The city registry states that “Darmstadt has never made big history.” Adding: “… the city’s true history [was] the history of her culture, which still holds true to

Past Darmstadt postmarks read “Darmstadt brings the arts to life”, followed by “Darmstadt – City in the Wood”. Today, the city positions itself as the “City of Science” –

If someone has money and isn’t an artist, it’s the same as, as something different. If an artist has money or he doesn’t, or say, he is an artist, no, he has no money, bu

Located at the junction between the Rhine valley and the Odenwald range, the castle was the heart of the “Darmundestat” settlement, which was made a city in 1330. It orig

In my opinion, the term “Jugendstil” seems to fall short of describing what the Darmstadt artist colony really represents. As director of Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, what fa

Kunsthalle Darmstadt is a tradition-rich gallery with a lively and extremely diverse programme. Presentations include high-class thematic exhibitions devot­ed to socially

In her speech on the occasion of the 25th anniversary, the former Hessian State Minister, Ruth Wagner, hit the nail right on the head: “The Darmstadt Art Archive is neith

“The Kunstfabrik (art factory) is to become a place where it is possible to actively debate about what art can and must mean. Through effectively creative colla­b­­oratio

In 2004, photographers laid the foundation for an international festival that has established itself as one of Germany’s top photography events: Darmstädter Tage der Foto

Art is also always provocation. Not everyone likes every poem, every picture, every song, or every sculpture. That is why art has something to do with individuality. Art

The question whether (product) design is art or not is by no means new. Actually, it has preoccupied members of various professions since the birth of design already, tha

The German P.E.N., which has had its office in Darmstadt since 1951, is counted among the most active of the worldwide 140 existing P.E.N. centres. Their charter commits

Darmstadt is a city of literature. Besides the nationally and internationally active and renowned literary institutions based here, there has also been a house of liter­a

When we talk about independent theatre, we mean pro­­fessional theatres that are neither state or city nor private theatres. These are projects and ensembles from a large

Is there a company with a staff of 500 from some 35 countries in a city of only 142,000 inhabitants? Yes, indeed! The Darmstadt state theatre happens to be one such rarit

Darmstadt: one of the “capitals” of the music of our time? Darmstadt: able to compete with new-music metropolises like Cologne, Paris, New York, and Berlin? Darmstadt: sy

The Jazzinstitut was founded in 1990, after the city acquired the collection of broadcasting editor, producer and jazz expert Joachim Ernst Berendt in the 1980s. Berendt’

The education imparted by the Academy of Musical Arts delights the students in its college division and the pupils in its city music school. But the educational activity

In 1999, the impressive, heritage-protected brick building of 1904, which used to house the third-largest power station in the world – after New York and Berlin – opened

Most importantly, the Knabenschule centre is a place of music. What does it do to promote an active and creative association with music? It provides space – literally – t

The Jagdhof (hunting lodge) was constructed under Landgrave Ernest Louis between 1709 and 1725 with the purpose of accommodating the par force hunting dogs, beaters and h

Admittedly, Darmstadtʹs amusement scene is significantly smaller than that around Montmartre in Paris or Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin. However – in terms of diversity and am

The Hessian state museum unites art and cultural history as well as natural history under the same roof. It was founded by Grand Duke Louis I, who donated his natural and

Jagdschloss Kranichstein Museum “… plain nature, you might say at the sight of it, and yet it is a masterpiece of art. Poplars, fruit trees, and bushes of all kinds