Mönchengladbach

In addition to the Städtisches Museum Schloss Rheydt, which was renovated in 1994, it is above all the Abteiberg that radiates far beyond the city limits: having been closed for general refurbishment for over a year, the Museum Abteiberg celebrated its reopening on 4 November 2007 with a completely new presentation of its collection. The theatre area had long opted for fusion. For over 50 years, the cities of Krefeld and Mönchengladbach jointly operated “their” three-discipline theatre, the Theater Krefeld Mönchengladbach. Performances in all disciplines – from grand opera evenings to the small recital afternoon - are held in both cities, with a total of almost 600 events per season. At once avant-garde and established, the Ensemblia, Germany’s oldest cross-discipline festival, has for 30 years attracted friends of contemporary culture to Mönchengladbach’s theatres, studios, work halls and other locations in the city.