Düsseldorf Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Culture and recreation== {{Unreferenced section|date=December 2014}} Elector [[Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine|Jan Wellem]] and his wife [[Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici]] of Tuscany, were patrons of Düsseldorf's first significant cultural activities in the 17th and 18th centuries. [[Heinrich Heine]], whose 200th birthday was celebrated in 1997 and who originally had a proposed [[Heinrich Heine Memorial|memorial]] in the city dedicated to him; Clara and [[Robert Schumann]]; and [[Felix Mendelssohn]], are the most prominent artists related to the city, which is home to a distinguished [[Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts|Academy of Fine Arts]]. The Düsseldorf cultural scene comprises traditional and [[avant-garde]], classical and glamorous. The world-famous state art collection of North Rhine-Westphalia, the highly acclaimed [[Deutsche Oper am Rhein]] (opera), and the [[Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus]] (theatre), artistic home of [[Gustaf Gründgens]], are major elements of Düsseldorf's reputation as a centre of the fine arts. ===Beer=== {{More citations needed section|date=December 2014}} Düsseldorf is well known for its [[Altbier]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Unknown |url=http://www.brauer-bund.de/bierfans/sorten/alt.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429113232/http://www.brauer-bund.de/bierfans/sorten/alt.htm |archive-date=29 April 2007 |title=Altbier |publisher=Brauer-bund.de |access-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a hoppy beer which translates as ''old [style] beer'', a reference to the pre-[[lager]] brewing method of using a warm [[top-fermenting yeast]] like British pale ales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000838.html|title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter – Copper-bottom ales halt lager tide in Germany|publisher=Beerhunter.com|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214102307/http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000838.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Over time the Alt yeast adjusted to lower temperatures, and the Alt brewers would store or lager the beer after fermentation, leading to a cleaner, crisper beer. The name "altbier" first appeared in the 19th century to differentiate the beers of Düsseldorf from the new [[pale lager]] that was gaining a hold on Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/altbier.html|title=Altbier|publisher=Germanbeerinstitute.com|access-date=8 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313011829/http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/altbier.html|archive-date=13 March 2009}}</ref> Brewers in Düsseldorf used the pale malts that were used for the modern pale lagers, but retained the old ("alt") method of using warm fermenting yeasts. The first brewery to use the name Alt was Schumacher which opened in 1838.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/dussbrew.htm#schumacher|title=Düsseldorf Breweries|publisher=Europeanbeerguide.net|access-date=8 July 2009|archive-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929194654/http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/dussbrew.htm#schumacher|url-status=live}}</ref> The founder, Mathias Schumacher, allowed the beer to mature in cool conditions in wooden casks for longer than normal, and laid the foundation for the modern alt – amber coloured and lagered.<ref>Prost! The Story of German Beer, Horst D. Dornbusch, Brewers Publications, 1997, pp 109–110; {{ISBN|0-937381-55-1}}</ref> The result is a pale beer that has some of the lean dryness of a lager but with fruity notes as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/dusspubs.htm|title=Düsseldorf Pub Guide: the best beer bars, pubs and brewpubs|publisher=Europeanbeerguide.net|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=15 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115125114/http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/dusspubs.