PROGRAM 2025

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LICHTROUTEN MEMORY

Do you still have pictures of the LICHTROUTEN? Would you like to write down your memories? The “Lichtrouten Collective” is calling on all visitors to the LIGHT ROUTES from 2002 to 2018 to share their pictures, videos and recordings. We are collecting these memories for a large picture book that documents the history of the …

OPEN CALL

OPEN CALL FOR MEDIA ART PROJECTS Submission deadline 15 OCT 2024 LICHTROUTEN is a decentralized exhibition project that has been taking place throughout the city center since 2002. Lüdenscheid City Marketing organizes the LICHTROUTEN light art festival. Bettina Pelz and Tom Groll are the artistic directors. NEW ENERGIES We are looking for projects and concepts …

PREVIEW 2024

LICHTROUTEN PREVIEW 9 NOV 2024 20:00 / 21:00 / 22:00 (20 min each) Forum am Sternplatz Kurt Laurenz Theinert, visual piano Anja Kreysing, accordion As part of Luedenscheid cultural scene’s “Night of Culture”, an immersive live projection will be shown in the former wave pool in the Forum. Kurt Laurenz Theinert (LICHTROUTEN artist 2010) on …

LICHTROUTEN KOLLEKTIV

The LICHTROUTEN KOLLEKTIV is a community and a non-profit association to support the LICHTROUTEN. LINK lichtroutenkollektiv.de luxluedenscheid.de

Parkhaus Stadtmitte

LICHTROUTEN STANDORT Parkhaus Stadtmitte Overbergstr. 2 Eines der besonderen Merkmale dieses Standortes ist der Ausblick über Lüdenscheid vom Parkdeck 11. Als größtes Parkhaus der Lüdenscheider Stadtmitte mit 507 Parkplätzen, ist es somit nicht nur wegen der schönen Aussicht beliebt.

Humboldtstr. 9/11

LICHTROUTEN Site Humboldtstr. 9-11 Humboldtstr. 9-11 The object continues to be important for the development of working and production conditions. It clearly illustrates the close commitment of working and living at that time. In addition, both buildings are documents for an architectural-historical development in the factory building of the Gründerzeit as well as the time …

Forum

LICHTROUTEN Site Forum Old Forum Lüdenscheid The old Forum in Lüdenscheid was gradually opened as a shopping centre from 1978-1983 and has been used in many ways since then. Initially used as a swimming pool, it was converted into an indoor playground in 2007 until it had to be completely closed in 2013. Since then …

Capitol

LICHTROUTEN Site Capitol Wilhelmstr. 56 Opened in 1919 as the “Metropole-Theater”, the cinema was initially known for its simple furnishings. In 1964 the “Capitol”, renamed in 1928, was temporarily closed until it was reopened in 1988 as the “New Capitol”.  However, the success of the dance bar failed to materialise, so that it had to …

Gothaer Parkhaus

LICHTROUTEN Site Gothaer Parkhaus Rathausplatz 25 The Gothaer multi-storey car park, known by the Lüdenscheiders under the name “Parkplatz Rathausplatz”, is located in the heart of Lüdenscheid, directly opposite the town hall. The shopping mile “Wilhelmstraße” with its shopping center “Stern Center” is only 3 minutes walk away.

Hochstr. 7

LICHTROUTEN Side Hochstr. 7 “Zur Platten Bulette” Built around 1891, the house served as a residential building until the 21st century. The house then housed a driving school and an electrical shop until the “Platte Bulette” was opened in 2014. In addition to the professional “food truck business”, the operators of the “Platten Bulette” also …

Loher Wäldchen

LICHTROUTEN Side Loher Wäldchen Loher Wäldchen The Loher Wäldchen is a 1.5-hectare city park with bright old deciduous trees in the middle of the city centre of Lüdenscheid. Since 2004, it has been staged by various light works of art in such a way that it can be used by Lüdenscheid residents as a passageway …

