Open Heritage Days 2024 to feature light shows and music

"The Open Heritage Days gives people an opportunity to immerse themselves in the city's history over three days and to learn more about the past," said Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media. The highlights include a light show by the cinema collective "A Wall is a Screen" on September 6. The façades of the Kontorhaus district in particular the Sprinkenhof, will be used for film screenings. A water-light concert entitled "Pomp and Circumstances" with a protected organ from 1973 will get underway on the Planten un Blomen's lake. Other highlights include a get-together with restorers in the Xpon Art Gallery, guided tours of the historic Rauchkate in Neugraben-Fischbek and the Martin Luther King Church in Steilshoop, which will be transformed into a jazz hall.

Visitors can also tour the warm water block on the Veddel. The building, designed by Fritz Schumacher, was the first facility in the district with hot running water. Guided tours of historic office buildings in City North are also on offer. Family-friendly activities include visits to Harburg Town Hall and the luffing jib cranes in Altona. Fans can also go on a cycling tour of  various historical sites. The weekend ends with "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in the historic Metropolis cinema in downtown Hamburg. More information is available online. The Open Heritage Days are co-ordinated by the Hamburg Monument Preservation Foundation and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Media's Monument Preservation Office.
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