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> There are five pub-breweries in Düsseldorf which brew Altbier on the premises: Füchschen, Schumacher, Schlüssel, Uerige and Brauerei Kürzer. Four of the five are in the historic centre of Düsseldorf (Altstadt); the other (Schumacher), between the Altstadt and Düsseldorf Central railway station (Hauptbahnhof), also maintains an establishment in the Altstadt, Im Goldenen Kessel, across the street from Schlüssel. Each (except Brauerei Kürzer) produces a special, secret, seasonal "Sticke" version in small quantities, though the names vary: Schlüssel spells it "Stike", without the "c", while Schumacher calls its special beer "Latzenbier", meaning "slat beer", possibly because the kegs from which it was poured had been stored on raised shelves.<ref name="Dornbusch">Horst Dornbusch, ''Altbier'', Boulder, CO: Brewers Publications.<!-- ISBN needed --></ref> Füchschen's seasonal is its Weihnachtsbier (Christmas beer), available in bottles starting mid-November, and served in the brewpub on [[Christmas Eve]].<ref name="Fuchschen Weihnachtsbier">{{cite web|url=http://www.fuechschen.de/htmlGB/start-frames-61.html |title=Fuchschen webpage on Weihnachtsbier |access-date=27 April 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127112721/http://www.fuechschen.de/htmlGB/start-frames-61.html |archive-date=27 January 2008 }}</ref> ===Music and nightlife=== [[File:Sensation White 2008 Silvester - LTU Arena, Düsseldorf.jpg|thumb|[[Sensation White]] New Year's Eve party, [[Merkur Spiel-Arena|Esprit Arena]]]] Düsseldorf has been home to a number of influential music artists and bands, particularly in the [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[krautrock]] genres, with [[Kraftwerk]] being the most prominent example. As one source describes, "This is the place where [[Neu!]] conceived the motorik beat, [[Harmonia (band)|Harmonia]] dreamed up ambient, [[Die Krupps]] expanded the idea of industrial, and where those brilliant mensch-maschines Kraftwerk, declared: 'We are the robots'."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollow |first=Christopher |date=2015-06-05 |title=How Dusseldorf became the birthplace of modern electronica |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/how-dusseldorf-became-the-birthplace-of-modern-electronica-20150602-13194w.html |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> Since the 1950s the "[[Kom(m)ödchen]]" has been one of the most prominent political cabarets of Germany. The city's best-known contribution to the culture of modern [[popular music]] is the influential avant-garde [[electronic music|electronic]] band [[Kraftwerk]]. Formed by two Düsseldorf-born musicians, [[Kraftwerk]] is internationally known as the most significant band in the history of [[post-war]] [[Music of Germany|German music]] and as pioneers in electronic music.<ref name="graun_kraftwerk">[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jul/25/artsfeatures.popandrock Desperately seeking Kraftwerk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326150515/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jul/25/artsfeatures.popandrock |date=26 March 2020 }}; "Kraftwerk [was] so far ahead of [its] time that the rest of the world...spent 25 years inventing new musical genres in an attempt to catch up. Another famous Synth-pop band to come from the city was [[Propaganda (band)|Propaganda]]. House, techno, hip-hop, trip-hop, synth-pop, trance, electroclash: Kraftwerk's influence looms over all of them. It's difficult to imagine what rock and pop music would sound like today if Kraftwerk had never existed", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 24 July 2003; accessed 8 December 2014.</ref> Other influential musical groups originating from Düsseldorf include [[Neu!]], formed in 1971 by [[Klaus Dinger]] and [[Michael Rother]], after their split from Kraftwerk,<ref name="The_Great_Rock_Discography">{{cite book|first=Martin Charles | last=Strong|title=The Great Rock Discography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DE9qW3YfHG4C|year=2002|publisher=Canongate|isbn=978-1-84195-312-0|page=687}}</ref> and [[La Düsseldorf]], also formed by Dinger in 1976 shortly after Neu! disbanded. Both groups had a significant influence on a variety of subsequent [[rock music|rock]], [[post-punk]], and [[electronic music]] artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/neu!