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Cultural Development Planning as an Integral Part of City Development Thomas Werner (Head of Cultural Affairs and Monument Protection Office Rostock) 2 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
Outline Objections of Guidelines Role of Culture Cultural Development in Rostock Implementation Examples 1. Concept for Museums 2. Culture Mile
Objection Creation of guidelines for different fields of interest Long-term goals for Rostock s development Clear, action-orientated approach > assessment and correction Citizens participation > transparency
Definition of Culture (UN-conference Mexico City 1982) Culture in its widest sense, [ ] may now be said to be the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or social group. It includes not only the arts and letters, but also modes of life, the fundamental rights of human being, value systems, traditions and beliefs; and that it is culture that man the ability to reflect upon himself. It is culture that makes us specifically human, rational beings, endowed with a critical judgement and a sense of moral commitment.
Role of Culture Contribution to society s quality of life Crucial factor for settlement Personality development Source for regional identity Economical aspect => essential element of general public service
Cultural development in Rostock Key stones of our cultural policy: > cultivation of traditions > social and cultural openness > keenness to experiments > innovativeness Investing in culture = investing in future However: limited financial resources
Advantages biggest city in Mecklenburg regional metropolis between Hamburg, Berlin and Copenhagen heterogeneous cultural scene vivid music and theatre scene leading Academy for Music and Theatre museum-landscape modern public library Manifold cultural scene of free non-profit providers
Challenges Intercultural exchange: responsibility for expanding and deepening international co-operation in the Baltic Area Cultural tourism: culture as an important economic factor
Concept for Museums umbrella brand for our city s 4 museums important part in guidelines > museums preserve history, offer access to art and carry regional identity important role in Rostock s location marketing might extend holiday season beyond summer months
1. Cultural-Historical Museum
2. Kunsthalle (Museum for Contemporary Art)
3. Museum of Maritime Technology
4. Heimatmuseum Warnemünde
Culture Mile
Rostock is more a city on a riverside than a city on sea a lot of capital expenditure has been realized near the riverside above use though is not net properly documented 16 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
southern part of the riverside at a length of 15 kilometres will be developed as hikingtrail and cycle-path during the 1990ies the transformation of the urban part of the port into an area for leisure and recreation started due to the redesign at a length of 3 kilometres cultural institutions and companies in maritime line of business settled there 17 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
Since 2001the former Katharinenstift (St. Catherine s Convent) accommodates the University for Music and Theatre. 18 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
Early in 2004 the group Deutsche Seereederei (German Shipping Company) moved into the new central administration unit in the socalled Business Center at the urban port. 19 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
With the Theater im Stadthafen ( Theatre at the urban port ), the independent cultural centre Stubnitz, the M.A.U., an independent music club and the theatre Bühne 602 ( Stage 602 ) as a private enterprise the port has become a cultural mile. 20 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
Monument of the revolutionary seamen directly at the river bank 21 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
a plaque refers to the liberation of the prisoners of war and forced labourers on the air-raid shelter is a lettering: Only for German 22 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010
Thank you for your attention! 24 Hansestadt Rostock Dezember 2010