Concept and design: Dr. Katharina Berndt, Giorgio Bavaj

In 2015, it marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the genocide against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. On the death marches to the Syrian desert, about two-thirds of the Armenian population there perished in 1915 / 1916 (according to various estimates, up to 1.5 million people). The German-Armenian Society aims to commemorate this genocide with the photo exhibition and appeal to the historical memory of all people.

The exhibition includes impressive photographs of the tragic events (including from the estate of Armin T. Wegner) and testimonies of the destruction of Armenian cultural heritage. It is complemented by eyewitness accounts of the events of that time, such as those from Dr. Johannes Lepsius, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen, the ambassadors Hans von Wangenheim and Henry Morgenthau, Armenian deportees and forcibly assimilated individuals.

About the photo: Refugees at the Taurus Pass. Armin T. Wegner "The Expulsion of the Armenian People into the Desert. A Slide Lecture". © Wallstein Verlag Göttingen

Tue-Fri: 10-13 and 14-17 hours Sat+Sun: 11-17 hours

The permanent exhibition on the life and work of Erich Maria Remarque offers a detailed look into the life, work, and thoughts of the famous writer through numerous photographs, documents, and manuscripts. The exhibition is bilingual, presented in German and English throughout.

Divided into seven sections covering his youth in Osnabrück (1898–1921), the years in Hanover and Berlin (1922–1928), the discussion around All Quiet on the Western Front (1928–1930), his exile in Europe (1931–1939) and the USA (1939–1948), his political works in the 1950s, and the 1960s leading up to his death on September 25, 1970 in Locarno, the exhibition attempts to highlight the ruptures, contradictions, and controversies in Remarque's life while emphasizing their productivity for his work. It illustrates Remarque's numerous psychological conflicts, aiming to resolve the apparent contradiction between the "bon vivant" and the "militant pacifist," and provides insight into his acquaintances, friendships, and marriages. Numerous originals such as the death mask or Remarque's original desk complement the presentation.

Another focus of the exhibition is the worldwide, often highly controversial reception of Remarque's works, which have been translated into at least 60 languages and continue to attract a global audience of millions.

An information terminal allows visitors to delve deeper into specific questions about Remarque's life and work. Another terminal provides access to over 2,000 photographs spanning all stages of Remarque's life, his residences, contacts, and the film adaptations of his works.

The exhibition is open for free visits on Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 5 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm. Guided tours for school classes and other interest groups can also be arranged outside regular opening hours. Tours can be scheduled with Mr. Martin Siemsen (siemsen.m@osnabrueck.de) by phone at 0541/323-2109 or fax at 0541/323-4355.

A shop on-site offers materials related to Remarque's life and work for sale.

Explore the dark side of Osnabrück with us and learn all about executioners, gravediggers, and other creatures of the night. During this city tour, you will journey through the dark past of Osnabrück's city history and discover historical cases that truly took place in the city of Hase. Join the gravedigger on the oldest cemetery in the city and uncover the sites of some dark crimes. From crooks and scoundrels to murderers and serious criminals...

The tour lasts 2 hours and ends at the Vitischanze (Vitihof 15A, 49074 Osnabrück).

Our tours take place in any weather conditions. Sturdy footwear and carrying a flashlight are highly recommended, as the tour goes through uneven terrain and some dark passages!

Lieko Schulze | Object Theatre

For an audience aged 2 and up.

A winter landscape. A little child playing in the snow. Animals that come and need help. Sparkling stars in the sky and a big gift. A short story about helpfulness and friendship inspired by the fairy tale Sterntaler by the Brothers Grimm.

Idea, concept, and performance: Lieko Schulze
Direction: Rona Ludin
Stage: Anja Hockmann

Due to our limited capacity: Please book only one accompanying person for each child.

The performance is unfortunately sold out. No more bookings possible.

Your Disco
History on Records - How Music Shapes Politics

Musical Consultation: Mike Herting
Book: Dietmar Jacobs

Without the groundbreaking invention of the electric guitar, history would have taken a different course. The events of 1968, Jimi Hendrix, the Hippies, Janis Joplin, and Woodstock would not have unfolded as we know them without the invention of the electric guitar.
It is the soundtrack and its resonances in society that make a movement successful. The squatters had Ton Steine Scherben and the peace movement had Bots & BAP. The women's movement had Ina Deter, the punks had Patti Smith. Today, the climate movement stands without its own sound and is at risk of losing: the Earth is continuously getting hotter. A catastrophe that Jürgen Becker perfectly analyzes in "Your Disco."
"Your Disco" is a cabaret program like no other: politics, records, protest, and punchlines are mixed live on stage as an exhilarating radio show. Satirically delving deep into the sound files of the active youth, it ultimately saves the future: Follow the Science.