-mn0000387815/biography|title=Neu! {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505163439/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/neu%21-mn0000387815/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> Internationally known [[power metal]] band [[Warlock (band)|Warlock]] was formed in Düsseldorf in 1982. Its frontwoman, [[Doro (musician)|Doro Pesch]], had a successful solo career in Europe and Asia since [[Warlock (band)|Warlock]] ended. The [[punk rock|punk band]] [[Die Toten Hosen]], the electronic act [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|D.A.F.]], as well as the electronic/industrial pioneers [[Die Krupps]], all originated in Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf appears in several songs, including ''Düsseldorf'' by the British indie band [[Teleman]] and ''Wärst du doch in Düsseldorf geblieben'' by Danish singer [[Dorthe Kollo]]. === Fashion === Düsseldorf has been the [[fashion]] capital of Germany [[History of Germany (1945–1990)|for decades]] (it is also a major cultural center for the art and fashion scenes). Berlin, Germany's 'fashion capital' until 1945, lost its position because of its [[History of Berlin|special location]] within the [[Soviet occupation zone]]. After the [[monetary reform]] of June 20, 1948, fashionable clothes trends gained importance. [[Igedo]] organised fashion shows staged in Düsseldorf starting in March 1949.<ref>''Verkaufs- und Modewoche Düsseldorf'' (source: [[Der Spiegel]] [https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-44445899.html 2/1950] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224145426/https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-44445899.html |date=24 February 2021 }})</ref> <!---- There are famous designers that have made a name for themselves in Düsseldorf as well. Designers Sabine Schumacher, Peter O. Mahler, and Renate Harvan all design in Düsseldorf.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} ----> There are a number of schools dedicated to fashion design in Düsseldorf, among them ''Akademie Mode & Design'' ([[:de:AMD Akademie Mode & Design|de]]), ''Design Department'', and ''Mode Design College''<!--- https://www.modedesigncollege.de --->.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de/en/fashion-shopping/fashion/|title=Fashion Schools |website=www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de|access-date=9 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406223337/http://www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de/en/fashion-shopping/fashion/fashion-schools/ |archive-date=6 April 2016}}</ref> ===Carnival=== {{main|Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria#Rhineland}} [[File:Düsseldorf Karneval 2013 (8465441391).jpg|thumb|[[Carnival|Carnival in Düsseldorf]]]] One of the biggest cultural events in Düsseldorf is the ''[[Carnival|Karneval]]'' (also referred to as the "fifth season") which starts every year on 11 November at 11:11 a.m., and reaches its climax on ''[[Rosenmontag]]'' (Rose Monday), featuring a huge parade through the streets of Düsseldorf. ''Karneval'' ends on ''Aschermittwoch'' ([[Ash Wednesday]]). ===Düsseldorf's cartwheeler=== {{Main|Düsseldorf's cartwheeler}} The ''Düsseldorfer Radschläger'' (''boy who does [[Cartwheel (gymnastics)|cartwheels]]'') is said to be the city's oldest tradition. The symbol of the cartwheeler can be found on souvenirs and various things in Düsseldorf have cartwheelers to thank for their names.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} ==== Legends of its origin and history ==== {{More citations needed section|date=December 2014}} The tradition cannot be linked to one specific historical event. Instead, there are several stories surrounding the beginnings of the Düsseldorf cartwheelers. Probably the most well known version is the [[Battle of Worringen]]. In the battle of 1288, [[Adolf VIII of Berg|Count Adolf]] devastatingly defeated the [[Archbishop]] of [[Cologne]]. As a consequence of this victory, Düsseldorf obtained [[town privileges]]. Inhabitants, especially children, ran joyfully on the streets and performed [[Cartwheel (gymnastics)|cartwheels]]. Another story talks about a wedding procession during which one of the wheels of the wedding carriage broke. In order to fend off the threat of bad luck, a boy supposedly jumped up to the carriage, took hold of the wheel and thus became a living part of the wheel. Whether the story is about the marriage of [[Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine|Jan Wellem]] and [[Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici]] or the wedding of Margravine [[Jakobea of Baden]] and [[John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg|Johann Wilhelm]] is debatable. Another story gives an account of the wedding between Margrave Jacobe von Baden