The former Eldemu?hle mill in Parchim, once the last operating, large mill in Mecklenburg, has been given a new lease of life as the ?Kulturmu?hle Parchim?. In May 2023 the historic flour mill was reopened after an extensive renovation and expansion. This summer the new cultural hub “Culture Mill Parchim” looks back on its first successful year with more than 14.000 museum visitors and a total of 200 theatre performances enjoyed by around 29.000 visitors.
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On this year?s ?DAY OF ARCHITECTURE? with the befitting motto ?SIMPLY (RE)BUILD? the project?s lead architect and founding partner of D/FORM ARCHITEKTEN Kilian Enders will give interested visitors a tour of the ensemble, explaining the project and its architectural approach as well as providing insight into the construction process. After fifteen years of closure, the Eldemu?hle was revitalized by the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim. A versatile cultural complex was created through an extensive renovation and extension by D/FORM ARCHITEKTEN (Berlin/Alt Kentzlin) in collaboration with the general contractor HTG Hoch- und Tiefbau Gadebusch GmbH. It functions as the new home of the ?The Mecklenburg State Theatre for North German Drama? (Fritz-Reuter-Bu?hne) and ?The Children and Youth Theatre? (Junges Staatstheater Parchim) as well as the Parchim ?Town Museum?. © Studio Bowie
Culture Mill Parchim’s Design Concept:
Nestled between the former town fortifications and a branch of the River Eld...