Cologne's culture in danger: Roads threaten important projects!

Franziska Emons-Hausen, publisher of the Cologne Emon publishing house, comments concerned about the long delay of the general renovation of the Museum of Applied Arts (Makk) in Cologne. This delay not only affects the city's cultural infrastructure, but also the feeling of security of the residents. The Neumarkt, where the publisher is based, is little revitalized in the evening, which reinforces the situation.

Another point that affects the cultural city of Cologne is the closure of the city library on Neumarkt due to renovation work. This measure limits the cultural offer for children. In addition, cultural events for children are often booked, which makes spontaneous visits difficult. Emons -Hausen also draws attention to planned cuts in cultural support that could meet smaller cultural projects and houses in the city.

cultural challenges and concerns

Special attention is paid to the crime festival Crime Cologne, which may no longer be able to take place if the medium cancellations are actually implemented. Furthermore, the Rheinische Bildarchiv (RBA) were incorporated into the city archive in 2021, which raises concerns about the preservation of the photographic collection. The RBA comprises remarkable 5.4 million pictures, including discounts from important photographers such as Chargesheimer. Emons-Hausen hopes that the importance of the RBA will be preserved despite this integration.

In addition, she reports on an art exhibition in the QVEST Hotel, which is equipped with mid-century design and contemporary art. The QVEST Hotel used to be the Cologne city archive and is considered an example of a successful design in Cologne. The upcoming passages interior design Week Köln, which takes place from January 10th to 16th, 2025, is also important. Further events in January 2025 include the reading worlds in the museum and a reading by Marina Barth.

The Rheinische Image Archive in detail

The Rheinische Bildarchiv (RBA) has had its location on Eifelwall 5 in Cologne since September 2021. It houses a modern local archive and an extensive art -historical photo archive with a storage capacity of 50 shelf kilometers in 28 magazine rooms. The inventory includes types of over 1,000 years of city history, including 60,000 documents, several thousand manuscripts and hundreds of thousands of files and plans.

The archive is known for the preservation of millions of photographs, which include various formats such as small image, glass -negative, diapositive and digital shots. The main task of the RBA consists in the provision of images for science, research as well as private and commercial purposes. Access to the archive is open to citizens, scientists, students and students and enables use both analogously in the reading room and digitally on the Internet. Additional offers include workshops and events for kindergartens, schools and universities as well as tours and exhibitions on various topics.