Re-opening of the Trinkkuranlage After three years of construction and renovation the Trinkkuranlage opened again to the public at the beginning of 2011. The grounds were remodelled and in the former gargling-rooms a new kitchen has been installed for the adjoining café. The hall for meetings and events has got a modern annex with wardrobes and toilets.The historic dispensing fountain and the Kurbrunnen have not been touched. The horsehoe-shaped Trinkuranlage is part of the spa facilities. Here the bathing-therapy of the Sprudelhof was completed by drinking the healing waters from three mineral springs in Bad Nauheim. In the belle epoque there were concerts several times a day and the area with its colonnades was a popular meeting point for the international visitors. Now concerts, exhibitions and all kind of events will put new life into the Trinkkuranlage and make it attractive again for the inhabitants of Bad Nauheim.
Re-opening of the Trinkkuranlage
Bad Nauheim, 20.04.2011 | Published by Gisela Christiansen
CaixaForum Girona. The New Centre of l´Obra Social "la Caixa"
Barcelona, 18.04.2011 | Published by coupDefouet
This 6 May-maintenance work having been completed on its façade and interior to improve functionality-the Centre Cultural i Social de "la Caixa" will reopen the doors of the historic Girona building, la Fontana d´Or, located at carrer dels Ciutadans, 19, in Girona Old Town.
L´Obra Social "la Caixa" thereby initiates a new period in the city, offering continuity to a cultural programme characterised by the clear desire to increase the value of culture as an element of social integration. CaixaForum Girona offers a new concept in cultural centres, one that is more akin to 21st century values, a platform for dissemination in line with current social concerns.
http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/caixaforumgirona
25th anniversary of the "Barcelona posa't guapa" campaign
Barcelona, 14.04.2011 | Published by coupDefouet
The campaign "Barcelona posa´t guapa" is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The objective of this initiative, which the Institut Municipal del Paisatge Urb? i la Qualitat de Vida coordinates, is to develop actions to protect and improve the city´s urban landscape and place value on its architectural heritage by producing routes and publications.
These 25 years of activity of the "Barcelona, posa´t guapa" campaign have ensured a large number of buildings and Modernista elements have been restored. Among the most emblematic, we can highlight Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, Casa Amatller, the porches of the Boqueria Market, Casa Golferichs, the old Estació de França, Escola Zafra and Finca Sansalvador (see map)
In Barcelona, regulation and control of exterior advertising has generated income of 15.9 million euros, which the Institut del Paisatge Urb? has earmarked entirely for spending on actions to improve the landscape by restoring buildings and striking elements within the city. The campaign "Barcelona, posa´t guapa" also facilitates a wide programme of subsidies aimed at incentivising the restoration of private buildings. This campaign has managed to encourage restoration of a total of 42,174 buildings in Barcelona, representing 31% of the city´s structures.
The new permanent collection at the Museu del Modernisme Català (MMCAT)
Barcelona, 17.03.2011 | Published by Museu del Modernisme Català (MMCAT)
On 25 March, coinciding with celebrations for its first anniversary, the Museu del Modernisme Català (Museum of Catalan Modernisme) will present its new permanent collection.
The museum is partially renewing its permanent collection with sixty new works, half of which form part of the museum's stored works, which up until now have not been shown to the public. The other half are recent acquisitions and donations of the grand masters of Catalan Modernisme.
www.mmcat.cat
Kitchen of the Musée Horta in Brussels opens to the public
Brussels, 20.12.2010 | Published by Musée Horta
The major restoration of the Horta Museum, begun in 1989, was completed at the end of November 2010, when the kitchen and back stairs, entirely rebuilt on five levels, were opened to in their original state. The ingenious way that light and traffic within the building were handled can now be seen and admired. The blue-and-white tiled kitchen with pitch-pine panelling leaves an impression of cleanliness and simplicity that may surprise some of the many visitors interested in the more private areas of the architect´s house.