But do not forget the emotions! Not for nothing did Joseph Beuys respond to the question of whether art could change the world: "Only with art!"

Your Disco
By Jürgen Becker, Mike Herting, and Dietmar Jacobs

Photo: Sven Knoch

Lieko Schulze | Object Theatre

For an audience aged 2 and up.

A winter landscape. A little child playing in the snow. Animals that come and need help. Sparkling stars in the sky and a big gift. A short story about helpfulness and friendship inspired by the fairy tale Sterntaler by the Brothers Grimm.

Idea, concept, and performance: Lieko Schulze
Direction: Rona Ludin
Stage: Anja Hockmann

Due to our limited capacity: Please book only one accompanying person for each child.

The performance is unfortunately sold out. No more bookings possible.

On Thursday, January 16, Armenian translator, linguist, and literary scholar Dr. Vanuhi Baghmanyan will shed light on contemporary Armenian war literature. The focus will be on the works of soldiers who participated in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War (2020). The literary processing of post-traumatic stress disorders and individual perspectives (Individualframes) will be analyzed. Furthermore, parallels to "Remarquismus" will be drawn and it will be shown how Remarque's influence is noticeable in current Armenian literature.

The event complements the current special exhibition at the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Center: 1915: Aghet - The Annihilation

The collage shows Davit Kharatenz at the top center, Hayk Ter-Mkrtchyan at the bottom left, and Narek Vardanyan on the right.
Regarding the book titles: At the top left is Hayk Ter-Mkrtchyan's Pursuing Earth, at the top right is Narek Vardanyan's Simple Homeland, and at the bottom center is Come Back! by Davit Kharatenz.

Entry free, registration is not required.

 

Entry free, registration is not required.

Welcome to the world of musicals!
Enjoy the highlights from Dance of the Vampires, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and many other musicals!

During the Musical Dinner, you will be served the absolute highlights of the most popular musicals alongside an exquisite multi-course menu.

While you savor this musical dinner, the musical stars in authentic costumes will provide that special touch.

Musical has never been so close!

Admission from 6:30 PM

Experience the special atmosphere of Osnabrück in the evening with our unique Night Watchman Tour. Our night watchmen will take you on an entertaining tour through the most beautiful corners of the old town.

The tour lasts 2 hours.

Our tours take place in all weather conditions. Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather.

»Der Kontrabass« by Patrick Süskind: A furious study of the instrument. A profound psychological portrait of the orchestral musician. An excursion into Freud's psychoanalysis. An instruction in love frustrations. A cavernous look into extinguished hopes. A parable of artistic existence. A far-reaching arc from beer to Brahms. A pointed history of music. A lesson in piecemeal truth-finding. A balancing act between dream and reality. Incredibly intense 100 minutes.

The picture lecture traces the most important stations of the life and work of the equally revered and often scorned creator of the famous poem "The Panther" and also deals with the word wizard as a gifted "polite beggar," who was a welcome guest among wealthy patrons, his exhausting work on the "Duino Elegies," as well as his premature death in a sanatorium in Switzerland.

Lecturer: Klaus Kirmis, Osnabrück/Bremen
Text recitation: Gero Kümpers, Osnabrück

Concept and design: Dr. Katharina Berndt, Giorgio Bavaj

In 2015, it marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the genocide against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. On the death marches to the Syrian desert, about two-thirds of the Armenian population there perished in 1915 / 1916 (according to various estimates, up to 1.5 million people). The German-Armenian Society aims to commemorate this genocide with the photo exhibition and appeal to the historical memory of all people.

The exhibition includes impressive photographs of the tragic events (including from the estate of Armin T. Wegner) and testimonies of the destruction of Armenian cultural heritage. It is complemented by eyewitness accounts of the events of that time, such as those from Dr. Johannes Lepsius, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen, the ambassadors Hans von Wangenheim and Henry Morgenthau, Armenian deportees and forcibly assimilated individuals.

