From HafenCity to Altona, welcome to the first ever international bicycle-powered time machine to explore Hamburg architecture and history — by night, by bike with music!
Velonotte International invites you to cycle back through the Hamburg's epic journey -- from the devastation of wartime bombings to its dazzling rise as Germany’s powerhouse of economy, media, transport, and industry. In eight captivating chapters, we’ll trace Hamburg's remarkable re-birth as protagonist in the Wirtschaftswunder -- the German economic miracle.
On the stops we will listen to the comments from the leading researchers of post-war Hamburg and Germany, among them:
-- Prof. Julia Sneeringer (Queens College), author of the book “A Social History of Early Rock ‘n’ Roll in Germany: Hamburg from Burlesque to The Beatles, 1956-69”
-- Prof. Matthew Jefferies (Manchester University), author of the book “Hamburg : a cultural history”;
-- Prof. Alexandra Staub (Penn State’s Rock Ethics Institute); author of "Conflicted Identities: Housing and the Politics of Cultural Representation" (Routledge, 2015)
-- Prof. Dipl. Ing. Architektur Olaf Bartels (HafenCity Univeristy, Hamburg), historian of architecture of Hamburg and Altona;
– Prof. Hartmut Frank, historian, preparing a book about the architect Werner Hebebrand.
Join us as we pedal through urban history, discovering courageous architecture masterpieces of Brutalism and International style, immersing into the incredibly rich media scene (Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Konkret & more more more come from here), wrapped up by the dramatic showbiz stories (Alexandra, the Beatles, the Rattles...) in this vibrant unforgettable night.
Event in English with German translation.
You will need a bike and a smartphone to participate in this evening bike tour. You are encouraged to dress like it's 1950/60s.
Created by urban historian, educator and composer Dr.Sergey Nikitin-Rimsky, architect Christoph Schwarzkopf. Co-production of VeloNotte International & BauKunstBildung n.e.V.. Supported by ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, ADFC Hamburg, Architectuul, Teatro Instabile de Venexia.
If you don't have a bike, there is a well-developed bike sharing in Hamburg, -- just take your time to register and borrow a bike a little bit beforehand.
Expect a 13 kms relaxed ride to ponder the scenery and imagine that we're traveling in time. A nice workout for parents with kids too. Kids under 12 ride for free.
