The Forum Altes Rathaus Borken - FARB for short - is the new cultural venue in the "five-tower city" in western Münsterland. Not only its location in the middle of the historic centre of Borken gives it a special unique selling point. The building also has a past dating back to the Middle Ages and a unique character. The ensemble of the old town hall and the Gothic Church of the Holy Spirit was opened in 2020 with a modern concept as a place for art, culture, tourism and history. Under one roof you will find a permanent collection on the city's history, changing exhibitions, a variety of cultural events and the tourist information office.
The exhibition house
The permanent exhibition at FARB contains three exciting perspectives on the city's history. It includes the interactive city model, personal stories in the library of memories and the object store with digital museum guide. In two large special exhibition rooms, FARB also shows changing exhibitions on art and culture.
The print workshop
Borken is a town with a graphic tradition. The FARB has its own printing workshop, which is a living space dedicated to the old craft. Surrounded by historic presses, the volunteer FARB printing team is dedicated to the "black art" of the printing craft. Here, the curious can learn more about printing techniques and the art of etching - or even get creative themselves in workshops.
The cultural events
FARB also offers regular concerts, lectures and cultural events in a very special atmosphere. In the summer months, for example, "Faktor FARB" attracts visitors to Borken with relaxed DJ sounds, chilled drinks and a changing cultural programme.
"The virtuoso tuba": G. F. Händel, C. Saint-Saëns, Georges Bizet and others.
Thomas Leleu, the "World Star of the Tuba", moves between classical music, world music and pop. At the age of 19, he became solo tuba player at the Marseille Opera. Several contemporary composers have dedicated their works to Leleu. Guillaume Vincent, he was awarded first prize at the Clara Schumann Competition for Young Pianists in Leipzig. As a soloist, he gave guest performances at New York's Carnegie Hall.
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Freie Platzwahl
With the exhibition "The depth of the ridge" drypoint etchings by Andrea Ackermann, Claudia Berg and Susanne Theumer", FARB is continuing its exhibition series on modern and contemporary positions in artistic printmaking.
After "Radically new! Kirchner, Macke, Morgner... Grafische Meisterblätter aus der Sammlung des LWL-Museums für Kunst und Kultur in Münster" (2021) and "Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita - Fantasien" (2022/2023), the exhibition now focuses on the work of three artists whose biographical and printmaking background is closely linked to the HfKD Burg Giebichenstein in Halle. Andrea Ackermann (born 1973), Claudia Berg (born 1976) and Susanne Theumer (born 1976) studied graphic art at the university in Halle. One of their main media is drypoint, to which the exhibition is particularly dedicated. The exhibition will open on the eve of the 36th German-Dutch Graphic Exchange on 29 February 2024, where Andrea Ackermann and Susanne Theumer will also be represented with an exhibition stand.
Etchings of landscapes are at the centre of the exhibition with a total of around 70 current works by the artists from recent years. Often created while travelling, the artists each find their own individual approach to the often deserted, quiet and, as it were, enchanted places and create new images with a very special atmosphere. They are such masters of etching that light, weather and moods take on painterly qualities in the black and white, sometimes large-format prints. Illustrations for poems, portfolio works and travel pictures are shown in the exhibition.
With their concert programme, Noel Araya (piano) and Patricia Hohlfeld (vocals) programme brings the audience closer to the musical genre of opera
and invite the audience to listen to it in a completely new way. With
their music, they create a space in which the language of opera and the many
stories full of emotions and feelings can be experienced directly.
can be experienced directly.
The programme includes arias from the field of classical opera, such as "Le Nozze di Figaro" by Mozart, but also scenes from
scenes from "I vespri Siciliani" by Verdi and operetta arias and
excursions into the era of the refined Berlin jazz operetta by
Abraham.
Tickets (€15, concessions €12) are now on sale at the advance booking at the Tourist Information Centre in the FARB (Markt 15, 46325 Borken,
Tel. 02861 939 252 or tourist-info@borken.de). Admission:
19:00 hrs.
Franz Schmitt - a knowledgeable tour guide from the Borken Tourist Information Centre - invites
you
on an entertaining guided tour of the Wedemhoveturm .
Participants will learn many exciting stories about the Wedemhoveturm: Why does it stand on this spot? What function did it have in the defence of the town? How thick are the walls? There is the There is the opportunity to visit the town tower from the inside during the tour.
The guided tour starts at 6 pm at the information stand (beach flag of the tourist information centre) at the Feierabendmarkt.
The tour is free of charge
,
but the number of participants is limited to 25 people.
further information:Organiser: FARB and ZWAR group
Family Sunday at FARB! Special guided tour through the exhibition for children and adults, hands-on activities for creative people and coffee and cake
cake for everyone in Borken's cultural centre. In focus: the town of
"Borcken" in the Middle Ages.
The next Family Sunday is planned for 22 September 2024.
- No registration required