About the photo: Refugees at the Taurus Pass. Armin T. Wegner "The Expulsion of the Armenian People into the Desert. A Slide Lecture". © Wallstein Verlag Göttingen

Tue-Fri: 10-13 and 14-17 hours Sat+Sun: 11-17 hours

The permanent exhibition on the life and work of Erich Maria Remarque offers a detailed look into the life, work, and thoughts of the famous writer through numerous photographs, documents, and manuscripts. The exhibition is bilingual, presented in German and English throughout.

Divided into seven sections covering his youth in Osnabrück (1898–1921), the years in Hanover and Berlin (1922–1928), the discussion around All Quiet on the Western Front (1928–1930), his exile in Europe (1931–1939) and the USA (1939–1948), his political works in the 1950s, and the 1960s leading up to his death on September 25, 1970 in Locarno, the exhibition attempts to highlight the ruptures, contradictions, and controversies in Remarque's life while emphasizing their productivity for his work. It illustrates Remarque's numerous psychological conflicts, aiming to resolve the apparent contradiction between the "bon vivant" and the "militant pacifist," and provides insight into his acquaintances, friendships, and marriages. Numerous originals such as the death mask or Remarque's original desk complement the presentation.

Another focus of the exhibition is the worldwide, often highly controversial reception of Remarque's works, which have been translated into at least 60 languages and continue to attract a global audience of millions.

An information terminal allows visitors to delve deeper into specific questions about Remarque's life and work. Another terminal provides access to over 2,000 photographs spanning all stages of Remarque's life, his residences, contacts, and the film adaptations of his works.

The exhibition is open for free visits on Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 5 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm. Guided tours for school classes and other interest groups can also be arranged outside regular opening hours. Tours can be scheduled with Mr. Martin Siemsen (siemsen.m@osnabrueck.de) by phone at 0541/323-2109 or fax at 0541/323-4355.

A shop on-site offers materials related to Remarque's life and work for sale.

From December 2024, on tour with a new year-end review

At the end of the year, things should be calm and contemplative, celebrating cozily with the family and seeing the good, a positive year-end under candlelight, oh how nice that would be again. And bam, we are hit hard. The evil is back and spreading. Sneaking up from behind, so we don't forget that there is war. And here at home, one wonders: Have they all gone crazy? Our government is halfway through, old coal power plants are being turned back on, new parties are being founded - what are we playing here? Dodgeball or upside-down world? One must pull oneself together to not lose their sense of humor. Schroeder helps and blows the whistle: “Schluss jetzt!” - the only right year-end review.
Schroeder analyzes, comments, and parodies. From big politics to the small events of everyday life. Twelve months in two hours – fast, funny, wicked, and not a second boring. And the best part: There will be no singing, no swaying, and no heating blankets. But instead, satire, comedy, and lots of fun.

For one evening, shout “Schluss jetzt!” and laugh at the madness of an entire year. Because Schroeder, he is a guy who fights for you: sometimes with a foil, sometimes with a hammer, but always right on point. By the end of the evening, you will say: Schluss jetzt? No, more of that! But sure – next year then!

About Florian Schroeder
Florian Schroeder (*1979) studied German studies and philosophy in Freiburg and began his stage career as a cabaret artist and parodist during his studies, gained experience as a radio and television presenter, and received numerous awards. He is currently on tour with his stage program NEUSTART. Schroeder is the recipient of the German Cabaret Prize 2021. He gained significant recognition in the summer of 2020 for his satirical appearance at a Querdenker demonstration in Stuttgart on the topic of freedom of expression.

In October 2023, Florian Schroeder will launch his new personality show "Schroeder darf alles" on ARD. He has published several books, including his book "Unter Wahnsinnigen. Warum wir das Böse brauchen," which was released in October 2023. On the radio, he is regularly heard with his columns, for example, on radioeins with his SCHROEDER&SOMUNCU podcast. Since 2021, he has been a guest lecturer at the University of the Arts, Berlin.

Florian Schroeder is always current, analyzes, assesses, and questions. His trademark: the precise observation of the political and social situation. Florian Schroeder moves his audience, enriches them, and provokes thought. Like no other, he combines the razor-sharp observational skill of a comedian with the analytical sharpness of a philosopher. 

