In keeping with this year’s theme for Germany’s nati­on­wide Archives Day, ‘Old Home – New Home,’ the Stiftung Insel Hombroich is opening the doors of its archive and library building at the Rake­ten­sta­tion. Following extensive reno­va­tion, the coll­ec­tions have largely moved back into their old – and yet entirely new – home. While the ‘old home’ of the archive material corre­sponded to the overall aesthetic concept of the rocket station and the interior was designed with wooden furniture based on the designs of artist Katsuhito Nishikawa, the ‘new home’ now complies with current archive standards. The Stiftung Insel Hombroich Archive invites inte­rested members of the public to view the current status of the relo­ca­tion and take a look at what has changed, what has remained the same and what still needs to be done.

The following free events will take place:
2 to 5 pm Exhi­bi­tion in the foyer of the archive and library building
2 pm Tour of the Archiv und Biblio­thek (sold out)
3 pm Guided tour of the Erwin Heerich archive and library (regis­tra­tion required, tour is in German)
4 pm Tour of the Archiv und biblio­thek (sold out)

In the Thomas Kling Archive, artist Ute Langanky will also be presen­ting her new portfolio ‘Licht­strom 2026’ between 2 and 5 pm