and Johann Wilhelm, in 1585. According to legend, she felt miserable about her marriage, but the cartwheelers who displayed their skills next to her carriage were able to make her smile. Numerous travelers were attracted to the city by great exhibitions – the forerunner of today's fairs – between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. During this time the children who did cartwheels found out that it was a profitable source of income. The bourgeoisie accepted this in good humour as a symbolic act of local patriotism. In the beginning the lads shouted ''"för eene Penning schlage ich das Rad“'' (a cartwheel for a penny). The Jan Wellem monument returned to Düsseldorf at the end of the Second World War. The procession was accompanied by torches, fanfares and cartwheeling boys. =====Cartwheelers in the cityscape===== Cartwheelers can be found at several fountains within the city and near many small landmarks. The most famous is Cartwheeler's Fountain in ''Burgplatz'' ([[:de:Burgplatz (Düsseldorf)|de]]) with an inscription of a quote by Hans Müller-Schlösser: "''Radschläger wolle mer blieve, wie jeck et de Minschen och drieve''" (We will always remain cartwheelers, however crazy it drives people.) The fountain was designed by Alfred Zschorsch in 1954 and donated by ''Heimatverein Düsseldorfer Jonges'', which is a club devoted to the maintenance of local and regional traditions. There are other cartwheelers that decorate storm drains and the [[door knocker]] on the Church of Lambertus, designed by Friedrich Becker. He created the cartwheeler in front of the Schadow Arcades.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} The tradition has been kept alive by the ''Alde Düsseldorfer Bürgergesellschaft von 1920 e. V.'', a society founded in 1920, which organized the first cartwheeler competition on 17 October 1937. This event has been held annually since 1971<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.christmasmarkets.com/individual-christmas-market/dusseldorf-christmas-market/|title=Düsseldorf Christmas Market {{!}} Christmas Markets|newspaper=Christmas Markets|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109224141/http://www.christmasmarkets.com/individual-christmas-market/dusseldorf-christmas-market/|url-status=live}}</ref> in cooperation with the ''Stadtsparkasse'' (a local bank). Formerly held in the ''[[Königsallee]]'', it has taken place since 2006 on the ''Rheinwerft'', near the old part of town. This is a fixed date in the city's calendar of events. About 500 boys regularly participate in the event and girls have also taken part since 1971. In an art project ''Radschläger-Kunst'' (Cartwheeler Art) launched in 2001, over 100 cartwheeler sculptures were designed by various artists. The door knocker on the Church of Lambertus<ref>[[:de:St. Lambertus (Düsseldorf)#/media/Datei:Radschläger-Türklopfer an St. Lambertus in Düsseldorf.jpg|picture]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2020}} served as a model for the sculptures that are {{convert|2|m|0|abbr=off}} high, {{convert|2|m|0|abbr=off}} wide and {{convert|30|cm|0|abbr=on}} deep. They were positioned around the city centre. Some of the sculptures have been auctioned off to companies and private owners.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} === Christmas market === Every [[Christmas]], the city of Düsseldorf uses the city centre to host one of the largest Christmas gatherings in Germany. The Christmas festival occurs every year from 17 November until 23 December. This Christmas fest brings Düsseldorf a large portion of tourism every year as many people from nearby areas come to the city to drink [[mulled wine]] and hot chocolate and watch craftsman [[Glassblowing|blow glass]] and create art. The event contains many small wooden buildings all clustered in the middle of the city for all the citizens to enjoy. The event, to many visitors, has an old European feel, but is very lively. ===Cuisine=== [[File:Himmel und Erde (2).jpg|thumb|[[Himmel und Erde|Himmel un Äd]], "Heaven and Earth"]] Traditional meals in the region are Rheinischer [[Sauerbraten]] (a beef roast and sometimes horse marinated for a few days in vinegar and spices served with gravy and raisins) and [[Himmel und erde|Heaven and Earth]] (Himmel und Äd; [[black pudding]] with stewed apples mixed with [[mashed potato]]es). In winter the people like to eat Muscheln Rheinischer Art (Rhenish-style mussels) as well as [[Reibekuchen]] (fried potato pancake served with apple sauce). Also a special meal: Düsseldorfer Senfrostbraten (Steaks roasted with Düsseldorf mustard on top). Düsseldorf is known for its strong [[Dijon mustard|Dijon]]-like [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]] served in a traditional pot called "Mostertpöttche", which was eternalised in a [[still life]] by [[Vincent van Gogh]] in 1884.