The event is sold out. No box office.

documentary biographical theater with objects and puppets

"How wonderful it is that no one has to wait a minute to begin changing the world"

The red-and-white checkered diary of Anne Frank has miraculously survived, unlike its author. Anne's words become the object of remembrance; her message, which transcends the limits of what can be said, continues to live on. At first, the girl faces the same problems as teenagers today: family, love, loneliness, and the search for her own identity. But the normal process of growing up is brutally interrupted; she becomes a refugee in her time. Discrimination and oppression, exclusion and inequality, as she experiences them in extreme forms during the National Socialist era, are still very politically central issues today.

A time travel of a touching fate, representing many.

Artistic advice: Tibo Gebert, Karin Schmitt
Dramaturgy: Tim Sandweg
Performance: Stefan Spitzer, Inga Schmidt
Musical advice: Mark Badur
Puppet construction: Judith Mähler
Stage design: Stefan Spitzer
Supported by: Schaubude Berlin
Performance rights: S. Fischer Verlag / Frankfurt am Main
Supported by: Anne Frank Zentrum Berlin
With kind permission from: ANNE FRANK FONDS / Basel
Nominated for: IKARUS Prize 2019

Photos: Sandra Hermannsen

Based on the children's book classic by Leo Lionni

The artisans tell perhaps the most famous story since there have been dreamers, using colors, sounds, words, light, and shadow. Instead of working hard day and night like the other mice to hoard food for the winter, Frederick gathers sunlight, colors, sounds, and words. These are his supplies for the gray days. As the long winter weighs more and more on the spirits of the mice, Frederick can surprise them in his own special way and thus warm their hearts.

Concept: Artisans
Direction: Inga Schmidt
Performance / Set design: Stefan Spitzer
Music: Astrid Graf, Inga Schmidt
Animated film: Thurit Antonia Kremer

Photo: Sandra Hermannsen

documentary biographical theater with objects and puppets

"How wonderful it is that no one has to wait a minute to begin changing the world"

The red-and-white checkered diary of Anne Frank has miraculously survived, unlike its author. Anne's words become the object of remembrance; her message, which transcends the limits of what can be said, continues to live on. At first, the girl faces the same problems as teenagers today: family, love, loneliness, and the search for her own identity. But the normal process of growing up is brutally interrupted; she becomes a refugee in her time. Discrimination and oppression, exclusion and inequality, as she experiences them in extreme forms during the National Socialist era, are still very politically central issues today.

A time travel of a touching fate, representing many.

Artistic advice: Tibo Gebert, Karin Schmitt
Dramaturgy: Tim Sandweg
Performance: Stefan Spitzer, Inga Schmidt
Musical advice: Mark Badur
Puppet construction: Judith Mähler
Stage design: Stefan Spitzer
Supported by: Schaubude Berlin
Performance rights: S. Fischer Verlag / Frankfurt am Main
Supported by: Anne Frank Zentrum Berlin
With kind permission from: ANNE FRANK FONDS / Basel
Nominated for: IKARUS Prize 2019

Photos: Sandra Hermannsen

Dr. Christine Eichel reads from her Clara Schumann biography "Clara"
Stephan Lutermann plays pieces by Clara Schumann on the piano

(c) Thomas Kierok Max Ciolek

Admission: 18:30 Uhr

Concept and design: Dr. Katharina Berndt, Giorgio Bavaj

In 2015, it marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the genocide against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. On the death marches to the Syrian desert, about two-thirds of the Armenian population there perished in 1915 / 1916 (according to various estimates, up to 1.5 million people). The German-Armenian Society aims to commemorate this genocide with the photo exhibition and appeal to the historical memory of all people.

The exhibition includes impressive photographs of the tragic events (including from the estate of Armin T. Wegner) and testimonies of the destruction of Armenian cultural heritage. It is complemented by eyewitness accounts of the events of that time, such as those from Dr. Johannes Lepsius, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen, the ambassadors Hans von Wangenheim and Henry Morgenthau, Armenian deportees and forcibly assimilated individuals.

About the photo: Refugees at the Taurus Pass. Armin T. Wegner "The Expulsion of the Armenian People into the Desert. A Slide Lecture". © Wallstein Verlag Göttingen

Tue-Fri: 10-13 and 14-17 hours Sat+Sun: 11-17 hours