Municipal Hall

 Historic building meets modern congress centre! On 11th October 1957 the municipal hall was reopened after its near destruction during WWII. The hall soon became the cultural centre of the town. In 2007 – meanwhile a historically protected building – it was renovated and furnished with modern standards for an all-round meeting-and-congress-centre inside.

History:

Mülheim an der Ruhr became a real city with about 100.000 inhabitants and the cityscape changed fast in the following years. Impressive architecture, like the synagogue at Viktoria-Place, the public bath on the banks of the Ruhr or the town hall showed this development. In 1923 the construction of the municipal hall started opposite of the public bath. The building plans were created by the architects Großmann & Fahrenkamp, who designed a palazzo-like hall in light natural stone.

Finally in 1926 the municipal hall was inaugurated. During the 1920´s and 1930´s it became the most lively spot in the city with theatre, concerts and other cultural highlights as well as a restaurant and a very nice terrace close to the Ruhr.

The heavy bombings of the year 1943 did not stop at the municipal hall and huge demolitions took place at the end of the war. It was not until after 1957 that the building was renovated and restored and could re-open in autumn of the same year.

Its unique location at the Ruhr-banks has almost Mediterranean flair and since the late 1950’s the cultural meaning for Mülheim an der Ruhr returned very fast. The annual theatre-festival "Stücke" is one of the most famous happenings, but concerts, musicals, cabaret and exhibitions also represent the wide range of cultural offers. Apart from this, the "parlour" of Mülheim is always a good place to celebrate: galas, jubilees and lots of other festivities.