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://duesseldorf-altstadt.blogspot.com/2007/01/van-gogh-stilleben-mit-abb-senf.html |title=Düsseldorf Altstadt: Van Gogh, Stilleben mit ABB-Senf |publisher=Duesseldorf-altstadt.blogspot.com |date=25 January 2007 |access-date=5 May 2009}}</ref> The Rhine Metropolis is one of the most diverse areas in terms of culinary diversity. Düsseldorf, with the third largest Japanese community in Europe, not only provides a wide range of culinary cuisine but also has a solid foundation of Authentic Asian food in the city. Düsseldorf's exceptional culinary cuisine has been recognized and visited by the Worldwide leading travel guide of Lonely Planet. Along with a broad range of diverse cultural cuisine, Düsseldorf is also home to various Michelin starred restaurants that are world renowned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de/en/duesseldorfs-culinary-side/|title=Düsseldorf's culinary side – Metropolis Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Tourism|website=www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109152903/https://www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de/en/duesseldorfs-culinary-side/|archive-date=9 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> '''Halve Hahn''' – this dish is made from a half a double rye roll, which is another of the specialties of Düsseldorf, buttered, with a thick slice of aged Gouda cheese, onions, mustard, ground paprika and sour pickles. '''Himmel un Aad''' – a dish of mashed potatoes and apples along with slices of blutwurst. Caramelized onions are usually served with this meal. '''Reibekuchen''' is another famous dish from Düsseldorf; this dish is usually drizzled with Rübensyrup (beet syrup) and is served on pumpernickel slices along with applesauce.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://germanfood.about.com/od/German-Vegetables/g/Johannisbeeren-Red-Currant.htm|title=Johannisbeeren and Schwarze Johannisbeeren – Redcurrant – Red and Black Currant|newspaper=About.com Food|access-date=9 November 2016|archive-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109152825/http://germanfood.about.com/od/German-Vegetables/g/Johannisbeeren-Red-Currant.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Literature=== The ''[[Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf]]'' is a German [[Literary award]] donated by the City of Düsseldorf in [[Northrhine-Westphalia]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Bergmann |url=http://www.duesseldorf.de/kulturamt/auszeichnungen/literatur.shtml |title=Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf |publisher=Duesseldorf.de |access-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006135634/http://www.duesseldorf.de/kulturamt/auszeichnungen/literatur.shtml |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref> The Prize for Literature in support of the City of Düsseldorf is awarded since 1972 by the Council of the City due to the decisions of the courts.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NDfs3Fhz0rwC&dq=F%C3%B6rderpreis+f%C3%BCr+Literatur+der+Landeshauptstadt+D%C3%BCsseldorf&pg=PA1427 ''Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423122457/https://books.google.com/books?id=NDfs3Fhz0rwC&dq=F%C3%B6rderpreis%20f%C3%BCr%20Literatur%20der%20Landeshauptstadt%20D%C3%BCsseldorf&pg=PA1427 |date=23 April 2023 }}, ''[[Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender]] 2010/2011: Band I: A-O. Band II: P-Z.''], Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2010, p. 1427.<!-- ISBN needed --></ref> The ''Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf'' is given once a year to artists and groups, especially to the areas of poetry, writing, review and translation.<ref>{{cite web|author=Benutzername / E-Mail-|url=http://www.rp-online.de/region-duesseldorf/duesseldorf/nachrichten/kultur/duesseldorf-vergibt-kulturpreise-1.2630947|title=Düsseldorf vergibt Kulturpreise|date=7 December 2011|publisher=Rp-online.de|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928185345/https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/kultur/duesseldorf-vergibt-kulturpreise_aid-13114345|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Rivalry with Cologne=== {{main|Rivalry between Cologne and Düsseldorf}} Düsseldorf and [[Cologne]] have had a "fierce regional rivalry".