Sights, attractions, events

Bonn is a "city of museums". The so-called "Museumsmeile", the cultural centre with several museums, is at walking distance from the conference venue. There are, for instance, the Bonn Art Museum, the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Beethoven Museum and many others.



The Bonn Art Museum

The Bonn Art Museum presents most important collections of modern German works of art and has become a forum for contemporary art in Germany. There are also classical modern works of art, e.g. by August Macke and Max Ernst.
August Macke, Gartenbild (1911), [1]


The Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany

There is a large spectrum of temporary exhibitions at the Art and Exhibition Hall not only on art but also on cultural history, technology and science. Since it was opened in 1992 there have already been more than 100 different exhibitions in these areas. There are also lots of cultural events, e.g. concerts, discussions, symposiums and open-air concerts.



Other Museums in Bonn

Beethoven-Haus

The city of Bonn is inseparably linked with Beethoven. His birth place, the "Beethoven Haus", which is a museum now, contains a large collection of authentic documents demonstrating Beethoven's life and work as an artist and musician Furthermore, there are a Beethoven memorial, the Beethoven-Orchestra and also a hall dedicated to him. A Beethoven festival takes place every year.


The Arithmeum

The Arithmeum displays the world's largest collection of original mechanical calculators, computers, chips and historical arithmetic books. The visitors experience an extraordinary unity of technology and aesthetics which is achieved by the architecture and the exhibition design.



Further Attractions around Bonn

Cologne Cathedral - Kölner Dom   

This more than 750 year old Gothic cathedral is by far the most attractive and famous tourist sight in Germany. Every day it is visited by about 20.000 people from all over the world.



The world's highest cold water geyser (Andernach)   

In Andernach there is a very special attraction: a cold water geyser that does not erupt because of steam pressure but because of carbonic acid aggregating below a water column causing regular eruptions. This type of geysers is very rare; there are only few other cold water geysers in America and in Slovakia, whilst the one in Andernach is higher than all the others (55-60 m).



Eltz Castle

Eltz Castle is one of the best preserved and most beautiful castles in Germany. It has got a very romantic medieval flair. On a tour through the castle you will be shown the different rooms of the castle with many items from the Middle Ages.



Effelsberg Radio Observatory

The radio telescope in Effelsberg is one of the two largest fully steerable parabolic antennas in the world. Its diameter of 100 m is necessary to achieve an adequate resolution for astronomical observations.



Stalactite Cavern in Attendorn   

The "Atta-Höhle" is a very beautiful stalactite cavern. It can be visited on a guided tour of about 40 minutes. The numberless stalactites and stalagmites that are up to 4 meters long are very impressive, the beauty and the magnificence of the cave are breathtaking.


Castle Augustusburg   

The Castles Augustusburg and Falkenlust (world cultural heritage) are an incredible showpiece of Rococo with the stairwell of Balthasar Neumann.