FARB in Borken | Forum Altes Rathaus Borken | Museum im Münsterland
The FARB from the outside
© Stadt Borken/Wissen
Cultural venue and city museum
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The FARB in Borken

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.

Three in one: art, culture and history

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.

Map | FARB in Borken

Service & Offer

  • Museum in the house
  • Winter
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Spring
  • Tourist Information
  • Bad weather offer
  • Indoor
  • barrier-free

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Opening hours
  • Monday
    closed
  • Tuesday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Wednesday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Thursday
    10:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Friday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Saturday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Sunday
    14:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr


Admission to the permanent exhibition

  • Free admission:
    0,00 €
  • The entrance fee applies to the permanent exhibition.
  • There is a charge for the changing special exhibitions.

Events at FARB

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35 Matches.
seit
Nov
26
So
2nd concert of the Borken concert series Thomas Leleu, tuba / Guillaume Vincent, piano
26.11.2023, 19:00 06.05.2024, ca.21:00
Vennehof Town Hall, Borken
Organiser: die kulturgemeinde der stadt borken e.v.
Stage

"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.


Time
26.11.2023, 19:00 06.05.2024, ca.21:00
Location
Opening hours
Opening hours
  • Monday
    closed
  • Tuesday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Wednesday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Thursday
    10:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Friday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Saturday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Sunday
    14:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr

Tickets gibt es nur an der Abendkasse.

Prices
Preise

Freie Platzwahl 

  • Kinder (Kinder unter 14 Jahren): 1
  • Jugendliche (Schüler/Studenten bis 25 Jahren): 13
  • Erwachsene: 28
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seit
Feb
29
Do
Exhibition "The depth of the ridge!"
29.02.2024, 17:00 05.05.2024, 18:00
COLOUR, Borken
Organiser: Stadt Borken - FARB, Tourist-Info & Museum
Exhibition
Art

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.

Time
29.02.2024, 17:00 05.05.2024, 18:00
Location
Opening hours
Öffnungszeiten vom 29.02.2024 to 05.05.2024
  • Monday
    closed
  • Tuesday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Wednesday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Thursday
    10:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Friday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Saturday
    10:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Sunday
    14:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
Prices
Eintritt
  • ermäßigt: 2.5
  • Jugendliche (bis 18 Jahre): 0
  • Erwachsene: 5
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Apr
06
Sat
Headlong into the opera! Invitation to a musical journey of discovery
06.04.2024, 19:30 06.04.2024, ca.22:00
COLOUR, Borken
Organiser: Stadt Borken - FARB, Tourist-Info & Museum
concert

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.

Time
06.04.2024, 19:30 06.04.2024, ca.22:00
Location
Prices
Ticket
  • normal: 15
Ticket ermäßigt
  • ermäßigt: 12
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Apr
11
Do
Thursday is tower day...Wedemhoven Tower
11.04.2024, 18:00 11.04.2024, ca.18:30
Tourist Information Borken in the FARB, Borken
Organiser: Tourist-Information Borken
guided tour
Lecture

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:
Tourist-Information Borken - Tel. 02861-939-252 - tourist-info@borken.de
Time
11.04.2024, 18:00 11.04.2024, ca.18:30
Location
Opening hours
Öffnungszeiten vom 11.04.2024 to 11.04.2024
  • Monday
    closed
  • Tuesday
    closed
  • Wednesday
    closed
  • Thursday
    18:00 Uhr bis 18:30 Uhr
  • Friday
    closed
  • Saturday
    closed
  • Sunday
    closed
Prices
Kein Ticket erforderlich
  • Eintritt frei: 0
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Apr
14
So
Family Sunday It's Family Sunday at FARB!
14.04.2024, 14:30 14.04.2024, 17:30
COLOUR, Borken
Organiser: Stadt Borken - FARB, Tourist-Info & Museum
Exhibition
guided tour

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

Time
14.04.2024, 14:30 14.04.2024, 17:30
Location
Prices
Eintritt
  • Eintritt frei: 0
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4 tips for the FARB

  • Explore the FARB virtually in advance and let yourself be guided through the permanent exhibition on a tour. It's easy to do on this page.
  • Every third Sunday of the month, the printing workshop also opens its doors. From 12 to 4 p.m., you can watch the printers at work on the presses.
  • Thanks to the tourist information, FARB is the ideal starting point for excursions. Here you can get tips on city tours, bicycle tours or leisure activities.
  • The highlights of the town also include Gemen Castle and Haus Pröbsting at the Pröbstingsee recreation area. Here you can linger and relax.

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