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Instead of staying on the couch on New Year’s Day, there’s a lot to discover in the region – museums, parks and zoos, among other things, open their doors.
Thinking about tomorrow today – of course that’s not so easy on a day like this, after all, the turn of the year is just around the corner. The plans for New Year’s Eve are set – hopefully. Cozy evening for two, dinner with the family, big party in the evening? Once the countdown has ended, the last sparkler has burned out and the beauty sleep has taken place, the first day of the new year begins with … yes what? In any case, there is more to do than just look into the tube. We have put together some tips for you on how you can spend January 1st outside of your own four walls.
enjoy culture
A visit to the museum is always appropriate, some just don’t have the time. Many museums are also closed on public holidays – the K21 of the Art Collection North Rhine-Westphalia However, it opens its doors and shows sculptures, photographs and installations by contemporary artist Reinhard Mucha.
North Rhine-Westphalia art collection: Reinhard Mucha, K21, Standehausstr. 1, Dusseldorf. Admission: €12, reduced €10.
Also the art palace in Düsseldorf invites you to take a tour of the museum on New Year’s Day. On the one hand, the site shows the last exhibition that Christo agreed to shortly before his death in May 2020, as well as works by the photographer Evelyn Richter.
“Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Paris. New York. Boundless” and “Evelyn Richter”, 1-6 p.m., Museum Kunstpalast, Ehrenhof 4-5, Düsseldorf. Admission: €12, reduced €9.
Museum and site of the World of experience Neanderthal also want to be admired on the holiday. There is four million years of history to discover. Highlight: The Höhlenblick adventure tower has been open since the beginning of December and lets visitors virtually travel back to the Stone Age.
Neandertal World of Adventure, 1-6 p.m., Neanderthal Museum, Talstr. 300, Mettmann. Admission: 13 €, reduced 10 €,
6-16 years €8.50, 4-5 years €7.
in the Folkwang Museum there are three themes to explore. One of the exhibitions is dedicated to the revolution of women painters, led by Helen Frankenthaler, against the male-dominated art scene in New York in the middle of the last century. The big expressionist show only runs until January 8th.
“Expressionists at Folkwang”, “6 ½ weeks Kate Mackeson”, “Helen Frankenthaler”, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Museum Folkwang, Museumsplatz 1, Essen. Admission to the collection is free, admission €14, reduced €8.
visit the circus
The Christmas spirit returns to the circus tents in the region every year, which is already a tradition in Gelsenkirchen. Of the Christmas Circus is even celebrating an anniversary this year: for the 25th time, he invites you to the festively decorated grandstand.
Gelsenkirchen Christmas Circus, 3:00 p.m. + 7:30 p.m., Festplatz Europastrasse. Tickets: from €21, reduced €17.
Nostalgia meets modernity is the motto of the Christmas Circus Dusseldorf. What is promised is a mixture of classic circus elements and new performances. International top artists have also been announced – on the ground and in the air.
Düsseldorf Christmas Circus, 3 p.m. + 7 p.m., Staufenplatz. 10. Tickets: €20, reduced €17.
That Flic Flac stands for first class artistry and stunts is no secret. That’s why it shouldn’t be too quiet at the X-Mas show on the holidays either, the organizers promise action and adrenaline under the yellow and black striped circus tent.
Flic Flac X-Mas Show, 7.30 p.m., Circus Flic Flac, Am Güterbahnhof 2, Duisburg. Tickets from €29.
admire light art
If you want to start the new year calmly, you will certainly find relaxation on illuminated walks. The series Christmas Garden immerses the Allwetterzoo Münster in artistic light, thanks to figures, luminous scenarios and illuminations.
Christmas Garden Münster, 5-10 p.m., Allwetterzoo, Sentruper Str. 315, Münster. Tickets €19.50 (from 15 years)
the Lumagica brings luminous mythical creatures and interactive light installations to the Hattingen Industrial Museum and transforms the Henrichshütte into a magical light park. Visitors can convince themselves of this on a two-kilometre circular route.
Lumagica, 5-9.30 p.m., LWL-Industriemuseum Henrichshütte, Werkstr. 31, Hattingen. Admission: €17, reduced €16, 6-14 years €9.
The Westfalenpark is also bathed in colorful lights these days and lets the viewer immerse himself in a sea of colors. That will be crowned winter lights through imaginative objects and atmospheric sounds.
Winter lights, 5-8 p.m., Westfalenpark, An der Buschmühle 3, Dortmund. Admission: €6, 6-11 years €2.
Listen to classic sounds
The Cuban pianist and composer Marialy Pacheco gathers her best friends around her for the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Year’s concert. Traditional Cuban salsa sounds, jazz elements and orchestral tones meet here.
Cuban Philharmonic Night New Year’s Concert 2023, 6 p.m., Philharmonie Mercatorhalle, Landfermannstr. 6, Duisburg. Tickets from €26.
amuse children
Josef Tränkler’s Puppet Stage is on the road all year round, but the Kasperletheater is also contemplative on public holidays. On New Year’s Day, the classic stage play meets the heroic cartoon puppies of the Paw Patrol.
Josef Tränkler’s puppet stage: Paw Patrol saves Christmas, 2 p.m., near Papenbuschstr. 25, Mülheim. Tickets from €9.
Vacations are in the animals zoos not granted, even on New Year’s Day, visitors to the animal parks in the region can look over the often furry shoulders of lions, bears, monkeys and the like.
Open: Zoo Duisburg (9am-4.30pm), Allwetterzoo Münster (9am-4.30pm), Cologne Zoo (9am-4.30pm), Burgers’ Zoo (Arnhem, 9am-5pm), Der Grüne Zoo Wuppertal (9am-5pm ), Zoom Erlebniswelt (Gelsenkirchen, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Zoo Krefeld (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
Roller skates were all the rage decades ago – and they are again, as the Zollverein Foundation has recognized, and instead of an ice rink, an ice rink roller skating rink opened. But the rolling progress is not only something for nostalgics, but also for young beginners.
Roller skating rink Zollverein, from 12.30 p.m., Hall 5, Zeche Zollverein, Gelsenkirchener Str. 181, Essen. Timeslots of 1.5 hours can be booked: from €4, reduced €3.
It opened two years ago Winter wonderland Kalkar only for cars. Corona made the drive-in necessary. But now you can walk through the festively decorated wonderland again.
Winter Wonderland Walk-In Wonderland Kalkar, 2-6 p.m., Griether Str. 110-120, Kalkar. Tickets: from €12.50 (online, children up to 3 years free).
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