15.06.2024
June 15th, 2024 is the Day of Brick Gothic
On this day, numerous members of the European Route of Brick Gothic invite the public to enjoy special events, fascinating tours and exclusive insights.
Participating cities in 2024 (the program is constantly updated)
Brandenburg an der Havel
10:30 to 11:30 am: Discovery tour of the old town
For more information, see Discovery tour of the old town
Chełmno
16 June (Sunday) at 11:00 am: Discover the beauty of Brick Gothic in Chełmno
More information at www.muzeumchelmno.pl and www.chelmno.pl
Frankfurt (Oder)
15:00 pm: “Love or burden?! Construction site monument” – Guided tour through the exhibition and St. Mary’s Church
On the Day of Brick Gothic, tour guide Dr. Andreas Bahr will provide an insight into the multimedia exhibition of the German Foundation for Monument Protection. During the tour, the exhibition stations will be presented and phases of the reconstruction and restoration of St. Mary’s Church will be discussed.
Participation is free of charge. More information at St. Mary’s Church
Greifswald
10:00 to 11:00 am, Lecture: “Brick Gothic in the Greifswald area – architectural and structural features of the village church in Kemnitz with reference to Greifswald”
with André Lutze, building historian. Meeting point: Town hall senate chamber, market place (Rathaus Senatssaal, Markt)
11:00 to 11:50 am, Lecture: “Town house gables of the Hanseatic period in Greifswald’s old town – on their construction period, architecture and tradition”
with André Lutze, building historian. Meeting point: Town hall senate chamber, market place (Rathaus Senatssaal, Markt)
12:30 to 14:15 pm, Guided tour: “Town house gables of the Hanseatic era – in the western part of Greifwald’s old town”
with André Lutze, building historian (Meeting point: Town hall entrance, market place)
14:30 to 16:15 pm, Guided tour: “Town house gables of the Hanseatic era – in the eastern part of Greifswald’s old town”
with André Lutze, building historian (Meeting point: Town hall entrance, market place)
15:00 to 15:45 pm, Theatre play for children: “Gothic for the little ones” on the topic: Can bricks and Gothic architecture be fun?
with the theatre group „Teatr Czwarte Miasto“
(Meeting place: Stadthalle Kaisersaal, Anklamer Straße 107, access via Robert-Blum-Straße)
Tickets at the theater box office or online at: www.theater-vorpommern.de
Please note: nominal fee 2 € per ticket
15:00 to 16:00 pm: Brick, vase and gabled house
Tour from the model of the Eldena monastery ruins to the magnificent Eldena vase with Kai Kornow
Meeting point: Pommersches Landesmuseum
Admission: Museum admission
Grudziądz
Guided tour of St Nicholas Basilica with ascent of the tower, 10:00 and 11:00 am
Registration at the Tourist Information Centre. Free admission. The number of places is limited.
More information at www.itgrudziadz.pl
Visit to the Klimek Tower, 15:00 pm
“A hill full of legends” – learn about the legends of Grudziądz and the history of the Teutonic Knights’ Castle, combined with a visit to the Klimek Tower.
Registration at the Tourist Information Centre. Free admission.
More information at www.itgrudziadz.pl
Lecture by Slawomir Kwiatkowski: “Past in Brick”, 12:00 noon
Event location: Muzeum im. ks. dr. Władysława Łęgi w Grudziądzu, main building of the museum, ul. Wodna 3/5, free admission.
Saturday, 15 June 2024: All exhibitions, including those in the granaries, can be visited free of charge from 12:00 to 21:00 pm.
Güstrow
10:00 am: Brick Gothic in Güstrow
Guided tour following the traces of Brick Gothic in Güstrow. An experienced guide will take you on a tour of the old town and give you an insight into this exciting era.
