhibition with individual aspects of rock and pop history.
The rock'n'popmuseum sees itself as a place of science and education. The museum offers an extensive database on the history of rock and pop music, which is used as a source for scientific work. In addition, workshops and seminars for teachers of various subjects are offered. One example of this is the teacher training as part of the special exhibition on the Scorpions "Winds of change - rock music in Germany in the socio-political area of tension between imitation, agitation, progression and affirmation".
exhibition
The permanent exhibition is supplemented several times a year by changing special exhibitions.
Permanent exhibition
In the permanent exhibition, museum visitors can experience the history of popular music from 1877 to the present day in multimedia. Starting with the chamber music of the late 19th century, the cultural history of music is presented. The exhibits include a shirt by Jimi Hendrix , a guitar by Pete Townshend and gloves by Marlene Dietrich .
Special exhibitions
| exhibition | Period |
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| Udo Lindenberg's Likörelle | July 2004 - January 2005 |
| For adults only | January - May 2005 |
| Like Anselm Kiefer | June - October 2005 |
| Musician self-portraits | December 2005 - February 2006 |
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Rockpalast photographs by Thomas von der Heiden and Rainer Laigraf in cooperation with WDR television . |
February - June 2006 |
| Just wanna See His Face The Story of the Rolling Stones . With pictures by Sebastian Krüger and photographs by Carl van der Walle. |
July - December 2006 |
| Well BRAVO ! 50 years of youth culture. |
December 2006 - March 2007 |
| The Udo Lindenberg phenomenon | March - August 2007 |
| The Relic Show | September - October 2007 |
| History of the recording studios | October 2007 - February 2008 |
| Too much future. Punk in the GDR | May - July 2008 |
| Being on the road - a popular culture myth |
August 2008 - January 2009 |
| Pinups airbrushed on old auto parts |
January - February 2009 |
| The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Death and Dying in Rock Music. An exhibition by the Künstlerdorf Schöppingen Foundation . |
March - August 2009 |
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Techno A look back into the future |
November 2009 - April 2010 |
| Music Was My First Love | September - November 2010 |
| The Art of John Lennon Exhibition about the ex- Beatle John Lennon. |
December 2010 - February 2011 |
| Imageb (u) ile the past, present and future of the video clip . |
January - July 2011 |
| Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane An exhibition about the band Scorpions on the occasion of their farewell tour. |
January 2011 - August 2012 |
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ESC The story of the Eurovision Song Contest. |
April 2011 - May 2011 |
| Rock'n'revolution | October - November 2011 |
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Freddie Mercury A Kind Of Magic |
November 2011 - January 2012 |
| 50 / fifty - Rolling Stones An exhibition on the occasion of the 50th stage anniversary of the Rolling Stones - with paintings by Sebastian Krüger and photographs by Fritz Werner Haver. |
May - August 2012 |
| Gone with the Wind - Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix and the Fehmarn Festival , an exhibition on the occasion of Hendrix's 70th birthday. |
November 2012 - March 2013 |
| ShePOP - Women.Power.Music Thematic treatment of women in all areas of rock and pop music, from the artist to the manager to the groupie . |
March - September 2013 |
| Marilyn intimate Ted Stampfer's private collection. |
June - September 2013 |
| Myths and Legends | October - December 2013 |
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Elvis Presley From Graceland to Gronau |
December 2013 - March 2014 |
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Michael Jackson The Dittmar Collection |
June - September 2014 |
| 100 years of German hits ! | March - December 2014 |
| Styles - HipHop in Germany! | June 2015 - February 2016 |
| Ludwig lives! Beethoven in Pop | May - October 2020 |
CAN recording studio
Museum visitors have been able to visit the faithful studio of the avant-garde band Can since 2007 . The recording studio was dismantled in the former cinema in Weilerswist and rebuilt in the rock'n'pop museum. The studio is used for professional recordings.
Web links
literature
- Alfred Hagemann, Elmar Hoff (ed.): Island of Dreams: Music in Gronau and Enschede 1895-2005 October 31, 2006.
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] Revitalization through culture - The rock'n'pop museum in Gronau.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the rock'n'pop museum.
- ↑ BTHVN2020 - Beethoven Jubiläums GmbH: Ludwig is alive! Beethoven in Pop. Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