<ref name="Rivalry">{{cite news|title=Giving beer a home in the Rhineland|url=http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110728-36597.html|access-date=28 July 2011|newspaper=[[The Local]]|date=28 July 2011|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028121120/http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110728-36597.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The rivalry includes [[Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria|carnival]] parades, [[Association football|football]], [[ice hockey]] and [[beer]].<ref name="Rivalry"/> People in Cologne prefer [[Kölsch (beer)|Kölsch]] while people in Düsseldorf prefer [[Altbier]].<ref name="Rivalry"/> Some Waiters and patrons will "scorn" and make a "mockery" of people who order Alt beer in Cologne and Kölsch in Düsseldorf.<ref name="Rivalry"/> The rivalry has been described as a "love-hate relationship".<ref name="Rivalry"/> ===Theatres=== [[File:Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.jpg|thumb|Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus]] [[File:Tonhalle Düsseldorf.jpg|thumb|Düsseldorf Tonhalle]] * Apollo (varieté, circus; shows do not require knowledge of [[German language]]) * [[Capitol Theater (Düsseldorf)|Capitol]] (musicals) * [[Deutsche Oper am Rhein]] (Opera; Ballet) * [[Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus]]; the theatre started with theatrical performances in 1585 * Düsseldorfer Marionetten-Theater * [[Merkur Spiel-Arena]] (Venue of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2011]]) * [[Forum Freies Theater|FFT]] – Forum Freies Theater (intimate theatre) * Junges Theater in der Altstadt * Klangraum (20th-century classical music) * [[Kom(m)ödchen]] (Political cabaret) * Komödie Düsseldorf * Palais Wittgenstein * Puppentheater an der Helmholtzstraße (puppetry) * Robert-Schumann-Saal * Savoy-Theater * Seniorentheater in der Altstadt * Tanzhaus NRW (theatre for dance) * [[Tonhalle Düsseldorf]] ([[concert hall]] for [[classical music]], jazz, pop, cabaret) * Theater an der Kö * Theater an der Luegallee * Theateratelier Takelgarn * Theater Flin * Theater Glorreich ===Museums, arts and history institutes, and other attractions=== [[File:K20 Düsseldorf.jpg|thumb|[[Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen]] – K20 (Grabbeplatz)]] [[File:K21 Staendehaus.jpg|thumb|Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen – K21 (Ständehaus)]] [[File:Aqua Zoo in Düsseldorf - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Düsseldorf AquaZoo]] [[File:Tour.jpg|thumb|[[Rheinturm]]]] [[File:Building of the Volkshochschule Düsseldorf and Stadtbibliothek Düsseldorf.jpg|thumb|Building of the Folk high school (Volkshochschule) and the central library (Zentalbibliothek der Stadtbibliothek) of Düsseldorf]] * Akademie-Galerie (exhibition space of the Art Academy Düsseldorf) * Andreaskirche * Aquazoo-Löbbecke-Museum (aquarium and zoological museum)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dusseldorf_AquaZoo_Entrance.jpg |title=File:Dusseldorf AquaZoo Entrance.jpg – Wikimedia Commons |publisher=Commons.wikimedia.org |date=2010-07-31 |access-date=17 August 2014 |archive-date=23 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423071146/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dusseldorf_AquaZoo_Entrance.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> * TvTower<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dusseldorf-Tv_Tower2.JPG |title=File:Dusseldorf-Tv Tower2.JPG – Wikimedia Commons |publisher=Commons.wikimedia.org |date=2010-08-20 |access-date=17 August 2014 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928185252/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dusseldorf-Tv_Tower2.JPG |url-status=live }}</ref> * BRAUSE – Vereinsheim des Metzgerei Schnitzel Kunstvereins e.V. * Film museum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.duesseldorf.de/kultur/filmmuseum/index.shtml |title=Filmmuseum |publisher=Duesseldorf.de |access-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928193117/http://www.duesseldorf.de/kultur/filmmuseum/index.shtml |archive-date=28 September 2011 }}</ref> * Filmstiftung