110 years of Behrensbau - House of History North Rhine-Westphalia invites to anniversary talk, 8.12.22

Düsseldorf Calendar, 4 December 2022

110 Years of the Behrensbau - The Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen invites you to an anniversary talk on

8 December 2022.

Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen, Behrensbau ©Axel Thunker

Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen, Behrensbau ©Axel Thunker

Düsseldorf, 4 December 2022: The Behrensbau in Düsseldorf will be 110 years old and the Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen, House of History North Rhine-Westphalia, invites you to an anniversary talk on 8 December. Panel guests such as Constanze Itzel, Director of the House of European History in Brussels, former Minister President Jürgen Rüttgers and Thorsten Scheer, Peter Behrens School of Arts will talk about architecture, politics and history. The event will be moderated by Gabriele Uelsberg, Member of the Presidium of the Foundation Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Behrensbau

The Behrens Building on Mannesmannufer in Düsseldorf, designed by Peter Behrens, was inaugurated in December 1912 after only 19 months of construction as the administrative building of Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG. After the Second World War, it became the seat of the British military government, and after the founding of North Rhine-Westphalia, it became the "state chancellery" of the first minister presidents from 1947. In 1953, the Mannesmann board of directors returned to the building. After the takeover of the group by Vodafone in 2000, the British telecommunications company moved into the building. Today it is the site of the future contemporary history museum on the history of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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Düsseldorf, 4. Dezember 2022: Der Düsseldorfer Behrensbau wird 110 Jahre und das Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen lädt zu einem Jubiläums-Talk ein am 8.Dezember. Podiumgäste wie Constanze Itzel, Direktorin des Hauses der Europäischen Geschichte in Brüssel, Ministerpräsident a. D. Jürgen Rüttgers und Thorsten Scheer, Peter Behrens School of Arts sprechen über Architektur, Politik und Geschichte. Moderiert wird die Veranstaltung von Gabriele Uelsberg, Mitglied des Präsidiums der Stiftung Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Der Behrensbau am Mannesmannufer in Düsseldorf, entworfen von Peter Behrens, wurde im Dezember 1912 nach nur 19 Monaten Bauzeit als Verwaltungsgebäude der Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG eingeweiht. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde er Sitz der britischen Militärregierung, nach der Gründung von Nordrhein-Westfalen ab 1947 „Landeskanzlei“ der ersten Ministerpräsidenten. 1953 kehrt der Vorstand von Mannesmann in das Gebäude zurück. Nach der Übernahme des Konzerns durch Vodafone im Jahr 2000 zieht das britische Telekommunikationsunternehmen in den Bau ein. Heute ist er Standort des künftigen zeithistorischen Museums zur nordrhein-westfälischen Landesgeschichte, des Hauses der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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Where to register / Wo Sie sich anmelden können:

Anniversary talk on 8 December 2022, 19.00.

veranstaltungen@hdgnrw.de or call 0211 513613-33

Venue: Behrensbau, Mannesmannufer 2, 40213 Düsseldorf.

Admission is free.

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