Admission: 6,50 Euro
Registration:
Güstrow-Information
Franz-Parr-Platz 10, D-18273 Güstrow
info@guestrow-tourismus.de
Tel: +49 3843 681023
Jüterbog
11:00 am: Guided tour to fieldstone and brick along the town fortifications of Jüterbog
Duration: 1,5 – 2 h
Costs of the tour: 8,00 € / participant
Meeting point: Entrance to the Mönchenkloster, Mönchenkirchplatz 4, D-14913 Jüterbog
Registration requested at brita-hannemann@t-online.de
Lübeck
12:15 pm: St Mary’s Church (St. Marien)
Discover St Mary’s Church – see, hear, marvel! Guided tour of the church, admission free, donations for the preservation of the church are welcome. Duration: 1 hour
13:15 pm: St Mary’s Church (St. Marien)
Public tour of the tower and vaults, admission 15 euros. Tickets only online: www.tickets.st-marien-luebeck.de
15:15 pm: St Mary’s Church (St. Marien)
Public tour of the tower and vaults, admission 15 euros. Tickets only online: www.tickets.st-marien-luebeck.de
Lüneburg
16:00 pm: Tour of Lüne Monastery with Prof. Dr. Edgar Ring
Meeting point: Lüne Monastery, in front of Klosterremise St. Jacobus, Am Domänenhof, D-21337 Lüneburg.
Parchim
10:00 am: Photo walk through the town centre of Parchim
Anyone who has always wanted to find out more about the red bricks and the history of Parchim and is interested in looking through the lens will learn interesting facts and things worth seeing on the subject of Brick Gothic, combined with expert guidance on viewing angles, settings and image composition by Steffen Struck from Parchim.
The free one-and-a-half to two-hour tour (Insta-Walk) starts at 10:00 am at the entrance to St Mary’s Church. We would be delighted if you would like to share your results with us (Instagram, send us photos etc.)
Please register by email wirtschaft@parchim.de or by phone 03871-4226120.
Pasewalk
10:00 am to 16:00 pm: Showing history – preserving stories
With illustrative material on Brick Gothic + coffee and cake
Meeting place: St. Mary’s Church Pasewalk
From 19:00 pm: Music and reading in St. Mary’s Church
With music from the Romantic period and texts and pictures by Caspar David Friedrich. More information at St. Marien Pasewalk
Płock
12:00 noon: Walk in medieval atmosphere with guides to the Brick Gothic buildings
Meeting point (start of the walk): Old Market Square (pl. Stary Rynek)
Rostock
15:00 pm: City tour “Stones tell history. Brick Gothic in Rostock”
Meeting point: Kröpelin Gate (Kröpeliner Tor)
From 11:00 am: Guided tours of the Convent of the Holy Cross, a Cistercian monastery founded in Rostock in 1270 (today Cultural History Museum)
11:00 am: Guided tour on the history of the monastery through the interior of the monastery
15:00 pm: Guided tour of the outside area of the monastery
Stendal
Uenglinger Gate (opening hours: 10:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 16:00 h)
Public guided tour of the city (14:00 h / duration 1,5 h / from market place)
Organ devotion and tour of St Mary’s tower (devotion: 11:00 h / tour: 11:45 h)
More Information at www.stendal-tourist.de
General Information about the Day of Brick Gothic
The special day declared by the European Route of Brick Gothic is held throughout Europe every year on the third Saturday in June and raises awareness of the cultural heritage of Brick Gothic.
The occasion for the first Day of Brick Gothic in 2018 was the European Year of Cultural Heritage, which was celebrated across Europe with the idea of “Sharing Heritage”. In Germany, Denmark and Poland, the Day of Brick Gothic is realised through the combined effort of representatives of monument preservation, science, the Church, tourism and administration and is coordinated by the European Route of Brick Gothic.
The member cities of the European Route of Brick Gothic combine the shared cultural heritage of Brick Gothic – the Medieval Brick Gothic architecture predominantly in the Baltic Sea region, which they aim to convey together to the general public. An important shared goal is to inspire people for conserving this cultural heritage.