NRW (NRW Film Foundation) * [[Forum NRW]] * [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]]-Museum * Heinrich-Heine-Institut * Heinrich Heine Birth-house * [[:de:Hetjens Museum|Hetjens Museum]] (German museum of ceramics) * [[Imai – inter media art institute]] * [[Institut Français]] Düsseldorf * Institut für Kunstdokumentation und Szenografie<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iks-medienarchiv.de/|title=iks-medienarchiv.de|publisher=iks-medienarchiv.de|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928185302/http://www.iks-medienarchiv.de/|url-status=live}}</ref> (Institute for Art Documentation and Scenography) * [[Julia Stoschek|Julia Stoschek Collection]]<ref>[http://www.julia-stoschek-collection.net/de/start.html Julia Stoschek Collection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310221824/http://www.julia-stoschek-collection.net/de/start.html |date=10 March 2010 }}</ref> (video art) * KAI 10|Raum für Kunst<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaistrasse10.de/|title=KAI 10 | Raum für Kunst|publisher=Kaistrasse10.de|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220090314/http://www.kaistrasse10.de/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Kulturbahnhof Eller<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kultur-bahnhof-eller.de/|title=Kulturbahnhof Eller|publisher=Kultur-bahnhof-eller.de|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=17 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217115719/http://kultur-bahnhof-eller.de/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Kunstarchiv Kaiserswerth (works of [[Bernd and Hilla Becher]]/Kahmen Collection) * [[Kunst im Tunnel]] (KIT)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kunst-im-tunnel.de/e/index.html|title=KIT|publisher=Kunst-im-tunnel.de|access-date=8 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918141745/http://kunst-im-tunnel.de/e/index.html|archive-date=18 September 2013}}</ref> * [[Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen]] (Art Collection Northrhine-Westphalia) – K20 (Grabbeplatz) and K21 (Ständehaus) * [[Kunsthalle Düsseldorf]] * Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen (Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts) * [[Museum Kunstpalast]] * Mahn- und Gedenkstätte für die Opfer des Nationalsozialmus (Memorial museum for victims of [[Nazism|Nationalsocialism]]) * Onomato<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onomato-verein.de/veranstaltungen/index.html|title=onomato künstlerverein|publisher=Onomato-verein.de|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625041739/http://onomato-verein.de/veranstaltungen/index.html|archive-date=25 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * [[Polish Institute|Polnisches Institut]] Düsseldorf<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polnisches-institut.de/|title=Polnisches Institut Düsseldorf|publisher=Polnisches-institut.de|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928185311/https://instytutpolski.pl/duesseldorf/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Puppentheater an der Helmholtzstraße * Rathaus * Reinraum e.V. – Verein zur Förderung von Kunst und Kultur * {{lang|de|[[Rheinturm Düsseldorf|Rheinturm]]|italic=no}} (Rhine Tower; highest building and landmark of Düsseldorf) * {{ill|Collegiate Church of St Lambertus|de|St. Lambertus (Düsseldorf)}} * Schiffahrt Museum * Schloss Jägerhof * Schlossturm * Schloss und Park Benrath (palace and park of Benrath) * Stadtbibliothek * [[Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf|Stadtmuseum]] (City history museum) * Statue of [[Jan Wellem]] * Theatermuseum, Düsseldorf * Triton Museum * Volkshochschule * Zakk<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zakk.de/|title=zakk|publisher=Zakk.de|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-date=16 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216165925/http://www.zakk.de/|url-status=live}}</ref> – cultural centre with concerts, readings, debates and party [[File:Koenigsallee 2019 -WPWP.jpg|thumb|Königsallee]] ===Parks and gardens=== * [[Botanischer Garten Düsseldorf]], a modern [[botanical garden]] * Hofgarten * The Nordpark, with the Aquazoo * The Südfriedhof (The South Cemetery) *[https://www2.duesseldorf.de/stadtgruen/park.html Volksgarten adjacent to Südpark] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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