Sauerland-Center

LICHTROUTEN Side Sauerland-Center Sauerfelder Straße 2 As the first shopping center in Lüdenscheid, the Sauerland Center was opened in December 1972 after two years of construction. Work on the so-called “EMKA” Tower was completed in March 1973. Initially, the center was very popular and had two cinemas and over 50 shops. The tenants gradually resigned …

Sternplatz

LICHTROUTEN STANDORT Sternplatz Sternplatz Lüdenscheid 1973 wurde der Sternplatz und der angrenzende Rathausplatz so umgebaut, dass keine Autos mehr durch die Fußgängerzone  fahren können. Dies prägte die Innenstadt von Lüdenscheid enorm. Die komplette Wilhemlstraße konnte sich zur Fußgängerzone mit zahlreichen Läden entwickeln. 1990 eröffnete das “Forum am Sternplatz” und drei Jahre später das “Stern-Center”, welches …

Rathaus

LICHTROUTEN Side Rathaus Rathauspl. 2, 58507 Lüdenscheid The new town hall of Lüdenscheid was built in 1956 and moved into in 1964 by the city administration, so that in 1973 the cultural office could move into the old town hall. Between 2001 and 2006 the town hall was renovated and both the town hall and …

Kuturhaus

LICHTROUTEN Side Kulturhaus Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 9 Completed in 1981, the Kulturhaus is still an important part of the city centre of Lüdenscheid. It benefits from its striking architecture and its ideal location in the middle of the city centre, yet in a green environment, thanks to the adjacent Kulturhaus Park. Operas, operettas, musicals, ballet, drama, concerts …

Humboldt-Villa

LICHTROUTEN Side Humboldt-Villa  Humboldtstr. 36 The Humboldt Villa, commissioned by Richard Noelle in 1913, was designed and built by the architect Ludwig Conradi so that it could serve the Heck family as a residential building from 1929 to 1993. Until 2009 it was used as an old people’s home with the name “Reseda” and has …

Erlöserkirche

LICHTROUTEN STANDORT Erlöserkirche Kirchpl. 11-15, 58511 Lüdenscheid Eine erste Urkundliche Erwähnung einer Vorgängerin der Erlöserkirche gibt es das erste Mal 1072. Entstanden ist die Erlöserkirche im 12. Jahrhundert mit einer spätrömischen Pfeilerbasilika und einem Chor aus gotischer Zeit. 1822 musste die Kirche aus baufälligen Gründen jedoch abgerissen werden und nur die Turmschaft blieb erhalten. Vier …

St. Joseph- und Medardus Kirche

LICHTROUTEN Side St. Joseph/Medardus Kirche Jokuschstr. 12 _ 58511 Lüdenscheid The St. Joseph and Medardus Church was designed from 1883 to 1885 by the architect Arnold Guldenpfennig and built in the North German brick Gothic style. The tower of the church with a height of 54.15 meters was built between 1924 and 1927 as an …

Andy Behrle

LICHTROUTEN SITE Sauerland-Center Sauerfelder Straße 2

Pierre Estève

LICHTROUTEN SITE Humboldt Villa Humboldtstraße 36

Ralph Kistler

LICHTROUTEN SITE Sauerlandcenter Sauerfelder Straße 2

Marek Radke

LICHTROUTEN SITE Sauerland-Center Sauerfelderstr. 2

3hund

LICHTROUTEN SITE Parkhaus Mitte (Upper Deck)

Ingo Wendt

LICHTROUTEN SITE  St. Joseph and Medardus Church Jockuschstraße 12

joeressen+kessner

LICHTROUTEN SITE Kulturhaus Lüdenscheid Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 9

PREVIEW 2018

Photos: Robert Sochacki. For the architectural projection on the “Erlöserkirche” Robert Sochacki uses a selection of images from his personal collection as well as from the Lüdenscheid town archive. Images from the Middle Ages include images of Count Engelbert and Saint Medardus; photographs of materials and tools as well as of everyday situations in public …

Videos 2013

Videos 2010