The Open Monument Day takes place annually throughout Germany on the second Sunday in September.
The aim of the Open Monument Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of cultural heritage and to arouse interest in the concerns of monument preservation. The central message "Preserving monuments together" also aims to encourage everyone to remain committed to architectural heritage.
The next Open Monument Day will take place on Sunday, September 8, 2024 with the motto "Wahr-Zeichen. Contemporary witnesses of history".
Old town hall, Mittelstraße 40 (today community center)
Built as a town hall with a neo-Gothic sandstone façade in 1899 - 1900
10:30 a.m.: Guided tour with a visit to the historic council chamber with Nicole Anfang.
Meeting point: In front of the main entrance
10:00 - 15:00: Stamp friends Hilden e.V. stand in the entrance portal with issue of a special stamp for Open Monument Day
Kückeshaus, Eisengasse 2 / Schwanenstraße 12
The two-storey half-timbered house dates back to the 16th century and has a particularly beautiful half-timbered structure with St. Andrew's crosses between the timber frames
11:00 - 16:00: Open with an exhibition on the history of the house and its inhabitants as well as historical tools and materials
Historic grain distillery and Wilhelm Fabry Museum, Benrather Straße 32a
Two-storey brick building built in 1864. Inside, original equipment of the grain distillery preserved with horizontal single-cylinder steam engine and boiler house 11:00 - 17:00: Museum and historic grain distillery open
11:00 - 13:00: Paper bag monuments to take away. Family activity with Sylke Jacobs
14:00 & 15:30: Guided tours with running historical steam engine with Nicole Anfang
House of Hilden Artists e.V. H 6, Hofstraße 6
The former coach house was built around 1900 and has been used as an artists' house since 1982
11:00 - 18:00: Sculpture garden and exhibition open, open studios as part of the Neanderland "Crime Scenes" campaign
Reformation Church, Mittelstraße 66 / Market
Romanesque church with galleries. The early date of construction around 1210 makes this church a pioneering work of art in the entire Rhineland and is therefore of particular significance in terms of architectural and art history.
12:00 - 17:00: Reformation church open for viewing
16:00 - 17:00: Guided tour of the Reformation church with Stefanie Wolny
Waldhaus, Kalstert 51
The current residential building was built around 1900 as a restaurant. The building has been carefully renovated in recent years, preserving many historical details
12:00 - 12:30: Explanation of the Waldhaus listed building (no interior tour possible)
12:00 - 14:00: Meeting point for urban sketching of the building
Gottschalk Mill, Mill 64
The mill was first mentioned in a document in 1380 and operated until 1993. Renovation 2008 - 2011
15:00 - 17:00: Photo presentation on the history and renovation of the mill in the silo
